Despite the overcast weather and sporadic rain because of tropical storm Amang, the Cebuanos remained intact and dedicated during the Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño (Child Jesus) from the Basilica del Sto. Niño in Cebu City, Philippines held last Saturday January 17.
At past noon, I watched the crowd gathered at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu Pilgrim Center, fronting the Basilica del Sto. Niño Church, where the original Image of the Sto. Niño is enshrined. A touching scene greeted me – people were waving their hands, most of them carrying images of the Child Jesus as they praise.
Rowena Fuentes, a mother of two boys from Lapu- Lapu, has been joining the Solemn Procession carrying the image of the Sto. Niño for 12 years now.“This was a wedding gift to us back in 2002. The next year, I decided to join the Sinulog Solemn Procession as thanksgiving and praise to the Child Jesus. He then blessed me with two healthy boys”, she recounted.
Source: https://ph.news.yahoo.com