STO. NIñO MASS
Saturday January 26, 2013
St. Lambert Church, Skokie, IL.
Saturday January 26, 2013
St. Lambert Church, Skokie, IL.
The Filipino people are great devotees of the Sto. Niño No place in the world, with the exception of the miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague, is the Feast Day of the Sto. Niño is very much adored, venerated, and celebrated with shouts of "Viva, Señor Santo Niño!" The reason being the beginning of the christianization and evangelization of the Philippines. On September 20, 1519 a fleet of Spanish galleon led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan upon the royal command of King Charles V left San Lucar de Barrameda to search for the Spice Islands. Spices were like gold in those days and salts were used in exchange for money in European countries for the purpose of preserving food. On March 16, 1521 the Magellan expedition instead landed in Limasawa, a small island in Leyte in the central part of the Philippines. Then he and his crew headed for Cebu where he made his base and formed an alliance with King Humabon and Queen Juana (meron na tayong royalty noon sa Luzon, Visaya and Mindanao). According to the journal of Antonio Pigafetta, a clerk of Magellan, when Father Pedro Valderama, chaplain of the expedition, baptized Queen Juana, she was presented the image of the Santo Niño. He knew it to be true because it was he who presented it himself. Magellan was killed by Lapu-Lapu, one of the tribal enemies of King Humabon. Spain sent another expedition to the same site where fights erupted and the villages were burnt to the ground. One of the Spanish soldiers found an image of the Child Jesus, henceforth known as Sto. Niño de Cebu, under a pile of ashes unscathed "inside a wooden box." A miracle! In World War II, a bomb fell inside the Church but the Sto. Niño was recovered unscathed. The Cebuanos started celebrating with a "sinulog" in honor of the Sto. Niño every third Sunday of each year of the month of January.
The Vatican and Pope John Paul II gave the apostolic blessing on January 17, 1982 - "...the Santo Niño de Cebu is the only Filipino identity that is registered in the National Registry of Cultural and Historical places in Washington D.C.
Infant Jesus - St. Lambert Church, Skokie, IL
Feast of Sto. Nino http://youtu.be/xNFqF4IB1ZM
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Infant Jesus of Prague, Czech Republic
FOUR POPES, ONE OF THEM A SAINT, HAVE GIVEN OFFICIAL RECOGNITION TO THE INFANT JESUS OF PRAGUE:
Pope Leo XIII recognized the Sodality of the Infant of Prague in 1896 by granting plenary indulgences to the devotion.
Pope St. Pius X in 1915 created the Confraternity of the Infant Jesus of Prague.
Pope Pius XI authorized the first Canonical Coronation of the statue in 1924.
In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI visited the Prague church and donated a jeweled gold crown to be placed on the statue.
The origin of the Prague statue is uncertain, but by the early 17th century it was well established as an object of special veneration and pilgrimages. The annual feast of the Infant Jesus, which includes a solemn procession through the streets of Prague, occurs every May. Several saints had a special love for the Child Jesus, including Francis of Assisi, Teresa of Avila, Anthony of Padua, and Therese of the Child Jesus.
The statue was said to have once been in the possession of St. Teresa, which would square with its refuted Spanish origin. St. Therese was so devoted to the Child Jesus that she had a copy of the Prague statue installed in the Carmelite novitiate in Lisieux, France.
The Prague statue, which is enshrined in the Church of Our Lady Victorius in the old section of the city, stands approximately 19 inches tall and wears a jeweled crown and royal robes, worthy of a depiction of the young King of Kings and Lord of lords. The boy appears to be around 3 or 4 years of age. The statue is made of wood coated with wax. The right hand is raised in blessing, while the left holds a globe to which a cross is affixed, a symbol of Christ's sovereignty over the world (not to mention the entire universe). The statue's clothing is changed periodically to reflect the colors of the liturgical year. The church has set aside January in honor of the Child Jesus.
In America, the National Shrine of the Child Jesus of Prague is located in St. Wenceslaus Church in the small town of Prague, Oklahoma.
Published 1/26/13 ust1611 blogspot
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Pope Leo XIII recognized the Sodality of the Infant of Prague in 1896 by granting plenary indulgences to the devotion.
Pope St. Pius X in 1915 created the Confraternity of the Infant Jesus of Prague.
Pope Pius XI authorized the first Canonical Coronation of the statue in 1924.
In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI visited the Prague church and donated a jeweled gold crown to be placed on the statue.
The origin of the Prague statue is uncertain, but by the early 17th century it was well established as an object of special veneration and pilgrimages. The annual feast of the Infant Jesus, which includes a solemn procession through the streets of Prague, occurs every May. Several saints had a special love for the Child Jesus, including Francis of Assisi, Teresa of Avila, Anthony of Padua, and Therese of the Child Jesus.
The statue was said to have once been in the possession of St. Teresa, which would square with its refuted Spanish origin. St. Therese was so devoted to the Child Jesus that she had a copy of the Prague statue installed in the Carmelite novitiate in Lisieux, France.
The Prague statue, which is enshrined in the Church of Our Lady Victorius in the old section of the city, stands approximately 19 inches tall and wears a jeweled crown and royal robes, worthy of a depiction of the young King of Kings and Lord of lords. The boy appears to be around 3 or 4 years of age. The statue is made of wood coated with wax. The right hand is raised in blessing, while the left holds a globe to which a cross is affixed, a symbol of Christ's sovereignty over the world (not to mention the entire universe). The statue's clothing is changed periodically to reflect the colors of the liturgical year. The church has set aside January in honor of the Child Jesus.
In America, the National Shrine of the Child Jesus of Prague is located in St. Wenceslaus Church in the small town of Prague, Oklahoma.
Statue of Infant Jesus of Prague, dressed in green (for money) and gold-plated crown that I bought in a store in Czech Republic in 2010. Infant Jesus always give me money all the time. Thank you, Child Jesus!
Published 1/26/13 ust1611 blogspot
Blog Page: Feast of Santo Niño
Rajah (King) Humabon and his wife Rani Hara Amihan (aka Humani), together with 800 Cebuanos were baptized on Sunday, April 14, 1521. Humabon was given the baptismal name of Carlos in honor of King Charles V of Spain and his wife Queen Juana after the King Charles' mother.
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