Fray Julian Bermejo, OSA “El Padre Capitan” of Boljoon In surveying the Augustinian contributions in Cebu and in the Philippines, we cannot forget the tireless efforts of Fray Julian Bermejo, OSA in the town of Boljoon and its neighboring settlements. He was hailed by the old natives as “El Padre […]
This roster of Priors and/or Rectors is based on a c. 1926 manuscript kept at the archives of the Basilica. This corrects, clarifies and completes the published list at the Coffee table book Pit Señor! (pages 171-173, Appendix B: Rectors of the Church and Custodians of the Holy Image of […]
On August 19, 2017, Saturday, the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu will celebrate the 446th finding of the image of the bust of the suffering Christ, the Ecce Homo. The image is believed to be the 2nd oldest religious relic in the country. It was found on August […]
An Answered Prayer The prayers of devotees from the island of Mactan have been heard as this year’s Traslacion and Fluvial Parade will finally include the Nuestra Señora de Regla Parish National Shrine in Lapu-Lapu City as one of the destinations for the images of the Miraculous Child and Our […]
Sailors long before the docking of the first foreign colonizers, the Filipinos’ relationship with the sea has always been strong. Commerce, culture, and exploration within the archipelago heavily relied on the will of the waves. So it comes as no surprise to know that the faith the Philippines has come […]
The Sinulog is a reflection of the devotion and undying faith of the Cebuanos to the Sñr. Sto. Niño; and this devotion has been passed on from generation to generation.
Approximately one and a half million devotees joined the Solemn Foot Procession on the Vesperas day of the Fiesta Señor 2019.
Canon Lawyers Society of the Philippines celebrates its 27th National Annual Convention of the Philippines and paid its visit to the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu (BMSN) today, February 20, 2019.