Fr. Rodolfo Bugna, OSA, was born to Valentin Pasingca Bugna of Pavia, Iloilo and Conchita Alolin Bugna of Bugasong, Antique on June 2, 1963 in Cadiz, Negros Occidental.
Before Sinulog was transformed into a touristic event in the 1980s, as it is in Cebu today, in childhood, I have been dancing together with my Lola in the church and chapels during the feast of Santo Niño. I once asked her why do we have to dance in front […]
One of the highlights of the Fiesta Señor celebration is the Fluvial Parade which is held on Visperas Day, a day before the feast of the Holy Child. For the past years, the Sto. Niño de Cebu image is accompanied by the image of the Our Lady of Guadalupe, the […]
Traditional Religious Sinulog On the eve of the celebration of the Feast of Santo Niño (every third Sunday of January), after the pontifical mass that usually starts at 6:00 pm or after the arrival from Solemn Foot Procession, devotees dance and raise their hands to offer their prayers to the […]
The devotion to Santo Niño is no exception to various religious piety expressed by the devotees who visit the Basilica annually to celebrate the feast of the Holy Child Jesus.
Excerpt from an unpublished script “From the Arrival to the Discovery: The Journey of Sto. Niño” written and presented by Fray Ric Anthony A. Reyes, OSA on January 29, 2021 to the “Gabii sa Kabilin 2021 Online Activities” Cebu City, Philippines
