Our celebration today is another special moment in the history of the Basilica del Sto. Niño. For a long time, along with the venerable image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu, we are also keeping a precious piece of history: that is the image of Ecce Homo. In 1572, some seven years after the Finding of the image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu, Juan de Castilla, another soldier living at that time in Cebu, has discovered accidentally the burial place of a certain Rajah Carli, of whom they identified as one of those baptized during the time of Ferdinand Magellan’s arrival in this place.
Today’s Reflection Gospel: Jn 6:1-15 One small detail in the multiplication of loaves and fish performed by Jesus which sometimes escapes our attention is the fact that, among the thousands of men gathered on that occasion, only a boy was able to contribute food for everybody. Children have a special […]
“And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.” I have often pondered over the meaning of those final words in the Lord’s Prayer and I want to pay some attention to them with you today. Throughout the centuries there has been any number of translations of the […]
