The Canonical Coronation of the Señor Sto. Niño de Cebu - A Special Feature
A painting depicting the Canonical Coronation of the image of Santo Niño de Cebu the lone Christological image in the Philippines with such honor by far. Written and annotated by: Rev. Fr. Fray Ric Anthony Alcibar-Reyes, OSA Originally Published by: The Freeman, January 11, 2015 Blogger's note: As we are about to celebrate the 500th year of the arrival of Christianity in our country in 2021, I was already planning to do a series of blog posts leading to the much anticipated celebration in our country. To have certain excitement for such a celebration is inevitable for the mere fact that our present generation will experience this once in a lifetime event. Santo Niño de Cebu wearing his Canonical Crown However, due to the harrowing effects of the spread of COVID-19 worldwide, all major events - religious and secular - were put to a halt and all the major sectors of our society are gravely affected with this pandemic. With this circumstance, it gave me a...