Album: Santo Niño Celebration

Jan 18, 2009


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Each year, Father Ryan blesses images of the Santo Niño, the Holy Child, on the Sunday following the Baptism of the Lord.


Children carrying roses accompany the image of the Santo Niño in the entrance procession.






At the conclusion of the Mass, the Cathedral servers lead the procession to the Hall for the fiesta.


Viva Santo Niño!


A HUGE THANK YOU to all the generous people who gave so much of their time and resources to provide a traditional Filipino feast for their fellow parishioners.




Apple swans crown a fountain of apple juice - amazing!


The young servers of the Noon Mass provide entertainment during the fiesta, with Hawaiian, Tongan, and Filipino dancing.


A traditional Filipino "courtship" dance.


Tinikling, the famous stick dance of the Philippines.  The bamboo sticks (and the dancers' feet!) move faster and faster as the dance goes on.  Desiree and Joseph Bungay show us how it's done.


Even Father Ryan learned to dance tinikling before the fiesta was over!
Photo courtesy Efren & Fely Belleza.


Photo courtesy Efren & Fely Belleza.

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