SunStar Little fanfare marks end of Sinulog 2021
DEVOTION IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS. The coronavirus pandemic has failed to stop these devotees from braving the rain to offer their prayers at the Basilica del Sto. Niño Pilgrim Center in downtown Cebu City during the feast of the Child Jesus, or Fiesta Señor, on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. Stringent travel restrictions and strict implementation of health protocols have convinced many people to stay at home and watch Sinulog-related activities online. / AMPER CAMPAÑA
+ January 18, 2021 THE culmination of the Fiesta Señor 2021 on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, was muted by restrictions imposed by the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
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+ January 08, 2021 ABOUT 3,000 devotees attended the first novena mass that kicked off the 456th Fiesta Señor celebration, indicating that Catholics have kept the faith despite the devastation caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
Fr. Pacifico Nohara Jr., rector of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño, made this observation in his homily during the enthronement and opening salvo mass at the Basilica’s Pilgrim Center Friday morning, Jan. 8, 2021.
“Though we do not know each other personally and we have our faces covered, I am very much happy to see all of you who are devotees of the Señor Sto. Niño,” he said in Cebuano.