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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.