00:00Today, in Tondo, Manila, was celebrated the feast of Santo Nino in the Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Nino.
00:07A few processions were held this morning.
00:11The center of the news was brought to you by Gab Villegas.
00:16Today, in Tondo, Manila, was celebrated the feast of Santo Nino in the Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Nino.
00:22Before the glorious procession at 4 o'clock this morning,
00:26Fr. Juvelan Paul Samya led the holy mass.
00:30In the homily, the importance of the children in the eyes of the Lord is valued.
00:34Here, the parents are reminded of their duty to love and guide the children,
00:40just as God loves and guides them.
00:42If the child is important, the family is also important.
00:48The priest also gave the family an important instrument to bring the children closer to the Lord.
00:54The Filipino family should be an instrument to bring the children closer to the Lord God.
01:08Let us promise that whoever is a child or a member of our family,
01:16we will be an instrument to bring them closer to the Lord Jesus Christ.
01:28After the mass, the procession of the image of Santo Nino began on some streets around the church.
01:34And just before 7 o'clock this morning, the image returned to the church.
01:39According to the Manila Police District,
01:40up to 5,000 people attended the procession of the image of Santo Nino de Tondo
01:45and no untoward incidents were recorded.
01:48In 1572, the image of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi was brought to the Philippines.
01:55Santo Nino de Tondo is the second oldest image of the child Jesus in the country,
02:00followed by Santo Nino de Cebu.
02:01In July 1972, the church of Tondo was demolished and the image of Santo Nino was stolen.
02:06After that, the country was hit by a typhoon.
02:10Many believe that the theft of the image resulted in the arrest of the authorities.
02:16Four adults stole the image.
02:18Here, it was found that the part of the image was broken.
02:22President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. ordered the immediate reconstruction of the image of the child Jesus.
02:29A month after the theft of the image, it was returned to its owner.
02:33Gabo Milde Villegas for Pambansang TV in Bagot, Philippines.
