00:00St. Tonino's Episcopal Church is also visited by the devotees in Italy.
00:03Let's take a look at the report of Chief De Castro Valencia.
00:10Every year, St. Tonino's devotees do not miss his Episcopal Church every New Year's Eve.
00:16And here in Milan, Italy,
00:18the Basilica di San Lorenzo in the churches
00:21is the place where the Episcopal Church and several other churches of the city are held.
00:26The Cebuanos and Friends Association is the host of Sinulog Dance
00:30as part of the celebration of the 31st anniversary
00:35of the Filipino Catholic Community of St. Tonino de Cebu in Milan.
00:38Outside the Church of San Lorenzo,
00:41groups from the Filipino community gathered
00:44to perform Sinulog Dance and procession in spite of the cold weather.
00:49The devotees performed their sagisag and pananampalataya
00:54while dancing as a tribute to St. Tonino.
00:57Our beloved St. Tonino is very happy with all of you.
01:03Even here in Milan, far from the Philippines,
01:05the whole Church Of St. Tonino is alive and well.
01:08That is why we call it Sinulog, mini Sinulog.
01:13In front of the altar, the devotees laid their images of St. Tonino
01:18so that the priest could read again
01:20the procession of roses to the beloved priest.
01:23After the blessed words of God,
01:26the children danced while they laid their images of St. Tonino.
01:31The priest also called the youths in front of him
01:34so that they could read.
01:36According to Fr. Bong,
01:38this blessed mass is not only a tribute to St. Tonino
01:43but also a thank you to Fr. Emil Santos
01:47who passed away due to illness.
01:49Fr. Emil served more than two decades in San Lorenzo
01:53and he left behind a great legacy of love and faith in the community.
01:58In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
02:03Those who are still awake,
02:07you know that this happened yesterday at 4 p.m. Philippine time.
02:13So for us, it is 10 p.m.
02:19The priesthood of St. Tonino is once again giving life to the divinity of faith,
02:24the unity and vigorous tradition of the OFWs here and all over the world.
02:30Despite the cold weather,
02:32the devotion of the overseas Filipino workers
02:36in maintaining the priesthood of Sr. St. Tonino here in Milan, Italy,
02:42is still alive.
02:44Chet de Castro Valencia for Pabansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
