DAVAO CITY – Throngs of Catholic devotees of the the Sto. Niño here celebrated the feast of Sto. Niño in Shrine Hills Matina on Friday.
The devotees gathered at the Holy Infant of Jesus with their own replicas of the Sto. Niño.
The annual fiesta shows the strong religious belief of Filipinos in the miracle of the infant Jesus.
DEVOTEE. Baby Enriquez, 43 years old from Barangay Tibungco of Davao City goes to the Shrine of the Holy Infant of Jesus of Prague to have her own little statue of the child Jesus blessed. She attributed her pregnancy to het devotion to Sto. Nino. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
NOT TRADITIONAL. A mother devotee brings her Santo Niño statue suited up in a police uniform. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
BACK TO WORK. After her Santo Niño is blessed, this old woman goes back to her booth outside the Shrine of the Holy Infant of Jesus of Prague to sell foods to people who also go to the Shrine hills in Matina, Davao City. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
STO. NIÑO REPLICA. Residents in Davao City bring their replicas of the infant Jesus during the feast of the Sto. Niño on Friday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
STO. NIÑO REPLICA. Residents in Davao City bring their replicas of the infant Jesus during the feast of the Sto. Niño on Friday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
STO. NIÑO REPLICA. Residents in Davao City bring their replicas of the infant Jesus during the feast of the Sto. Niño on Friday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
DON’T JUDGE. A tattooed guy brings his Sto. Niño to the Shrine of the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague as he is also a long time devotee. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
