The document summarizes activities at Sto. Niño de Tondo Parish Church in Manila, Philippines. It discusses saying mass for Pope John Paul II's passing, performing sacraments like baptism and confession, celebrating the feast day of Sto. Niño de Tondo in the third Sunday of January with a fluvial procession, and various outreach programs, social activities, and celebrations like Palm Sunday and the Dance of the Sto. Niño. The parish serves the largest congregation in Manila and is located in Tondo, the most populous and poorest district of the city.
Sto. Niño de Tondo Parish Church History and Activities
1. STO. NIÑO DE TONDO PARISH CHURCH
The venerated image of
the Holy Child Jesus at
His altar in Tondo, Manila,
Philippines.
2. ACTIVITIES INSIDE OUR PARISH
Parishioners say goodbye to Pope John Paul II
To pay one final respect to the passing of Pope John Paul II, the country's
most revered Pope, the clergy and priests of Sto. Niño de Tondo Parish said
mass simultaneous to that of Vatican City, Rome. The late Pope John Paul II
visited the country twice to celebrate World Youth Day and has continuously
expressed his appreciation of the religious fervor of the Filipinos.
5. FEAST DAY OF STO. NIÑO DE TONDO
The feast day of Sto. Niño in Tondo is celebrated
in the third Sunday of January. The fiesta in
Tondo has the biggest participation in Manila,
not only because Tondo is the most populous
district in the city and poorest but perhaps
because of the many anecdotes connected with
the Sto. Niño of Tondo. According to Philippine
Historical Commission, the peoples of Tondo
celebrated the feast day with a fluvial procession
that “attracted thousands of visitors.” Tondo’s
terrain at that time consisted of waterways and
tributaries which were connected to Manila Bay,
a probable reason why the present stone church
of Tondo was constructed on elevated ground
(several meters above sea level) to prevent sea
waters from inundating the Church.