Vicente Sotto Lecture 2025 January
“Toward a Camino de Santo Niño”
Mr. Jason Abellaneda Baguia
ABSTRACT:
The devotion to the Holy Child Jesus of Cebu is at least 460 years old as of 2025, the ordinary jubilee year of the Catholic Church that unfolds with the theme “Pilgrims in Hope.” Drawing from the theme of pilgrimage and from famous pilgrimage routes such as the Camino de Santiago, Rota Carmelitana, Camino Teresiano, and Via Francigena, this lecture proposes the concept of a Camino de Santo Niño de Cebu. The routes can be laid out according to the locations of Santo Niño parishes across the province and cities of Cebu (Camino Jesus), the locations of parishes in honor of saints known for being specially devoted to the Holy Child (Camino Devoto), the locations of parishes with images of the Christ-child with the Blessed Virgin Mary (Camino Santa Maria), and the locations of parishes under the patronage of Saint Joseph (Camino San Jose). The lecture focuses on aspects of the Santo Niño devotion that may be gleaned from the spiritualities of canonized devotees that pilgrims can learn from especially in this year of hope.
Date: January 31, 2025
Category: Vicente Sotto Lecture Series