For the first time, the Novena dedicated to the Holy Child of Atocha is available in English. Three local scholars and authors from New Mexico have worked together to produce the Novena in both English and Spanish. The bilingual booklet for the Novena to the Santo Niño de Atocha has been released by LPD Press. Father Thomas J. Steele, S.J., Dr. Charles M. Carrillo, and Felipe R. Mirabal have compiled, edited and translated theNovena. The booklet is $3@ and has the full Novena in Spanish and English. The compilation and translation work took five years to complete. The three authors did this project because of their love for the Santo Niño de Atocha Carrillo¹s daughter is named for the Santo Niño. Carrillo and Steele have written many books on the religious traditions of New Mexico and all three have written many articles and have taught various religious subjects including at UNM. One area retailer said they had a Spanish version of the Novena but they have 15 people a day asking for an English version.

Sales of the booklet are being handled by LPD Press, 505/344-9382.

via Paul Rhetts, LPD Press

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This year’s Santo Niño de Agosto Fiesta in Chicago will be held on Saturday, August 18 at St. Genevieve Church on 4835 West Altgeld. Fiesta events starts off with devotional prayers at 9:30 AM followed by the presentation of groups and a mass celebrated by Rev. leoncio Santiago. The celebrations continue with an outdoor procession at 11:30 with fellowship at 12:15. The fiesta culminates with a “friendly” altares activity and entertainment by the various groups.

Donations of any kind are highly appreciated. Proceeds will go to the “Tahanan ng banal na Sanggol” project. For details call Luz Ong (773)769-0061 or Sol Anderson (773)561-1547.

Just to let you know that the Sto Niño Association in London is holding its annual Sto Niño Novena in Our Lady Of Victories Church, Kensington High Street on the 9 days preceding 21st January.

The Mass honouring the Sto Niño will take place at 12.45pm on 21st January, also at Our Lady of Victories. Anyone who wishes may bring their Sto Niños for a special blessing at this Mass!

By Brown Scapular
Originally posted at Santo Nino Online/FLICKR

Photo: Our Lady of Victories Church
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All are invited to attend the opening ceremonies and Holy Mass tomorrow Jan.18 5pm at the Philippine National Bank (PNB), D. Macapagal Ave. behind the World Trade Center near Roxas Blvd.

Novena Masses will be held until Jan. 26 at 7pm with various well-known priest-celebrants. This year’s theme is about Saints with Sto. devotion. You may also exhibit your images and join the Grand Procession to be held on Jan.28, Feast of the Santisimo Nombre del Nino Jesus, Patron of the Congregacion del Stmo. Nombre del Nino Jesus, starting around 2pm until 8pm, from the Philtrade grounds in Roxas Blvd. to the Luneta Grandstand. As of last night 140 images have registered for the exhibit so far, and around 100 carrozas for the procession. Entrance to the exhibit is free from 9am-8pm! It again will be a showcase of religiosity and culture. Have a grand time taking photos of more than 100 Sto. Nino images and the beautiful altar set-up for the event.

by dennis_raymondm

Originally posted at Santo Nino Online/FLICKR

Let me introduce myself and our group here in Leicester, UK. We will be celebrating our 6th Fiesta Señor on the 20th of January 2007 (eve of the feast in Cebu). I guess there are more groups here in the UK. It would be good if all these groups can be linked up…and so we are trying, and we can only try and pray, that people will support our initiative starting with an ammateur website: www.freewebs.com/stoninoleics and an egroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stoninoleics/.

Peter Zabala
Communications
Santo Niño Leicester

THE FILIPINO AMERICAN COUNCIL OF GREATER CHICAGO

invites you to

“PARANGAL KAY STO. NIÑO”

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Dr. Jose Rizal Heritage Center

1332 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL. 60613 {Read more…}

From Michael Suayan in Galveston, Texas:

“A flyer to our celebration of the fiesta of Santo Nino here in galveston, Texas. this is going to be our 23 anniversary.

One of the contact numbers has been changed recently so for more information just write us at stoninogalveston@yahoo.com

We always get a big turn out but we pray to reach as many devotees as possible. the more the better. We hope that santoninoonline will help spread the word about our celebration of Santo Nino here in Galveston.”