Nearly 1,500 faithful to join Saint Augustine Catholic Church for the 2019 Summer Sinulog Festival. This annual celebration is held in honor of Señor Santo Niño de Cebú, the Holy Child Jesus venerated as miraculous by the Filipino community.
Saint Augustine Catholic Church is the National Shrine for devotion to Señor Santo Niño de Cebú in North America. Additionally, it is the Parish of choice for many Filipino-Americans in the Philadelphia area.
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Mass at 11:00 a.m.
Procession and Celebration 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Saint Augustine Catholic Church
243 North Lawrence Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
The Most Reverend Bernardito C. Auza, the Vatican’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in New York, will be the principal celebrant and homilist at this year’s Mass of Solemnity in honor of Señor Santo Niño de Cebú.
Following the conclusion of Mass, faithful will participate in a liturgical procession through the streets of Old City. The procession will include music and participants will follow a distinctive “Sinulog” rhythm while holding images of Santo Niño.
About Señor Santo Niño de Cebú
Devotion to Señor Santo Niño de Cebú was originally brought to the Philippine Islands by Augustinian missionaries in 1535. On January 11, 1992, a statue of Santo Niño was installed at Saint Augustine Church.
In July 1994, the Augustinians in the Philippines commissioned an official replica of the original statue of Santo Niño to be permanently enshrined at Saint Augustine. The statue symbolizes the unity of faith of the people and Augustinian Friars in the Philippine Islands with the people and Augustinian Friars in the United States.
An annual feast honoring Santo Niño called “Sinulog” is celebrated on the third Sunday in January in the Philippines and at Saint Augustine Catholic Church. Due to the cold weather in January, the Filipino Catholic Community of the Delaware Valley celebrates the Summer Sinulog on the third Sunday in August, close to the feast of Saint Augustine, which occurs on August 28th.
About Saint Augustine Catholic Church
Saint Augustine Roman Catholic Church, located at 4th and Vine Streets in Old City Philadelphia, is the City’s fourth-oldest Catholic Church. It has a rich history with deep roots in the Philadelphia community.
The Parish recently embarked on a Capital Campaign in order to preserve its historic buildings and to build an enduring future for the Augustinian Friars, parishioners, and neighbors throughout Philadelphia.
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Editor’s Note: Founded in 1796, Saint Augustine Parish presently has 620 registered families and 1,160 registered parishioners. The Church serves as an important anchor in the community, and provides space and support for a number of groups and services including; Women of Hope – an assisted living facility for women in need, Veterans Multi-Service Center for Women Programs, weekly 12-step programs, and more.
For more information about the Parish’s Filipino Community and the Sinulog, please visit http://www.st-augustinechurch.com/our-filipino-community.
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