Sto Nino de Pandacan @ The Shrine of Nuestra Senora de Loreto De Manila The Homecoming At the onset of the 18th century, a group of young boys found an image of the Santo Nino near the well south of the ruined church and convent. Thinking that the story was just a pure invention of the boys and to dissipate the rumors of miraculous finding, the image was brought to the Church of Our Lady of Loreto. But several weeks later, the image disappeared in Loreto Church and returned to the site where it originally had been found. Thus, the devotion to the Child Jesus in the area begun. Soon reports of miraculous healings from the water that was taken out in the well were recorded. By 1712, the growing devotees of the Santo Nino had already built a church in His Honor. And on May 15, 1712, the church had been separated from the Parish of Our Lady of Loreto and appointed Fr. Diego Villaba for its Parish Priest. During the 395th fiesta celebration of Our lady of Loreto, the original image of the Santo Nino de Pandacan made a joyful homecoming to the Parish when the image was brought in a procession by the parishioners of Pandacan to join the annual town procession of the Parish of Sampaloc that was held at 4:30pm on December 13, 2008. The event was made possible through the joint efforts of Mr. Manny Joson, Head of the Tri-Centennial Celebration Committee of the Santo Nino de Pandacan and Mr. Rolly Bucay, Coordinator and Head of the Education Committee of the Cofradia de la Nuestra Senora de Loreto. The image was welcomed at the church patio by the Arellano Lyre Band interspersed with the pealing of the church bells and was received by Msgr. Ceferino Sanchez. John Erick Rosales
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