In CEBU CITY, the Augustinian friars concluded the Fiesta Señor 2024 at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño on Friday with the traditional "Hubo" ceremony. This ritual involves undressing the image of the Holy Child before returning it to the house altar, where it will be kept until the next year's celebration.
Fr. Jaime Silvestre Parmisado, leading the Hubo Mass, emphasized the significance of the traditional act, encouraging the faithful to reflect on their Christian journey. He urged them to strive for forgiveness and seek forgiveness, inspired by the humility of the Holy Child.
The Basilica priests announced that those who attend the Hubo ritual can receive a plenary indulgence. According to the 1932 indulgences granted by Cebu Bishop Gabriel Reyes, attendees who confess and receive Holy Communion on the Friday following the Fiesta can obtain a plenary indulgence.
The Hubo ritual traces its origins back to the time of Queen Humamay or Juana, wife of Rajah Humabon, who acquired the image of Santo Niño from the Spanish. Initially a private ceremony, the bathing, undressing, and redressing of the image became a public practice in the 1990s under the guidance of the Augustinian priests.
After the ceremonial bathing, the image of the Sto. Niño is returned to its glass enclosure and placed in a chapel for devotees to visit, kiss, and venerate. (PNA)
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