18/01/2026
VIVA PIT SENYOR! | Here's the message of Pope Leo XIV for the 461st Fiesta Señor.
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV sends warm greetings to the Augustinian Community of the Minor Basilica of Santo Niño in Cebu, together with the assurance of his spiritual closeness to all gathered for the annual Fiesta Señor celebrations. Guided by the theme of "In Santo Nino we are one," the Holy Father prays that this feast will once again be an opportunity to grow in appreciation of the sacramental grace of baptism that incorporates us into Christ, and thus makes us children of God and members of his Church. It is, therefore, his hope that you will be inspired by a greater desire to embrace the baptismal call to live a grace-filled life in Christ and in service to your brothers and sisters, especially those on the margins of society, so that you will bear greater witness to Christ's call to unity and reflect the life of charity of the Most Holy Trinity (cf. Jn 17:21-23). Commending you and all those present for the celebrations to the loving intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, Pope Leo XIV willingly imparts his Apostolic Blessing as a sign of joy and hope in the Lord.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin
Secretary of State
VIVA PIT SENYOR! | Here's the message of Pope Leo XIV for the 461st Fiesta Señor.
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV sends warm greetings to the Augustinian Community of the Minor Basilica of Santo Niño in Cebu, together with the assurance of his spiritual closeness to all gathered for the annual Fiesta Señor celebrations. Guided by the theme of "In Santo Nino we are one," the Holy Father prays that this feast will once again be an opportunity to grow in appreciation of the sacramental grace of baptism that incorporates us into Christ, and thus makes us children of God and members of his Church. It is, therefore, his hope that you will be inspired by a greater desire to embrace the baptismal call to live a grace-filled life in Christ and in service to your brothers and sisters, especially those on the margins of society, so that you will bear greater witness to Christ's call to unity and reflect the life of charity of the Most Holy Trinity (cf. Jn 17:21-23). Commending you and all those present for the celebrations to the loving intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, Pope Leo XIV willingly imparts his Apostolic Blessing as a sign of joy and hope in the Lord.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin
Secretary of State
