Hubo (Naked) Mass marks the end of the Sinulog Festival
in honor of the Santo Nino or the Holy Child Jesus in Cebu City, Philippines. ​See the pics here.
This Holy Mass staged a Holy Ritual
where the Santo Niño is undressed in front of the huge crowd very early in the morning at about 4, besides removing his crown, scepter and everything else in his statue. Then He is dipped in Holy Water before being dressed up again in new vestments or garments. This Holy Ritual is accompanied all throughout by a band playing drums, trumpets, symbals and tambourines with a lot of dancers in a manner of praise and worship. And prayers are recited from time to time in the course of the Holy Ritual. What does this ritual mean for all Catholic devotees? The Hubo (Naked) Mass symbolizes the renewal of faith and renewal of life of Catholic devotees by removing the old self of sin, wickedness and disgrace. It is like a rebirth, a reincarnation of oneself from death caused by sinfulness. It is a new beginning to living the life of a true Catholic Christian in the eyes of the living God Almighty. Removing the old garments or vestments of the Santo Nino is removing our filthy clothes we have been wearing ever since we sin from birth to make room for new and clean ones. Dipping the Holy Child Jesus in Holy Water is bathing ourselves in clean water so that our filthy bodies become free from dirt and all other impurities. The band and all the dancers wholeheartedly express our joyful celebration in performing the cleansing of our body and soul. And all the prayers recited are blessing us in this new journey through life, guiding us in every road we take and giving us the courage and strength to uphold this better change for as long as we live. Because we are only humans who easily give in to temptations and sin so much all the time and because it's very hard to avoid doing wrong, this Holy Ritual is done once a year to make every Catholic know that there is always hope of renewal for everyone of us no matter how sinful or wicked we might be and that we can become better people if we reflect and embed this Holy Ritual in our lives.
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