Ma. Recy M.

Pia BSA-2 January 18, 2020

MWF 4:30-5:30

Evangelization Output on Sinulog Festival

Photo Interpretation:
This photo depicts how we Filipinos have strong faith and had succumb to adversities in
life because our faith is greater than our struggles. As I had attended this mass, things started to
make sense and things seems clearer now. Honestly I am not a participant of Sinulog here in
Cebu because I am scared of things, I’m scared that bad things may happen to me or to my things
because Cebu has a lot of crimes so I was very nervous to go out. I can’t actually breathe properly
if there are so much people in a certain area so I don’t go out much or take a little peak of what
the Sinulog is to offer.
Reflection:
When I went to Cebu to study I was terrified of the things that might awaits me. Honestly
I had certain thoughts on living in the city, I thought back then that living here is very scary because
the crimes happen almost every day and the place screams horror. I couldn’t really think that I
could survive Cebu for years of studying, being away from family and living alone but I guess my
dreams are bigger than my fears and honestly I was beyond grateful for that. I may have perceived
Cebu as a place of darkness but I was proven wrong the place offers a lot of things to enjoy. I
have realized that amidst all those negativities surrounding the city it still has a unique thing that
everyone of us must be able to experience.
Honestly I had expected less upon coming here in Cebu, I’ll be very blunt but I was not
really happy of going here because of the things that other people have said but this place has
something that no one can resist and I’m one of the victims for that. I have seen how people held
each other hand in hand and have supported one another. Also I have seen how religious the
people here and I was quite amazed for that. I have realized that Cebu is just a victim of useless
accusations made by people who do not want this place to prosper. The people have deeper faith
that most of us can’t imagine. When I first attended mass in Sto. Basilica for the Novena Mass of
the upcoming feast of Sto. Nino I almost cried because it was manic, I could not breathe, I could
not even see properly because the people are pushing one another just to enter the Basilica. The
experience was traumatizing because it’s like people are fighting and shouting at each other but
I actually realized that the people there are devotees who wanted to see the Sto Nino upclose. I
could not really judge them because we came from different reason, maybe they need it more
than me, maybe they have come from a very faraway place just to praise and see the sto nino so
I should respect others and give sympathy to their personal reasons. I have come to realized that
Sinulog’s greatest and main event is not the after party or the disco dancing stuff but the mass,
the gospel of the church and the words of God that unites us all in charity and love. I thought
before that Sinulog is fun because I can see a lot of people enjoying and living their best life but
the best party held in the Sinulog is not the disco’s the color fun and all but attending the mass,
being with God and being with others praising him and the Sto. Nino that is the best way to
celebrate Sinulog.
Thus I do believe that