The chapel is now open for the elderly who want to have a place for prayer and meditation and offers a good venue for weddings and religious events.
Louie Ferrer, chairman of Cebu2World (C2W), said the
chapel was finished months after the 30-foot Santo Niño was blessed recently by
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma. “The Santo Niño, 500 years since its arrival to
Cebu, has become the core of Catholic Cebuano identity. Our relationship with
the Senyor is very personal for us Cebuanos. You can see a likeness in almost
every home. Even in Carbon, you will see the Sto. Niño in many stalls,” he
said.
The C2W, a subsidiary of engineering and
infrastructure developer Megawide Corporation, entered into a memorandum of agreement with
the Cebu clergy granting permission for regular masses and weddings at the
chapel. Palma also led the first Holy Mass celebrated at the chapel.
Ferrer considered the chapel as a new landmark in
Cebu, saying it covers an area of 300 square meters and is inspired by both the
shape of the Santo Nino’s crown and the fluid motion of the Sinulog dance. He
said the chapel can accommodate at least 150 parishioners, while the space
leading to the park also served as an extension of the chapel's main seating capacity.
The surrounding Senior Citizens’ Park has a 3,704-square meter landscape where devotees and guests can stroll around. Elderly park-goers also have a good view of the waterfront and the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway.There are also food outlets and well-maintained public toilets in the area.(Carlo Lorenciana)
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