Sto. Niño Church is a Roman Catholic church that is administered by Augustinian Order located in Mohon, Talisay City, Cebu, Philippines. It is also called Sto. Niño de Cebu Church or Mohon Church.
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History
Talisay was an estate of Augustinian friars during Spanish colonial era. They founded its first parish, now called Archdiocesan Shrine of Sta. Teresa de Avila in Poblacion. After turning their ministry over to the Archdiocese of Cebu, they established the church in Mohon dedicated to the devotion of Sto. Niño in 1985 and installed Fr. Ambrosio J. Galindez, OSA as its first parish priest.
Architecture
One enters the church through a portico roofed by an overhang that is supported by a pair of engaged columns by the entrance. It opens up to the doorway that leads to the interior of the church. The entrance door is decorated with metalwork on top of which is a triangular window. It is flanked by rectangular windows with twin gable-like eaves, the walls at each side of the nave and the transepts are likewise designed by similar window openings. The pediment is spare, perhaps to better direct one’s gaze to the dramatic central section that extends atop the entrance door and awning. Its gable is elevated above the incline of the rim of the church’s roof and contains in bas relief a cross and a recessed niche containing a holy statue of Sto. Niño de Cebu.
Celebration
The feast day of Sto. Niño is held every second Sunday of February.
Services
Baptism is scheduled Wednesday and Sunday. On those days, the Pre-Jordan Seminar is held at 10:00 in the morning and the baptismal rites at 11:00 in the morning.
Weddings can be arranged from Mondays to Saturdays with three hourly time slot: 8:00-9:00 AM, 10:00-11:00 AM, 2:00-3:00 PM. Canonical interview is scheduled every Tuesday, and Pre-Cana is every third Saturday of the month.
Confession is scheduled Wednesday and Friday from 4:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon or as per prior arrangement.
The parish office is open from 8:00 in the morning until 12:00 noon and from 1:00 until 5:00 in the afternoon.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of Sto. Niño Church in Talisay, Cebu from June 9, 2025 to June 15, 2025. Please reach out to the church for an updated schedule. Additionally, you may also want to view mass schedules of churches in Talisay City.
Monday
- 6:00-7:00 AM (Cebuano)
Tuesday
- 6:00-7:00 AM (English)
Wednesday
- 6:00-7:00 AM (Cebuano)
- 5:30-6:30 (Cebuano - FB Live)
Thursday
- 6:00-7:00 AM (Cebuano)
Friday
- 6:00-7:00 AM (English)
- 5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano - FB Live)
Saturday
- 6:00-7:00 AM (Cebuano)
- 5:30-6:30 PM (English - FB Live)
Sunday
- 5:30-6:30 AM (Cebuano - FB Live)
- 7:00-8:00 AM (Cebuano)
- 8:30-9:30 AM (Cebuano - FB Live)
- 10:00-11:00 AM (English - FB Live)
- 3:00-4:00 PM (Cebuano)
- 4:30-5:30 PM (English - FB Live)
- 6:00-7:00 PM (Cebuano - FB Live)
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sto. Niño Church in Talisay, Cebu |
| Other Names | Mohon Church |
| Address | Fidel Bas St., Mohon, Talisay City, 6045 Cebu |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | (032) 273 2894 |
| santoniñodecebu@gmail.com | |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Established | 1985 |
| Age | 40 years |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| District | District II - Metro Cebu South |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
| Patron | Sto. Niño de Cebu |
| Feast day | Second Sunday of February |
| Religious order | Order of St. Augustine |
Nearby Churches
- Archdiocesan Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Cansojong, Talisay City
- Archdiocesan Shrine of Mother Thrice Admirable Queen and Vicaress of Schoenstatt in Lawaan III, Talisay City
- Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi in Naga, Cebu
- Archdiocesan Shrine of Sta. Teresa de Avila in Talisay City, Cebu
- Archdiocesan Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Minglanilla, Cebu
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish Church in Inayagan, City of Naga, Cebu
- Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish Church in Jaclupan, Talisay City
- Parroquia de Virgen de los Remedios Church in Guindarohan, Minglanilla, Cebu
- San Isidro Labrador Church in Talisay, Cebu
- San Juan Bautista Church in Cebu City
- San Roque Parish Church in Lipata, Minglanilla, Cebu
- San Roque Parish Church in Naga, Cebu
- Shrine of St. John Bosco in Lawaan III, Talisay City, Cebu
- St. Augustine de Hippo Parish Church in Langtad, City of Naga, Cebu
- St. Joseph the Worker Church in Talisay, Cebu
References
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu. Retrieved June 28, 2022
- Santo Niño de Cebu Parish Community (Talisay City, Cebu). Augustinian Philippines. August 15, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2022
- Mayol, Ador Vincent S. (February 7, 2017). Sto. Niño church in Talisay starts fiesta activities. Cebu Daily News. Retrieved June 28, 2022
- Augustinians in the Philippines. Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu. May 11, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2022
- THE FRIARS AS PASTORS: The 9 Parishes under the Province of Santo Niño de Cebu – Philippines. Augustinian Philippines. August 15, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2022