BABY JESUS CHRIST VISIT TO CARMELITE FRIAR 🥰 I LOVE YOU SANTO BAMBINO #pasko2025 #santobambinovisit

The visit of Baby Jesus, devotedly reverered as "Santo Bambino" is a cherished living tradition during Christmas Season on Carmelite Monasteries. This visit traces to a story where Saint John of the Cross, in an impulse of divine love during a Christmas celebration, was seen dancing with a statue of the Infant Jesus in the presence of his fellow friars. It is not typically described as a vision of the actual Baby Jesus in his cell. The specific story relates that: During a Christmas celebration (specifically Christmas of 1585 at the convent in Granada), the Carmelite community was gathered for recreation and prayer, as the Nativity is a significant event in Carmelite tradition. Overwhelmed by a profound sense of God's love and the mystery of the Incarnation, John of the Cross took a statuette of the Christ Child in his arms. He began to dance around the room with the image, lost in an expression of intense adoration and joy. This deeply moving display of mysticism and tenderness was witnessed by the other friars present. The actual image associated with this event has been preserved and is displayed today in the Museum of Saint John of the Cross in Úbeda, Spain. While the event involves a physical image and is a witnessed, traditional account, it is often interpreted as a moment of mystical ecstasy where John was acutely sensitive to the real, vulnerable presence of the Christ Child. This highlights his deep devotion to the mystery of the Incarnation and his affectionate nature, contrary to the grim character sometimes mistakenly attributed to him.