the propagation of the event by holding the novena in several churches in the West San Fernando Valley whose halls are big enough to accommodate the big number of devotees.

With the succeeding novenas at Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint John Baptist de la Salle, and Saint Bridget of Sweden, the halls of which were not big enough to hold the ever increasing number of devotees, the decision was made to bring the celebration back to Saint Joseph the Worker.

But prior to its return to Saint Joseph the Worker, the members decided to change the name of the organization to Infant Jesus of Prague Apostolic Group whose main purpose is complete devotion to the Blessed Infant without any form of fundraising. One of the reasons in changing the name was that the term "Novena to the Santo Nino" made many devotees think it is only for the Filipinos because of the words 'Santo Nino'. 

At Saint Joseph the Worker in 1994, our new Spiritual Director, Father James Gehl (now Monsignor James Gehl, who succeeded Father Michael Slattery) directed the Group to hold the novena inside the church after witnessing the 1993 overcrowding in the hall which worried him because the Fire Department might stop the novena. 

In the 12th year of the novena the members suggested that Josie appoint priests we know to help in the hourly talks and to give her some relief for all the things she does for the yearly event. Josie still has to think of the Theme of the Day and to prevent duplicity, each speaker was given a part to develop in relation to the main topic. All the speakers gladly accepted the idea. Five priests were invited and the rest of the nine-hour talk was handled by Josie.  To this date, we have not repeated any of the past themes and the attendance keeps on increasing. On the early morning of December 25,2016, Josie passed away in her sleep. We do miss her so much. But we are always thankful for this wonderful legacy of hers and we continue this devotion not only because it was her life, but because we love coming together, working together to make it happen, just as we saw her always very happy to make it happen for us and especially for the devotees. We have devotees coming from all over Southern and Northern California, Texas and Pembroke, Florida. We graciously and heartily thank the Blessed Infant for guiding us in all the things we do for His Greater Honor and Glory. 

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On December 13, 2019, Ben Buenviaje passed away. We also pray for the eternal repose of his soul. We do miss him so much, too.

Ben and Josie Buenviaje