‘Ocean of devotees’ flood Lucban shrine
By Delfin T. Mallari Jr.
“The ocean of devotees was spiritually amazing. It was an avalanche of faith and devotion.”
“The ocean of devotees was spiritually amazing. It was an avalanche of faith and devotion.”
The sound of budyong (conch shells) blared repeatedly as the white casket on bamboo poles was carried on the shoulders of Ati tribe members along the main road of Boracay.
Jerome Bartolome was only 11 months old and yet he is one of the millions of devotees who is joining this year’s Feast of the Black Nazarene.
Devotees of the Black Nazarene broke through the barricades at the Quirino Grandstand Wednesday.
Thousands of Filipinos flocked to cemeteries Thursday to pay their respects to their dead as the country observes All Saints’ Day, a Philippine National Police official said.
Thousands of Muslims gathered in Quezon City early Friday as the nation observed Eid ul Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice, police said.
As devotees praying the rosary wound up in Plaza de Covarrubias at the Shrine of the Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Naga City on Friday, Andrew Zaño, 29, slouched on the ground, dressed up as a voyador as how the menfolk participating in the procession of the Virgin Mary are called. Zaño wore a yellow [...]
Thousands of devotees flocked to San Nicolas town in Batangas early Saturday to join the first ever Taal Lake Marian Peace Regatta as a birthday tribute to the Blessed Mother. Various Marian images were displayed in the four-hour fluvial procession, which aimed to promote “peace, family and life.” Some 2,500 people in 200 motorboats participated [...]
Thousands of Christians are celebrating Easter Mass in Jerusalem in an array of processions and prayer sessions.
What better way for Filipinos to understand the Chinese New Year tradition than through the visual arts? This has motivated journalist Nancy T. Lu to organize the exhibit, “Chinese New Year Prints: A World of Good Wishes,” at Bencab Museum on Asin Road in Tuba, Benguet.
Devotees kicked off celebrations of the feast of the Señor Sto. Niño de Cebu on its eve with a colorful fluvial parade on Mactan Channel on Saturday.
The Philippine Red Cross’ first-aid and paramedic teams attended to 256 devotees who suffered minor injuries or fell ill during the procession of the Black Nazarene on Monday.
The Philippine National Red Cross reported 76 casualties in the ongoing procession of the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila Monday.
