Black Nazarene finally returns home
By Matikas Santos
After a day-long procession, the Black Nazarene was finally brought back to its rightful place inside the Quiapo Church early Thursday.
After a day-long procession, the Black Nazarene was finally brought back to its rightful place inside the Quiapo Church early Thursday.
The image of the Black Nazarene has arrived at Villalobos Street 1 a.m. early Thursday but is still unable to get through Plaza Miranda due to the large number of people attending the religious procession.
Every year countless barefoot devotees who pack to the city of Manila to take part in the daylong Feast of the Black Nazarene face mishaps or fall ill in the middle of the “traslacion” or the transfer of the religious icon to Quiapo Church but they are all worth it, they say.
Roughly after some six hours of waiting, the procession carrying the sacred image of the Black Nazarene arrived in Sta. Cruz in Manila Wednesday afternoon where thousands of devotees gather.
With the authorities expecting crowds to reach 9 million this year for the Feast of the Black Nazarene, it is likely that some of the barefoot devotees will come across harm at some point.
The Black Nazarene procession is now coming closer to the McArthur Bridge, one of the two aging bridges in Manila that the Department of Public Works and Highways said may not hold the unusual heavy load of devotees that would pass by it due to its age.
At least six people collapsed and were given medical treatment at the Liwasang Bonifacio Shrine in Manila as the procession of the Black Nazarene passed through the monument.
After a three-hour wait, the Black Nazarene procession is now at the Manila City Hall where thousands of devotees gathered as early as 6 a.m. Wednesday.
More than 20 people have been treated so far for minor injuries while waiting for the Black Nazarene at the Liwasang Bonifacio Shrine in Manila, authorities said on Wednesday.
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.
MANILA, Philippines – Traffic in Manila was rerouted Wednesday to make way for the procession of the Black Nazarene, a Metropolitan Manila Development Authority officer said. Emma Loristo of MMDA-Metrobase said traffic build-up was currently being experienced along Espana turning right to P. Campa, Nicanor Reyes, Pedro Gil (east and west), as well as [...]
Devotees of the Black Nazarene began to gather at the Quiapo Church where its image will come home from its procession around Manila Wednesday.
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