Nazareno 2024: Traslacion Live Updates of the Feast of Black Nazarene

Updated as of: 08:13 AM January 10, 2024

Millions of devotees of the Black Nazarene will celebrate the return of the in-person Traslacion on Tuesday, Jan. 9, after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The annual procession, which carries the icon of Nuestro Padre Señor Jesus de Nazareno, will follow its traditional route from Quirino Grandstand to Quiapo Church.

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Seeking luck, miracles, redemption: 6M flock to Nazarene

January 10, 2024 – 5:55 AM

NO BARRIER TO FAITH | In a first in its centuries-old procession, the Black Nazarene is encased in tempered glass to discourage contact with the image amid the threat of a resurgence of COVID-19. But this has not discouraged the crowds escorting the Nazarene on Tuesday’s “Traslacion.” (Photo by RICHARD A. REYES / Philippine Daily Inquirer)

MANILA, Philippines — Gina Catabay, 54, walked barefoot from her home in Quezon City toward Manila, hoping to touch or kiss the Black Nazarene, an icon of a dark-skinned Jesus Christ, as its carriage was pulled through the streets of the capital, in one of the world’s biggest displays of religious devotion.

She was one of an estimated 3.3 million Catholic faithful who celebrated the return of the traditional “Traslacion,” or grand procession, on Tuesday, after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nazareno 2024: Traslacion Live Updates of the Feast of Black Nazarene

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January 10, 2024 – 5:55 AM

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January 9, 2024 – 11:04 PM

Pista ng Poong Nazareno: Libu-libong Yapak, Isang Panata

January 9, 2024 – 10:32 PM

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JUST IN: The Traslacion of the image of the Black Nazarene lasted for 14 hours and 59 minutes.

JUST IN: The image of the Black Nazarene finally arrives at the Quiapo Church at 7:45 p.m. today, Jan. 9.

January 9, 2024 – 7:45PM

January 9, 2024 – 7:05PM

BREAKING. More than 6.5 million devotees joined the procession of the Feast of the Black Nazarene, according to the Quiapo Church Command Post.

January 9, 2024 – 6:54PM

LOOK: A sea of more than a million devotees join the “andas” carrying the image of the Black Nazarene as it crosses Hidalgo St., going to Quezon Boulevard.

WATCH: A man carries a woman who lost consciousness amid the crowd of Black Nazarene devotees.

WATCH: Situation moments before the image of the Black Nazarene returns to Quiapo Church.

January 9, 2024 – 6:24PM

Upon arriving in Quezon Boulevard, the procession will head straight to Quiapo Church officially returning the Image of the Black Nazarene to its rightful place.

Ate Ruby, a sampaguita vendor at the Quiapo Church and a Black Nazarene devotee, shares her answered prayer: Gaining custody of her children.

In the 70s, Tatay Romeo prayed for a job so he can support his children. This prayer was immediately answered and he’s able to work abroad.

LOOK: Some devotees of the Black Nazarene take part in the celebration of the Fiesta Masses through the LED screens installed by the Quiapo Church within its vicinity.

January 9, 2023 – 5:53PM

The procession of the Black Nazarene passes through Hidalgo Street as of 5:47 p.m. today, Jan. 9.

LOOK: The area surrounding Plaza de Carmen is strewn with trash left by passing devotees.

IN PHOTOS: Hundreds of people crowded Quezon Boulevard in Manila as the “Andas” carrying the image of the Black Nazarene traversed nearby streets at about 4:30 p.m.

Outside the Quiapo Church, 10-year-old Samantha quietly says her prayer. She’s joined by her mother and younger brother.

LOOK: By 5 p.m., Quezon Boulevard is already filled with devotees as the Traslacion gradually approaches Quiapo Church.

LIVE: Situation at Quiapo Church | Nazareno 2024

At age 80, Tatay Benjamin admits it’s becoming difficult to join the celebration physically, but this has been his annual vow (panata, in Tagalog).

January 9, 2024 – 5:00PM

January 9, 2024 – 3:56PM

WATCH: Devotees begin to disperse here at Plaza del Carmen shortly after the image of the Black Nazarene leaves.

The image of the Black Nazarene arrived at exactly 2:52 p.m., more than 10 hours since its departure from the Quirino Grandstand.

WATCH: An ocean of devotees sings “Our Father” during the “Dungaw” of Nuestra Señora del Carmen de San Sebastian to the image of the Black Nazarene.

The image of the Black Nazarene arrives in Plaza del Carmen, in front of the Minor Basilica of San Sebastian, to meet the Nuestra Señora del Carmen de San Sebastian for the traditional “Dungaw.”

January 9, 2024 – 3:16PM

WATCH: Here’s the scene as the image of the Black Nazarene arrives at the doorstep of San Sebastian Church at the Pasaje del Carmen for the traditional “Dungaw.”

The image of the Black Nazarene finally arrives at the doorstep of San Sebastian Church at the Pasaje del Carmen for the traditional “Dungaw.”

January 9, 2024 – 2:11PM

WATCH: Devotees endure the scorching heat while waiting for the arrival of the image of the Black Nazarene here at Plaza del Carmen for the traditional “dungaw.”

Here is the scene at Plaza Del Carmen, where the image of the Black Nazarene will have its “Dungaw” rite with the Nuestra Señora del Carmen de San Sebastian situated at San Sebastian Church.

LIVE: Situation at San Sebastian Church | Nazareno 2024

LOOK: Archdiocese of Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula officiates the Misa Mayor for #Nazareno2024 at the Quirino Grandstand on Tuesday, Jan. 9.

Quiapo Church Command Center now says that the incident may have an effect on the movement of carriage, and on the procession as a whole.

LOOK: Devotees at the Quiapo Church are now estimated at 71,700 as of 11:40 a.m., while 530,000 are participating in the #Traslacion2024, the MDRRMO reports.

LOOK: Devotees climb over the “andas” to touch and look at the Black Nazarene during the procession along Arlegui Street on Tuesday, Jan. 9.

The procession of the Black Nazarene passes through Arlegui Street as of 12:52 p.m. today, Jan. 9.

LOOK: Groups of devotees happily pose for a photo while waiting for the arrival of the image of Black Nazarene in Plaza del Carmen.

January 9, 2024 – 12:15PM

WATCH: Situation here at Plaza del Carmen, in front of the Minor Basilica of San Sebastian, as of 12 noon.

January 9, 2024 – 11:52AM

Catholic faithful swarm the “andas” as it makes its way through Bautista St. in Barangay 383.

WATCH: Despite appeals from church officials, devotees still try to move on top of the carriage carrying the Black Nazarene image. Video taken along Vergara Street in Quiapo, Manila.

January 9, 2024 – 11:12AM

January 9, 2024 – 11:05AM

LOOK: The Black Nazarene image passes by Vergara Street in Quiapo, Manila, around 10:30 a.m. for the 2024 Traslacion.

WATCH: Situation here at Plaza del Carmen, in front of the Minor Basilica of San Sebastian, as of 10:56 a.m.

Catholic faithful show devotion during the Black Nazarene procession as seen in these photos taken along the Ayala Bridge on Tuesday, Jan. 9.

A minor scuffle occurred as emergency response teams tried to extract the women from the crowd.

LOOK: Despite the flock of devotees joining #Traslacion2024, Enrico Gatbonton chooses to bring his four-month-old grandchild to celebrate the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila.

LOOK: As early as 10 a.m., groups of families and friends are already camping out here at Plaza del Carmen, in front of San Sebastian Church to wait for the arrival of the image of the Black Nazarene for the traditional “dungaw.”

LOOK: For people attending the mass outside the Quiapo Church, there are communion stations within the vicinity of the Basilica. There are four stations along Quezon Boulevard located under the footbridges.

January 9, 2024 – 10:18AM

LOOK: Situation now at Arlegui St. as of 10 a.m., the current location of the Black Nazarene amid the Traslacion procession.

LIVE: Black Nazarene passes through Quezon Boulevard | Nazareno 2024

The procession of the Black Nazarene passes through Quezon Boulevard as of 9:45 a.m. today, Jan. 9.

WATCH: Sonny Diaz, a devotee from Pampanga, started his panata to the Black Nazarene 53 years ago and has no plan to stop it despite of being a stroke patient.

January 9, 2024 – 9:33AM

LOOK: #Traslacion2024 crowd has reached 830,000 as of 7:44 a.m. on Jan. 9, according to Quiapo Church Command Post.

January 9, 2024 – 9:15AM

The procession of the Black Nazarene passes through Palanca Street as of 8:55 a.m. today, Jan. 9.

Today, Jan. 9, is the Feast of the Black Nazarene, which annually attracts millions of devotees to join the grand procession of the image or the “Traslacion.”

The procession of the Black Nazarene passes through Ayala Bridge as of 8:10 a.m. today, Jan. 9, 2023

LIVE: Black Nazarene passes through Ayala Bridge | Nazareno 2024

LOOK: Despite the gloomy weather and light rain as of 7 a.m, thousands of devotees gather at Quiapo Church to hear the Fiesta Mass, as they await the arrival of the image of the Black Nazarene from Quirino Grandstand.