Tens of thousands of devotees are expected to join Monday, Jan. 9, the feast of the traslacion of the revered Black Nazarene of Quiapo.
Black Nazarene (Quiapo Church) Large crowds are expected at the midnight fiesta mass at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila to be presided by Manila Archbisho
Published January 8, 2021, 12:05 PM
Millions of devotees are expected as the Feast of the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene will be observed in many parts of the country today, January 9.
With the theme “Huwag Matakot. Si Hesus ito,” many parishes in various parts of the country will join in the simultaneous commemoration to help spread the message of the feast in relation to the pandemic.
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“There will be commemorative masses from Batanes to Mindanao that will be celebrated simultaneously. In some areas that are under the modified general community quarantine, the local government has allowed the holding of processions and motorcade,” said Rev. Fr. Douglas Badong, parochial vicar of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, over Radio Veritas.