(Photo by Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN)
“The discipline of the devotees is truly remarkable. They expressed their devotion by coming even at great sacrifice but they are very considerate of the protocols and very patient indeed,” he said in an interview Sunday.
“It cannot be said that the devotees of Nazareno are unruly,” added Pabillo.
Photos on social media showed devotees who attended Mass both inside and outside the church wearing face masks and face shields while maintaining physical distancing in heed of the health protocols.
Devotees were also cited by Quiapo Church Rector Monsignor Hernando Coronel for their discipline.
Hundreds of thousands of Black Nazarene devotees flock to Quiapo Church
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 9) Hundreds of thousands of devotees swarmed the Quiapo area in hopes of attending mass celebrations in honor of the Black Nazarene amid the threat of the coronavirus pandemic.
The number of faithful in Quiapo for the Feast of the Black Nazarene has grown to a cumulative 400,000 as of 9:30 a.m., according to an estimate by Manila Police chief Leo Francisco. Francisco has not yet updated the figure, but added it may reach half a million by midnight.
As of 10:15 p.m., during the last mass of the day, the police estimated 7,800 devotees left in the Quiapo area. The grand total number of devotees that flocked to the place from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. of Saturday is 260,527.
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.
(ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
“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.
PASIG CITY, Jan. 8 (PIA) The Joint Task Force National Capital Region (JTF NCR) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is set to deploy hundreds of its troops and beef up the security in key areas celebrating the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. We will deploy hundreds of [our] troops from the different major services of the AFP, namely the Philippine Army, the Philippine Navy, the Marines, the Philippine Air Force, and the special operations forces, JTF-NCR s public affairs chief 1Lt. Arrianne Bichara told the
PIA-NCR. This is in support to the peace and order efforts of the National Capital Region Police Office of the Philippine National Police, the Manila City Government, other government agencies, and non-government organizations, she added.