Black Nazarene devotees, millions of them, seek luck, redemption, miracles

Dexter Cabalza, Russel P. Loreto - @inquirerdotnet 01/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Some of the 3.3 million Catholic faithful who celebrated the return of the traditional “Traslacion” or grand procession have walked barefoot from their homes to Manila to kiss the Black Nazarene statue as its…

Walking barefoot during Traslacion

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 01/10/2024

Walking barefooted during the Traslacion is a symbolic gesture that emulates Christ’s suffering as he was carrying his cross to Golgotha. I was able to personally witness for the first time the procession of the Black Nazarene…

Over 600 Black Nazarene devotees receive Red Cross assistance

Adrian Parungao 01/09/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Red Cross reported that as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, its personnel stationed along the route of the Traslacion 2024 for the Feast of the Black Nazarene attended to 643 individuals who required medical…

Nazareno devotees estimated to be 1.3M at the Quirino Grandstand

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 01/09/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Quiapo Church Command post has recorded more than 1.3 million devotees, who were in the grandstand where the procession for the image of the Black Nazarene began. According to the Quiapo Church Command…

Ecowaste Coalition to Black Nazarene devotees: Keep Jan. 9 ‘Traslacion’ clean

Jane Baustista 01/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Environmental watchdog group Ecowaste Coalition calls on Black Nazarene devotees to keep Rizal Park and the Jan. 9 grand procession clean by avoiding smoking and littering during the traditional ‘pahalik’ at Quirino Grandstand. In…

Traslacion as procession of Catholic faith

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 09/12/2023

There are two popular festivals in the Philippines that have procession called “Traslacion,” which in Spanish means “passage” or “moving something from one place to another”: the Black Nazarene  in Manila and Penafrancia in Naga City, Bicol.…

Festival hopping in honor of the Black Nazarene and Sto.Nino

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 01/17/2023

Filipino Catholics are known for having sincere, enormous, and extreme expressions of piety considering that the country is the third-largest Catholic population in the world. The colorful culture of the Philippines is best seen through the vibrant…

Archdiocese of CDO holds motorcade for Black Nazarene to pray for protection vs COVID-19

Froilan Gallardo 04/11/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO—The image of the Black Nazarene was brought out from its parish church on the evening of Good Friday, April 10, 2020, as the Archdiocese seeks its protection against the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).…

Black Nazarene motorcade on Good Friday in CDO

Froilan Gallardo 04/06/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines—The life-size image of the Black Nazarene will be brought out from the Lapasan Parish Church into the city streets on Good Friday instead of the usual religious procession. Monsignor Rey Manuel Monsanto…

Liquor ban in CdO for Feast of Black Nazarene 

Froilan Gallardo 01/07/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO City, Misamis Oriental- A  liquor ban will be imposed here for the Feast of Black Nazarene on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno issued Executive Order no. 005 2020,…

A safe Sinulog

Editorial 01/13/2017

In the run-up to tomorrow’s Sinulog Grand Parade and Dance presentation, some personal sacrifices have to be made to ensure public safety, and these are quite small when ranged against the scope and scale of the event…

Black Nazarene devotees pray for end to extrajudicial killings

01/09/2017

MANILA — Devotees of the Black Nazarene flocked to this year’s “Traslacion” with the hope that their devotion to the cross-bearing Christ would not only free their families of diseases but also put an end to the…

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