The first major in-person celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila in three years ended on Monday with tens of thousands of devotees flocking to Quirino Grandstand to touch the image, or to Quiapo Church to hear Mass. | dpazzibuganINQ /PDI
At the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, church attendees for the hourly Masses reached over 80,000. Last year, the Masses were streamed online but several devotees, wearing face masks and face shields, still tried to visit the church that was secured by policemen.
“He understands what the sick endure, the tiredness felt by workers, the loneliness of OFWs ,” said Advincula. Quiapo Church officials introduced the alternative “Walk of Faith” procession on Jan. 8 without the image and allowed devotees to go near but not kiss the image. “We cannot say if this will be the format for the following years, but rest assured that whatever lessons we have learned, once the pandemic is gone, we will be able to implement and innovate on some of it,” said Valdez.“I think if we’re going to see changes in terms of devotion, it may take five to 10 years more. But we’ll have to see what happens in the postpandemic life,” he said.
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