More than 80,000 devotees joined the first ever 'Walk of Faith' procession on the eve of the feast of the Black Nazarene as Church authorities cancelled for the third straight year...
More than 80,000 devotees joined the first ever 'Walk of Faith' procession on the eve of the feast of the Black Nazarene as Church authorities cancelled for the third straight year the traditional Traslacion due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Church authorities on Sunday estimated that about 83,000 joined the six-kilometer procession from the Quirino Grandstand to Quiapo Church after a midnight mass presided by Quiapo Church rector Fr, Jun Sescon.
He also asked them to turn away from sin, lies, violence, corruption and injustice.'We must let go of these things so we can journey towards Jesus of Nazarene,' Sescon said.Quiapo Church spokesperson Fr. Earl Valdez said the religious activity that lasted for about two hours 'was orderly and prayerful fashion'.'I think we were able to draw devotees into a new, albeit temporary, way of having the procession without the image,' Valdez said.
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