QUIAPO CHURCH TO HOLD ‘WALK OF FAITH’ ON EVE OF NAZARENE FEAST
Dateline Kamuning
As the traditional “traslacion” remains suspended, a
procession, dubbed as “Walk of Faith”, will be held on the eve of the Black
Nazarene feast next year, a Quiapo Church spokesman said yesterday.
Father Earl Allyson Valdez, in a Facebook post of CBCP,
clarified that the church’s image of the black Jesus Christ will not be
included in the religious activity on Jan. 8.
“We will not process the image of the Black Nazarene.
We instead encourage devotees to bring their own miniature replicas that they
use for prayer and devotion,” Valdez said.
“This Walk of Faith is done in order for us to
gradually return to the practice of having a procession in honor of the Black
Nazarene, but due to the pandemic, sans the image and with restrictions,” he
said.
Devotees who are joining the procession from the
Quirino Grandstand to Quiapo Church, according to him, are also encouraged to
bring candles, rosaries and face masks.
While the route of the activity is still being finalized, Valdez said the procession will start at 12 midnight “to prevent clogging of entry and exit points in Quiapo Church”.
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