The Black Nazarene is currently in its resting place at the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene (Basilika Minor ng Itim na Nazareno)(colloquially known as the Quiapo Church). In honour of the statue, the image is carried and brought around the streets of Manila as an event of the Fiesta of the Black Nazarene (Pista ng Itim na Nazareno) displaying the importance of the Holy Stations of the Cross. The event is removed from public procession from its home basilica on two of three annual occasions on New Years Day, Good Friday and is only currently being held on January 9 of its first novena feast. The January 9 feast was chosen as a date for the original transfer in 1787, the ninth day after New Years Day and an enshrinement in the present Basilica is commemorated. The event is attended by millions of devotees that crowd the streets of processional route. now available at Orange spa & cafe.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 05:43:44 +0000
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