Crowds of faithful in Manila process with the "Black Nazarene" A crowd of nearly eight hundred thousand faithful attended the annual January 9 procession of the "Black Nazarene", a dark wooden statue …More
Crowds of faithful in Manila process with the "Black Nazarene"
A crowd of nearly eight hundred thousand faithful attended the annual January 9 procession of the "Black Nazarene", a dark wooden statue depicting Christ carrying the cross to Calvary, through the streets of Manila.
According to popular tradition, the "Black Nazarene" has miraculous powers: the image in fact escaped the fire that destroyed the ship on which it arrived to the Philippines on 31 May 1606 following the Augustinian missionaries from Mexico. The statue has also survived numerous other natural disasters and war over the centuries.
For this occasion, "L'Osservatore Romano reported, Cardinal Gaudencio B. Rosales, archbishop of Manila, celebrated a solemn liturgy which was attended by approximately fifty bishops and priests.
In his homily, the Cardinal affirmed that Filipinos "recognize Christ in themselves when they suffer poverty and oppression. Through their devotion, they see the love of God for people afflicted by poverty."
A crowd of nearly eight hundred thousand faithful attended the annual January 9 procession of the "Black Nazarene", a dark wooden statue depicting Christ carrying the cross to Calvary, through the streets of Manila.
According to popular tradition, the "Black Nazarene" has miraculous powers: the image in fact escaped the fire that destroyed the ship on which it arrived to the Philippines on 31 May 1606 following the Augustinian missionaries from Mexico. The statue has also survived numerous other natural disasters and war over the centuries.
For this occasion, "L'Osservatore Romano reported, Cardinal Gaudencio B. Rosales, archbishop of Manila, celebrated a solemn liturgy which was attended by approximately fifty bishops and priests.
In his homily, the Cardinal affirmed that Filipinos "recognize Christ in themselves when they suffer poverty and oppression. Through their devotion, they see the love of God for people afflicted by poverty."