The Archdiocese of Manila has requested the Vatican to designate January 9 as National Feast of the Black Nazarene, a Quiapo Church official said
NAZARENO FAITHFUL. The young, bottom left photo, and old, bottom right photo, join thousands of devotees of the Black Nazarene yesterday for the traditional ‘pahalik’ of the feet of the image of Jesus Christ and the cross at the Quirino Grandstand. Norman Cruz Wednesday.
The feast, initially a parochial celebration, has organically spread and is now celebrated by devotees across the country and even abroad. As this developed, the Southern Police District deployed 1,500 officers to work with other law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety and security of millions of devotees expected to attend the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila today.
Police officers will be augmented by personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to ensure the safety of devotees throughout the long procession route. In a statement, the Department of Health said this is to ensure that all designated medical personnel, equipment and facilities in NCR and neighboring regions such as Central Luzon and CALABARZON are on standby to quickly respond to emergencies or related incidents on health during large religious gatherings.
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