Feast of the Black Nazarene
feast black nazarene filipino pista ng itím na nazareno also known traslación mass procession associated feast religious festival held manila philippine centered around black nazarene image jesus christ celebrated annually january feast black nazarene commemorates anniversary translation transfer image original location church modernday luneta park quiapo image brought church san juan bautista bagumbayan luneta may augustinian recollect priest icon enshrined recollect church san nicolás de tolentino intramuros moved saint john baptist church commonly referred quiapo church january solemn transfer eventually became date feast black nazarene opposing view whether consider feast black nazarene proper fiesta due fact january observance celebrates transfer image liturgical feast day image proper liturgical commemoration black nazarene good friday basilica former parochial vicar douglas badong explained feast black nazarene proper term religious event could called fiesta event similar typical filipino festival event colloquially referred nazareno image traslación january procession word “traslación” often corrupted incorrect translacion fesitivities begin thanksgiving procession usually held late evening december start novena following day new year eve pahalík kissing usually done day day actual start procession quirino grandstand devotee form long line outside grandstand waiting hour able touch image black nazarene wiping cloth image also done actual procession follows folk belief cloth absorb power holy object usually specifically curative ability sanctitythroughcontact descends ancient custom ex brandea cloth wiped body tomb twelve apostle part wider category thirdclass relic main highlight feast black nazarene traslación taken spanish term passage movement every january traslación black nazarene commemorating solemn transfer image copy san nicolás de tolentino intramuros quiapo make way along street quiapo attendee reaching million devotee recent year persistent misconception traslación repeatedly referred medium well unscrupulous politician mostly feast black nazarene pistá ng itím na nazareno sometimes feast quiapo pistá ng quiapo despite chaotic yet festive atmosphere far correct black nazarene liturgical commemoration good friday second date year image processed basilica parochial feast day meanwhile june concurrent manila day – birthday titular john baptist recent year processional route altered due rise accident afford neighborhood traditional route chance participate structural deficiency nearby bridge normally school holiday school near processional route first time city history manila mayor joseph estrada declared day special nonworking holiday due impassability thoroughfare projected congestion others successor city mayor kept practice president bongbong marcos reaffirmed status day citywide holiday per custom black nazarene leaf minor basilica day two annual procession either public fashion clandestinely since procession begin around pst gmt solemn midnight high mass filipino misa mayor quirino grandstand presided archbishop manila followed hour later morning prayer liturgy hour end quiapo late night day early following morning depending long image travelled participant choose wait image inside minor basilica greet devotee walk throughout whole processional route devotee wear maroon yellow like image walk barefoot form penance emulation christ walk golgotha authority estimate devotee strode barefoot procession whole almost week long event attended million people attendee include family devotee tourist member devotee association throughout country overseas carrying long estandartes religious gonfalon usually coloured maroon white embroidered gold emblazoned image association name black nazarene processed upon ándas traditionally men permitted mamámasán bearer devotee pulling wheeled ándas two large rope recent year female mamámasán allowed participate pregnant woman barred safety reason also custom vying touch kanang balikat rope side image right shoulder folk belief hold possesses great sanctity closer imitating image bearing cross marshal minor basilica known hijos del nazareno son nazarene form honor guard around image people permitted ride ándas duration traslación hijos – distinguishes maroonclad devotee yellow white shirt – primary task protecting icon damage directing mamámasán front behind using hand gesture voice command sometimes megaphone whistle signal addition help devotee clamber onto ándas briefly touch icon cross wipe image cloth tossed annual traslación cancelled due covid pandemic resorting instead alternative like padungaw viewing black nazarene hourly mass quiapo church however mass held behind closed door due huge spike covid case brought sarscov omicron variant resorting devotee attend online alternative procession known walk faith held january estimated devotee joining procession long hiatus traslación returned new design ándas built sarao motor unveiled year procession featuring image enclosed thick tempered laminated glass onboard light illumination night sound system builtin cctv camera despite prohibition organizer authority climbing ándas many still climbed part devotion believing would bring miracle la mirata dungaw rite traditional dungaw tagalog calque rite spanish name mirata see view involves black nazarene coming hidalgo street made stop briefly plaza del carmen square along southwest flank neogothic basílica menor de san sebastián proceeding towards bilibid viejo street rite discontinued early stillunknown reason revived reincorporated traslación january discovery old document attesting practice resident recollect priest remove image lady mount carmel principal niche retablo mayor use replica termed vicária image dressed primera vestida used solemn occasion camarín private chamber augustinian nun woman may enter camarín point men including priest exit forbidden watching virgin change clothes entire vesting process rosary recited fully dressed precious robe regalia original image given recollects carmelite nunnery mexico city solemnly silently processed small ándas temporary scaffold erected southwest face church lifted several priest attendant see meet black nazarene devotee fall silent gospel lesson followed general intercession several prayer often lord prayer hail mary chanted fervently basilica bell rung throughout short prayer service presiding priest shout ¡viva jesús nazareno crowd reply ¡viva ¡viva virgen del carmen customary reply ¡guapa cheer done thrice shortly thereafter priest slowly turn virgin image watch black nazarene procession depart vicinity plaza del carmen image virgin returned high altar replica returned proper place choir sings devotional hymn nuestro padre jesús nazareno theologically dungaw rite reflects fourth traditional station cross christ meet mother virgin mary en route golgotha reflects closeness christ mother rite also seen courtesy virgin image towards black nazarene former shrine along processional route injury casualty traslación also notorious casualty result jostling congestion crowd pulling ándas injury even death devotee brought upon one several factor including heat fatigue trampled upon crowd length traslación currently longest image recorded history ended hour leaving grandstand arriving plaza miranda around pst january procession took longer usual since wheel ándas broke early point near manila hotel rope broke distance away near liwasang bonifacio also report group devotee diverting image previously defined route order pas business establishment outside traditional route illicit act done allow home business planned route receive good luck blessing image duration also recorded traslacións meanwhile traslación first held occasion th traslación previous procession held around district quiapo fastest procession history took nine hour arriving back quiapo church following new measure route change decreased length procession meter ft passing ayala bridge instead usual jones bridge – traditional macarthur bridge used – procession took sixteen hour thirtyfour minute thirdfastest history improvement recorded time twentyone hour shortened fourteen hour fiftynine minute ten second introduction new ándas crowd participation quiapo church recorded attendance devotee within hour period procession least fifth church one biggest crowd religious festival history red vestment used feast black nazarene absence national liturgical directive feast day decision celebrate feast parish community archdiocese manila proposed holy see declare january national feast black nazarene liturgy word black nazarene mass similar one used feast exaltation holy cross first reading number b responsorial psalm psalm – – second reading philippian gospel john accommodate influx devotee thirtythree hourly mass held quiapo church starting first vigil mass january pm pht last mass pm following day similar procession replicating traslación also held january part country largest held cagayan de oro us official replica image given minor basilica since become center devotion mindanao march replica black nazarene quiapo church arrived old chapel st rock healer mission center bishop compound brgy cawayan catarman northern samar since many devotee across northern samar came venerate sacred image especially friday time said mission center constructing bigger church january first traslación held sacred image solemnly transferred old church new unfinished church building crowd northern samar island attended september newly constructed church blessed dedicated consecrated cardinal luis antonio tagle event concelebrated priest quiapo church felomino g bactol bishop naval bishop emeritus anghel hobayan diocese catarman emmanuel c trance bishop catarman mission center first administrator alan abalon mission center second administrator rector rico manook event attended devotee different diocese eastern visayas ceremony mission center elevated status diocesan shrine making first church visayas declared shrine honor image august said shrine became parish making first barangaybased parish whole diocese catarman current official name st rock healer parish diocesan shrine nuestro padre jesús nazareno filipino overseas brought tradition procession mass honoring black nazarene image country australia united state quiapo copy image paraded street within parish bound devotee reciting prayer wake september replica black nazarene canonically enshrined saint catherine siena roman catholic parish reseda california united state procession united arab emirate made first traslación middle east january first friday month travel within city manila traslación every january might difficult heavy traffic expected jeepneys use alternate route day avoid procession thus creating additional travel time public rail transport system line line line provide free ride devotee easily identifiable dressed maroon walking barefoot traffic rerouting implemented annual procession day enforced manila police district reinforcement philippine national police since armed force philippine metropolitan manila development authority philippine coast guard guard stretch pasig river along ayala since jones macarthur quezon bridge ensure safe passage procession similar scenario may experienced tourist traveller cagayan de oro catarman northern samar yearly procession sacred image well town city replica image brought procession day