DEVOTEES jostled against each other to be able to touch the “andas” if not the end of the cross of Jesus Nazareno, despite pleas from Quiapo Church officials against climbing the carriage.

Gaspar Espinocilla, a 56-year-old Manila city employee and a devotee of Jesus Nazareno for the last 20 years, said he is praying for his family, including his sister who has ovarian cancer.

Last Jan. 11, 2024, Esquire published a long piece that I wrote entitled "How the Nazareno devotees my heart," upon the recommendation made by Alfrein Quirionez of Quiapo Church to Rhia Diomampo Grana ...

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Over 400 images of the Sto. Niño were showcased in grand carriages during a vibrant procession in Pasay City on Sunday as part of this year’s Fiesta del Sto. Niño. In Katrina Son’s report for 24 Oras ...

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according to the Nazareno Operations Center. The turnout surpassed last year’s procession, which drew 6.1 million devotees and took around 14 hours to complete. Reflecting on the massive crowd, Quiapo ...

The communal ecstasy in the most awesome display of Catholic faith in the Philippines can be quite bewildering as a multitude of devotees jostle and surge in a sea of humanity at the Traslacion, the ...

Gaspar Espinocilla, a 56-year-old Manila city employee and a devotee of Jesus Nazareno for the last 20 years, said he is praying for his family, including his sister who has ovarian cancer. He is also ...

The statue of Jesus is dressed in a maroon and yellow cape, prompting many to wear similar colors. Devotees known as Hijos del Nazareno (Sons of the Nazarene) are authorized to ride on the carriage, ...