As the pope himself noted, there is always the danger of reducing popular piety to external rituals and superstition ...

Festivals are prime manifestations of the Filipino’s fervent devotion and faith characterized by history, artistry, creativity, and passion. “Viva Pit Senyor” and “Viva Senyor Hesus Nazareno” ...

The revered image shows Jesus as a person with dark skin; it identifies with people of all races and skin colors in saying all are his friends and followers. The Black Nazarene can be seen as a ...

Show more Show less The black statue of Jesus of Nazarene leaves a park following a mass during an annual religious procession in Manila on Thursday Devotees carry the religious icon during a ...

More than eight million people participated in one way or another in the Traslacion. That’s 55 percent of Metro Manila’s population of over 14 million (as of 20 ...

The Feast of Jesus Nazareno, or the Black Nazarene, commemorates the transfer of the life-sized statue to its current home at Quiapo Church in Manila. The centuries-old image carrying a cross is ...

in Manila. When the image of Jesus reached the San Sebastian Church midway 15 hours later, devotees witnessed the traditional Dungaw, the solemn encounter of the Black Nazarene and the image of ...

These are some of the things in the discourse every time the Procession for the Jesus Nazareno (also known as the Black Nazarene) comes annually every ... the rope), "sampa" (to climb and reach the ...

Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the "Black Nazarene", a life-sized image of Jesus Christ bearing down a cross, as devotees jostled for a chance to ...

The Traslacion, which started at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta and wound its way through the streets of Manila towards ... to get closer to the Black Nazarene’s image. Hundreds of devotees ...