Church authorities reported that around 88,000 devotees attended the predawn procession from Quirino Grandstand in Luneta to Quiapo Church, which, unlike the disorder of previous years, went without any major incident. | dpazzibuganINQ JeromeAningINQ
They followed the route of the traslacion that would have transported the religious icon back to its shrine at Quiapo Church, but this time without the icon which remained at Quirino Grandstand.
Church authorities this year introduced the Walk of Faith procession as an alternative to the traslacion.“In terms of the goals that we desired to achieve, I think we were able to draw devotees into a new, albeit temporary way of having the procession without the image. We did it in an orderly and prayerful fashion and we were able to reach Quiapo Church on time,” the priest told reporters.“In terms of the logistics involved, I think we were also able to hold the procession safely and orderly.
Since Saturday, crowd estimates at Quirino Grandstand had reached a peak of around 45,000 and nearly 180,000 at Quiapo Church. Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula was to lead the first Mass at Quirino Grandstand at 12 midnight on Monday as the culmination of the Nazarene feast.In a message released by Malacañang, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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