Devotees of the Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno (Black Nazarene) in Davao City have announced the resumption of all activities related to the feast of the Traslacion of the revered image on Jan. 9.
"As the situation here in our city has slowly returned to pre-pandemic levels, we are announcing that the face-to-face activities including the foot procession will return in this year’s Traslacion festivities,” the Davao Nazareno said over Radio Veritas.
Organizers said devotees are looking forward to the resumption of activities in honor of the Black Nazarene which had been canceled for the last two years.
The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene (Quiapo Church) in Manila earlier called on devotees to celebrate the feast of the Traslacion on January 9 in their respective parishes to help decongest the crowd in Quiapo.
The Quiapo Church has canceled the annual Traslacion procession in view of the ongoing pandemic and has instead encouraged devotees to go to the Quirino Grandstand for the holy mass and the “pagpupugay” in lieu of the traditional “pahalik.”
The official replica of the Black Nazarene will be enshrined at the Our Lady of Peñafrancia GKK Chapel in Buhanginan Davao City which is under the San Alfonso Maria de Liguori Parish, the Davao Nazareno said.
"The devotees of the Black Nazarene here in the Archdiocese of Davao are hoping that with the smooth return of all face-to-face activities we will be able to spread the love and mercy of the Risen Lord, the Nazareno, to all Catholic faithful in our city as they are facing new challenges brought by complex geopolitical and economic situations,” the group stressed.