Traslación calls for conversion

DESPITE the absence of the grand procession of the image of the Black Nazarene, the Traslación is a daily call for conversion, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula told devotees during the Misa Mayor on Jan. 9.

In his homily at the Quirino Grandstand, Advincula said the Black Nazarene was always there to keep the faithful on the right path despite life’s challenges.

“Kaisa natin siya upang makapag-Traslación patungo sa tagumpay ng kaganapan ng buhay,” Advincula said.

“Siya ang tumutukod upang hindi tayo mahulog sa kamalian at kapamahakan. Siya ang tumitimon upang magabayan tayo sa tamang landas,” he added.

Advincula urged devotees to turn against sin and empathize with one another.

“Katulad ng ginagawa natin tuwing Traslación, pag-ibayuhin natin ang pananalig natin sa kanya at magtulungan tayo upang lahat tayo ay makaranas sa pagmamahal niya,” the cardinal said.

More than 100,000 devotees flocked to the Quirino Grandstand this weekend, according to the Quiapo Church Command Post.

Prior to the mass, a “Walk of Faith” was held in lieu of the traditional Traslación, which was called off for the third straight year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Traslación of the Black Nazarene is held every Jan. 9 to commemorate the image’s transfer from San Nicolas de Tolentino Church inside Intramuros to Quiapo Church in 1787. AMMIEL B.

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Around 80,000 Black Nazarene devotees join the ‘Walk of Faith’ from Quirino Grandstand to the Quiapo Church on Jan. 8. The “Walk of Faith” replaced the traditional Traslacion, which was called off for the third year in a row due to the Covid-19 pandemic.