Devotees start Black Nazarene festivities with ‘Walk of Thanksgiving’

Devotees of the Black Nazarene participated in the “Walk of Thanksgiving” which signals the start of the Nazareno 2024 activities of the Quiapo Church in Manila.Parish officials, members of the Hijos del Nazareno, and police personnel joined the devotees in the procession–which took more than two hours–was live-streamed on the church’s Facebook page, GMA News reported.The procession, which featured the image of the Black Nazarene, started at 11:30 p.m. from Quiapo Church, also called the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno.The image on board a carroza was taken on the streets around the church.Quiapo Church earlier released the rest of the activities for Nazareno 2024, which will culminate in the Traslacion on January 9:The schedules include January 1 and 2: Barangay visitation in Quiapo community; January 3 and 4: Blessing and procession of replicas of the image of the Black Nazarene; January 5, First Friday: Masses to be held at Quiapo Church starting at 4 a.m., with the last Mass scheduled at 8 p.m; and January 8, Monday: Masses to be held starting at 3 a.m; January 9, Tuesday: Masses will start at 12 a.m.The Quiapo Church also earlier bared the route for the 2024 Black Nazarene Traslacion procession on January 9. The new Traslacion committee plans to place a glass case around the over 400-year-old image of the Black Nazarene.The Philippine National Police (PNP) meanwhile said 15,000 police personnel will be deployed to secure the activities of the 2024 Black Nazarene feast.