Devotees asked not to touch Black Nazarene during Traslacion
Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 03:59:11 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – For safety reasons, church officials on Thursday discouraged devotees from touching the image of the Black Nazarene during this year’s Traslacion.
Father Douglas Badong, an official at the Quiapo Church, said devotees were not prohibited from touching, kissing, wiping, and boarding the carriage of the Black Nazarene but they were being discouraged from doing so.
“Hindi po bawal hawakan. Yun lang, mahirap kung January 9 lahat ay magsasabay-sabay, at kapag magpuprusisyon at nilalabas ang Nazareno, doon nila gustong gustong mahawakan at halikan,” Badong said in a press briefing.
“For safety at para sa kapakanan din ng kapwa deboto, mahirap po na para lang makahawak sa January 9 ay magkakabalyahan, magkakaapakan,” he added.
Badong said that simply joining the procession would be “more than enough” to process the faith of the devotees.
He also reminded the devotees that the Black Nazarene could be visited anytime at the Quiapo Church all-year long.
“Sumama lang kayo sa prusisyon, more than enough na ‘yun,” Badong said.
“Then pag nakarating sa simbahan, anytime, any hour, nandiyan ang Nazareno,” he added. /cbb