This year’s Traslacion the fastest in 7 years

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 04:13:56 +0000

POLICEMEN secure the carriage of the Black Nazarene during last Thursday’s Traslacion in Manila. (Czar Dancel)

The Traslacion of the Black Nazarene on Thursday was the fastest procession of the venerated image in seven years.

Unlike in the past, this year’s procession only lasted 16 hours.

The “andas” or carriage of the image left the Quirino Grandstand past 4 a.m. and arrived at Quiapo Church just before 9 p.m.

“It’s the fastest after seven years,” Father Douglas Badong, parochial vicar of Quiapo Church, said in an interview.

The procession in 2019 lasted for 21 hours.

Aside from being the fastest, the priest said this year’s procession was also the most orderly.

“Most orderly procession so far,” said Badong.

“We can attribute this to the combined efforts of the church and the local government, the support of the mayor, the different government agencies and the police,” he added.

As for those devotees who were disappointed because they we
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