Touching the Black Nazarene

TOUCHING THE BLACK NAZARENE. A devotee touches the image of the Black Nazarene on the side of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila on Tuesday (Jan. 3, 2023), six days before the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene. Priest Earl Allyson Valdez, the spokesperson of the 2023 Feast of the Nazarene celebration, said there will be no "Traslacion" this year but other activities will continue, such as the hourly mass and touching the Black Nazarene image. (PNA photo by Yancy Lim)