Discourages Filipino Devotees Discouraged to Visit Quiapo Church During Traslacion 2021
TRASLACION 2021 – Quiapo Church is discouraging the devotees to visit the parish during the Feast Day of the Black Nazarene.
Quiapo Church parochial vicar Fr. Douglas Badong is discouraging the public to physically attend the annual religious festival to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease. He advised the devotees to join the activity at home or in the local churches.
The church said that only 300 people or 30 percent of the total seating capacity are allowed for the festivity. The Inter-Agency Task Force also prohibits senior citizens and young children to attend the event during the feast day.
People below 21 years old and elderlies are advised to remain at their houses at all times in the areas under the general community quarantine. However, they could still go outside but for valid purposes only.
The Black Nazarene’s annual procession has been also canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic but Quiapo Church would held dozen of masses for the Filipino devotees. The wooden statue would be displayed at the balcony of the church.
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“Hindi magiging kabawasan sa pagiging deboto ‘yong hindi nila magawa, ‘yong tradisyon na ginawang pamamanata… for this year 2021, we have a situation and we have to understand that,” Father Badong said.
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