I know that it is late for me to post about the Black Nazarene procession last Saturday. Oh well… think about what day we are today. But I just wanted to share the feelings that I felt during that time. It was totally amazing, self-fulfilling and totally worthy. I admit my feet were really aching and it was really a tiring long procession but I didn’t think of it though. I think about all the different people devotedly following the Black Nazarene.
I wouldn’t consider myself as one of the devotees but I truly believe in him. I am not really religious but I do love and trust him. During the procession there are different people reciting the holy rosary and holding lighted candles. We never bring a rosary with us yet we still recited the rosary and we brought with us lighted candles as well.
Before the procession began, a mass was held in the Cathedral church. We are late in attending the mass, and besides we cannot enter the church already because of the many people inside and outside the church. So we just waited outside until the mass was ended and the procession began. We never had the chance to sit even for awhile since we were in the cathedral church until the procession ended that is why I really felt that day that my feet was numbing. It took us two and a half hours before the Black Nazarene reached his final destination.
What makes me amazed about the procession since some of the followers had physical disabilities. Despite the long hour procession these disabled people together with their wheelchair were still determined to sacrifice. It made me realized that I am fortunate enough to have a complete me, that make me feel not tired at all despite the longed hour walk. Black Nazarene is not just miraculous but the best!
I wouldn’t consider myself as one of the devotees but I truly believe in him. I am not really religious but I do love and trust him. During the procession there are different people reciting the holy rosary and holding lighted candles. We never bring a rosary with us yet we still recited the rosary and we brought with us lighted candles as well.
Before the procession began, a mass was held in the Cathedral church. We are late in attending the mass, and besides we cannot enter the church already because of the many people inside and outside the church. So we just waited outside until the mass was ended and the procession began. We never had the chance to sit even for awhile since we were in the cathedral church until the procession ended that is why I really felt that day that my feet was numbing. It took us two and a half hours before the Black Nazarene reached his final destination.
What makes me amazed about the procession since some of the followers had physical disabilities. Despite the long hour procession these disabled people together with their wheelchair were still determined to sacrifice. It made me realized that I am fortunate enough to have a complete me, that make me feel not tired at all despite the longed hour walk. Black Nazarene is not just miraculous but the best!
