Carrying their own statues of the Black Nazarene, devotees join the traslacion or procession of the statue of the Black Nazarene during the religious figure’s feast day in Cagayan de Oro on Thursday (Jan. 9). (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
Black Nazarene devotee: Faith, prayer more important than religious objects
A strong spiritual belief is better than relying on the physical representations of one’s faith, a devotee who credits his health recovery to the Black Nazarene reminded his fellow faithful as they celebrate the religious figure’s feast day Thursday (Jan. 9).
