Originally published at The Catholic Thing
On Jan. 9, more than 8 million mostly barefoot Filipino devotees filled the streets of Manila for the annual “Black Nazarene” procession, one of the world’s largest displays of religious devotion. The Translacion sees devotees in the Philippines capital carry a 400-year-old, life-size statue of Christ carrying a black wooden cross. Millions of Filipino Catholics join the march every year to see and touch Jesus Nazareno, believed to be a source of countless healings and miracles throughout the years.
