The daylong procession of the wooden Black Nazarene draws massive numbers of largely poor devotees who pray for the sick and a better life.
This year, widespread fears over the conflict between the
United States and
Iran were highlighted in a predawn Mass.
“Let us remember that in other parts of the world, the threat of violence is brewing and, hopefully, this will not lead to war,” Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle told the crowd at a Manila seaside park.