
A morning prayer was conducted before the official start of the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene at Quirino Grandstand. (Dennis Datu, DZMM TeleRadyo)

Devotees strive hard to touch the image of the Black Nazarene. (Erik De Castro, Reuters)

A living faith. Devotees take everything to touch the image of the Black Nazarene. (Jeff Canoy, ABS-CBN News)

Female devotee blends in the crowd after successfully touching the icon of the Black Nazarene. (Photo: Danny Pata/GMA News Online)

Huge crowds still aim to touch the image the Black Nazarene as it passes the Quezon Bridge. (Fernando G. Sepe, Jr, ABS-CBN News)

A sea of devotees. Jones Bridge was occupied by devotees of the Black Nazarene. (Photo by Miguel De Guzman)

Thousands of Black Nazarene devotees defied a terror threat, as described by the government, to take part in one of the Philippines’ biggest religious festivals, the Black Nazarene procession. (Photo by Noel Celis/AFP)