Last January 9 marked the annual Feast of the Black Nazarene, the centuries-old image depicting Jesus on his way to his crucifixion. The figure, which came to the Philippines in 1606 and is said to have miraculous powers, counts several celebrities among its hundreds of thousands of devotees.
One of these celebrities is Hashtags member and Sakaling Maging Tayo star McCoy de Leon, whose strong devotion brought him all the way to the Traslacion in Manila, where he braved the crowds just to touch the revered figure.
On Instagram, McCoy posted a photo of his feet, dirtied from the religious procession. He wrote: “Nakakatuwa yung mga taong nagpapa abot ng dasal para sa Poon. Kaya lalo akong nag lakas loob tumuloy kahit alanganin na dahil wala akong kasama.
“Dalawang beses akong nahulog habang umaakyat sa Poon, hanggang sa huling pagkakataon naka harap ko ulit siya. Ang tanging nagawa ko lang ay yumoko magpasalamat sa lahat. Nasabi ko nalang ay "Maraming salamat po sa lahat lalo sa pamilya ko ikaw na po bahala sa kanila pag wala po ako. At sa mga taong nagpaabot ng dasal sana po madinggin niyo po sila.
“Sobrang saya sa pakiramdam ba masilayan ulit siya. Hindi talaga maiinda lahat ng sakit sa katawan at pagod.”
The actor/dancer also thanked members of the Kawal del Nazareno who helped him touch the figure of Jesus.
McCoy also shared that he got his devotion to the Black Nazarene from his dad, who has long been a believer in the image of Jesus.
Although McCoy was not with his father at the procession, he specifically thought of him as he touched the Black Nazarene.
“Salamat Daddy dahil ikaw ang nagpasimula sa akin nito,” McCoy said. “Yaan mo babawi po ako sa susunod magkasama na tayo ulit. Para sayo naman po yung isang bimpo napunas ko sa kamay niya :) #BlackNazarene.”
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