The route of the procession will be shorter, and devotees will not be allowed to clamber up the front of the carriage carrying the image of the Black Nazarene.
FIRST FRIDAY MASS OF 2020 A devotee raises a Black Nazarene statue in front of Quiapo Church in Manila during the first Friday Mass of 2020. The Feast of the Black Nazarene is on January 9, when millions of devotees flock to Manila for the annual Traslacion. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA