Penitents at Quiapo Church

As an act of penance this Holy Week, thousands of devotees recite passages from Christ’s passion and death
on the Cross, while others show repentance for their sins in variable ways. Photo shows some of these penitents moving on their knees towards the altar of the Black Nazarene at the Quiapo Church in Manila on Holy Thursday (April 9, 2009). A man at the background approaches the altar while lashing his back continuously as an act of repentance. (PNA photo by Boy Antonio)
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