followed by the continuation of the vigil in the Panalangin sa Bukang-liwayway (Prayer at Dawn). READ: Nazareno 2025: Full deployment, gun ban, road closures on Jan. 8 – MPD Meanwhile ...

Her youngest, too little to fully understand the rituals, already knows the Nazareno prayer by heart in his own words. “Ito kasi (pointing to her three-year-old son), nagsisimula ng maging deboto.