00:00Devotees in Naga City have gathered this evening for the fluvial procession of Our Lady of Peña Francia.
00:07This year's celebration is even more special because it is the 100th canonical celebration of Peña Francia.
00:14From Naga, live from Tutok, Oscar Oida, Oscar.
00:19Emil, despite the heavy rain, the devotees of Peña Francia did not stop here in Naga City.
00:31Early in the morning, the devotees of Our Lady of Peña Francia came here to St. John the Evangelist Metropolitan Cathedral in Naga City.
00:40Many came from faraway places.
00:44Their prayers and stories are about the Mother of Peña Francia.
00:49I had cancer in 1986-87.
00:53Every time we put flowers on her feet, I whispered to her,
00:58let me have an extension, I still have a lot of life.
01:01We also pray.
01:03Many are selling memorabilia, rosaries, t-shirts, and other images of the Mother.
01:10The Commission on Liturgy of the Archdiocese of Caceres in Bicol Region
01:16This year's celebration is even more special because it is the 100th canonical celebration of Peña Francia.
01:32Canonical coronation is a special recognition given by Rome.
01:37Usually there are two requirements, antiquity and miracles.
01:41Antiquity because it should have passed the test of time.
01:44And in 1920, when the petition was made for canonical coronation, the devotion was already more than 200 years old.
01:51So it passed.
01:52Early in the morning, the fluvial procession is expected to start.
01:58It is not the same every year because it depends on the water level in the Naga River.
02:04If the water level is too high at the peak of the high tide,
02:09we will not be able to pass under the bridge of Colgante and Panganiban.
02:13If the water level is too low at the low tide, the pagoda will be destroyed.
02:18It will not advance.
02:19So we observe the tide in between.
02:24From the cathedral, the Pagoda will ride the Mother of Peña Francia
02:28to carry the Naga River back to the Basilica Wharf or Landingan.
02:35To those who will jump into the river during the procession,
02:38in the belief that the river is blessed when the Mother of Peña Francia is passing by,
02:44the church has a different call.
02:47If she is our mother and we train her, the river is what she is passing through,
02:53we should take care of the river.
02:59We must make sure that the river will not be polluted
03:02because it is the river we dedicate to our blessed mother.
03:08Meanwhile, Emil, according to the Naga City Police,
03:11more than 2,000 policemen will be dispatched for the fluvial procession tomorrow.
03:18And they remind us not to go to the procession drunk or drunk,
03:24and as much as possible, avoid carrying or carrying important items.
03:29Thank you very much, Oscar Oida.
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