Bienvenidos aqui na Ipil Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno

His Excellency Bishop Julius Tonnel, D.D, upon seeing the Black Nazarene at the Paul VI Institute of Liturgy in Bukidnon, was hearwarmed by the image of the Lord. At the time, the Parish Priest of Quiapo, where the original image of the Nazarene resides, was there too. From their conversation, Bishop Tonell wrote a letter to Archbishop Rosales of Manila, requesting that the Ipil Diocese be given the image of the Nazarene. The bishop of Manila in his reply to Bp. Tonnel, happily informed that the Nazarene Statue be made soonest. It was also mentioned in the letter that the Diocese of Ipil would be informed on the time of shipping the holy image. That was last April.

Now, July 14, 2011 at past 10 am, the image of the Black Nazarene arrived at the premises of the St. Joseph's Cathedral, with Bp. Tonell, leading the welcoming of the Lord's image. Last Saturday, I have been practicing with the Interlude Choir, the singing of the Nazarene's theme: "Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno." During the blessing of the image, we sang it meaningfully with the faithful present. After the para-liturgical rites, the Bishop approached me and gladly asked how I came up with the hymn for the Nazarene. I told him that I got it online. He suggested that we also sing it during the communion on Sunday as a gesture of welcoming the Lord's image.

This 5:oo pm, we'll be singing during the Thanksgiving Mass in honor of the Black Nazarene of our Lord.