tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341086598706333013.post7177498018531160322..comments2022-05-04T11:20:36.653+08:00Comments on Anglican Use in the Philippines: Fiesta sa Quiapo: The Feast of the Black NazareneBen Vallejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963290696331676531noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341086598706333013.post-29758998178469182812011-01-10T21:52:42.375+08:002011-01-10T21:52:42.375+08:00There is much that concerned me initially about th...There is much that concerned me initially about this expression of religious devotion. There is something in my reserved WASPish upbringing that reacts against it. The deaths especially have disturbed me. However, as you note, recent changes have elevated the theology and the safety of the event, specifically moving the main celebration away from the cramped confines around the Quiapo Church to more spacious Rizal Park. My concerns have lessened, though I doubt that I will ever brave that big a crowd and attend.<br /><br />I agree with you that the physical nature of the celebration, the need to touch, is important. Human beings have five senses. We want to -- need to -- engage all five in worship. Worship that is merely intellectual, that focuses merely on words and studying books, without touch, smell, sights, sounds, even tastes, leaves many of us human beings cold. It is not all encompassing. God made us physical. Our worship must be physical as well.Bruce L. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15278304877483681582noreply@blogger.com