INQUIRER.net: ‘Ocean of devotees’ flood Lucban shrine

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'Ocean of devotees' flood Lucban shrine Mar 30th 2013, 02:58 LUCBAN, Quezon -- "The ocean of devotees was spiritually amazing. It was an avalanche of faith and devotion." This was how healing priest Fr. Joseph "Joey" Faller described the mass of pilgrims who had been flocking to the five-hectare "Kamay ni Hesus" (Hand of Jesus) shrine here since Palm Sunday to observe the Holy Week. For the first time in 10 years since the shrine started to attract legions of Lenten pilgrims, a sea of devotees flooded the entrance of vast complex on Good Friday as they inched their way to its gate. "This only happened this year," Faller said. The priest, who is believed to possess a gift from God to cure the sick, is the administrator of the sh... Keep on reading: ‘Ocean of devotees’ flood Lucban shrine Media files: Lucban-Shrine-701x600.jpg (image/jpeg)

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