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The equator of the month of July arrives with the Virgin of Carmen as the main protagonist.
On Tuesday July 16 the fishermen and residents of Santa Lucia commemorated as every year the feast of their patron with the traditional mass and its subsequent sea procession through the port of Cartagena.
The events began at 6:30 p.m. in the Church of Santiago Apóstol in Santa Lucía, where the Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena, Sebastián Chico, officiated the Ecuaristia.
During the mass, the offering of fish, bread and wine was made, which included the participation of the Chorus of the Group of Our Father Jesus Nazareno of the Marraja Brotherhood.
Both the traditional mass and the sea procession of Our Lady of Carmen, was attended by the Deputy Mayor of Cartagena, Noelia Arroyo, the second deputy mayor, Manuel Padín, the acting advisor of Water, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Region of Murcia, Miguel Ángel del Amor, the regional deputy, Antonio Calderón, the councilor of the area of ​​Education, Employment and Business, Irene Ruiz and the councilors of the municipal corporation, José López, Jesús Giménez, María José Soler, Ricardo Segado, María Dolores Ruíz and Aránzazu Pérez, among others.
After the mass, around 7:30 p.m., members of the Navy dressed in white shirts and black trousers carried on their shoulders the image of their patron in the sea procession.
Upon reaching the fishing pier, she was transported by sea aboard the vessel 'Isabel Martínez', escorted by a large number of boats decorated for occasion During the course of the same, was thrown a bouquet of flowers as a posthumous tribute to the deceased in the sea.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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