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| The traditional act was held this Monday, October 26, following all health recommendations in the presence of members of the Municipal Corporation and of the members of the Governing Board of the Hospital de Caridad | The mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, has made this Monday, October 26, in the Basilica de la Caridad the traditional offering of the Onza de Oro that materializes the economic aid that the City Council provides every year to the "sick poor" of the Santo y Real Hospital de Caridad.This year, due to the exceptional health crisis, the event could not be held as usual on Friday of Dolores, the feast of the Patron Saint.

Ana Belén Castejón explained that this time it is "a humble act, which conforms to the health recommendations" for that reason the first mayor has shown her gratitude to the brothers of the Hospital de Caridad "for their patience" while transferring them "all our encouragement and love".The mayor asked "a little understanding in these delicate moments" to all citizens "for not being able to attend such an important and beautiful event as celebrating or recovering what would have been the big day of Cartagena, with the delivery of the Ounce of Gold to the brothers of the Hospital de Caridad ", said the mayor.About 12:00 hours on Monday, October 26, the mayor arrived accompanied by a representation of the Corporation, made up of the vice mayor, the deputy mayor and spokespersons for the municipal groups, who have been received in the basilica by members of the Governing Board of the Hospital de Caridad.After a few words of welcome from the rector of the basilica, Francisco Montesinos, the mayor made her offering at the feet of the Patroness, making the traditional delivery of the Onza de Oro, to ask the Virgin of Charity for strength to be able to face the the health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. "Today we will ask the mother of all Cartagena, the Virgin of Charity, to continue giving us strength to continue fighting this terrible pandemic together.

I will ask for unity of all political representatives and loyalty to face all together without colors and without distinctions , this tough stage that we have ahead and I will also ask for all the deceased and their relatives, who have been victims of this terrible health crisis "stressed the first mayor.For his part, the older brother, José Vera Sánchez, wanted to show his gratitude to the Cartagena City Council for having been able to carry out the act of the Onza de Oro, "in the end everything comes in good faith, on the part of the City Council, to do this act simply.

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Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena