Alumbres starts the programming of his Holy Week this Friday, March 3, with the besapié Nuestro Padre Jesús Cautivo, which will conclude with a solemn Mass.
This was announced on Thursday, March 2, the Councilor for the Decentralization Area, Juan Pedro Torralba, who presented the program and poster of Holy Week of the Cartagena de la Diputación for this 2017. In the presentation were also present Brother Major of the Brotherhood of the Blessed Virgin of the Charity of Alumbres, Jesus Bascuñana, and the president of the Neighborhood Council, Miguel Garrido.
Torralba has invited all the Carthagenians to follow the procession in honor of the Virgin of Charity on April 7, Friday of Dolores, "a feminine step in which style and order resemble those of Cartagena."
Jesus Bascuñana has stressed that there have been no variations in this year's programming compared to the previous ones, although "every year we try to improve it a little more".
The Besapié with which the activities begin will have a schedule of 9.00 to 13.00 and from 16.00 to 19.00 hours, and then the solemn mass will begin.
Already on Saturday, April 1, starting at 19.00 hours, the Parish of San Roque will host the Preach of the Holy Week of Alumbres by Brother Major of the Brotherhood of California, Juan Carlos de la Cerra.
In addition, the event will include a tribute to the company Repsol Petróleo, will be presented to the Procession of the Year and will highlight several members of the brotherhood.
On April 5, 6 and 7 there will be Triduo in honor of the head of the Brotherhood and, after the mass on the 7th, the image of the Virgin of Charity will process through the streets of Alumbres.
To finish the Holy Week, Bascuñana explained, on April 10, Holy Monday, there will be a solemn Mass in honor of Our Father Jesus Cautivo and later procession celebrating a Via Crucis Penitencial by the cartagenera deputation.
For his part, the president of the Neighborhood Board of Alumbres thanked the mayor of Decentralization and Celebrations in this presentation and recalled "the affection that Alumbres has for his Virgin of Charity," who came to the Cartagena deputation in 2001 After presiding the Church of the Procom of Escombreras.
"It has become for the alumbreños his Virgin of Charity, representing something very dear and that is processed with fervor", assured Miguel Garrido, who has pointed out that "it is, with San Roque, the representative image of the religious feeling of Alumbres ".
Finally, the pedantry has wished, on behalf of the local board, success to all announced acts and has transmitted its willingness to strengthen "every day and every year more" Holy Week of Alum.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena