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On Friday of Sorrows the Cofradía California began its procession of the Most Holy Christ of Mercy and Holy Mary of the Rosary in its Sorrowful Mysteries around 9:00 p.m. from the Church of Santa María de Gracia.
Among the defining features of this procession are the wax lighting of hachotes and cartouches and that all the images of it have been carved in different periods of the artistic production of the Murcian sculptor José Hernández.
In this procession the members of the female third of the Prendimiento participated, the infantile third of grenadiers, the feminine third of the Grouping of the Prayer in the Orchard, the feminine third of the Agrupación of the Santisima Virgin of the First Pain, the one of the Grouping of the Ósculo, the third and throne of the Santísimo Christ of the Mercy, the Grouping of Maria Santísima of the Rosary in its Sorrowful Mysteries and, finally, the Section of Honors of the Grouping of Californian Grenadiers.
The mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, did not want to miss this procession and was present at the bell ring of the throne of the Virgen del Rosario.
This first procession of the Californios had a great influx of people between participants and assistants.
PROCESSING OF TRANSFERS
Last Saturday, March 24, the transfers of the different images to the Church of Santa María de Gracia took place.
During this day the different processions were produced by the cartageneras brotherhoods of the images of the virgins and christs from their respective churches to Santa María de Gracia, place from which all the processions of the Holy Week of Cartagena begin.
Although those in charge of moving these images do not wear the traditional Holy Week costumes of capirotes or Nazarenes, these processions have already become a tradition within the large week of Cartagena and are expected and respected by all Cartagena.
PALM SUNDAY
The traditional procession of the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem, popularly known as the Procession of the Burrica, proceeded with total normality, although in the last moments of the procession the rain threatened and accelerated the passage to the processionists.
The streets of Cartagena were filled with palms and children in this procession that began at 5:00 pm from the Church of Santa María de Gracia.
At the head of the procession marched the Hebrews followed by the infantile third of Roman Soldiers, dressed in the same way as the adult third;
the infantile third of the Prendimiento, the infantile third of the Holy Supper, dressed in white and old gold;
the female infantile third of the Conversion of the Samaritan woman, belonging to the Agrupación de San Pedro Apóstol;
the infantile third of Santiago Apóstol;
the infant third of La Coronación de Espinas;
the male infant third of The Imposition of the Primate, of the Agrupación de San Pedro Apóstol;
the infantile third of the Judgment of Jesus;
the infantile third of the Ossicle;
the infant third of Prayer in the Garden;
the infantile third of the Blessed Virgin of the First Pain;
the infantile third of the Flagellation;
the infantile third of the Beloved Disciple, belongs to the Agrupación de San Juan Evangelista;
the female infantile third of the Judgment of Jesus, belonging to the Agrupación de San Juan Evangelista;
the male infantile third of San Juan Evangelista and, finally, the Honors Section of the Californios Grenadier Association.
Also the mayor was present in this procession accompanying the young processionists of the different brotherhoods.
PROCESSION OF THE PROMISES THIS NIGHT
The processions of Holy Week in Cartagena will continue tonight with the promises of the Virgin of La Piedad, which will leave at nine o'clock at night, from Santa María de Gracia.
The origin of this populous procession had its origin in a transfer of image from the Church of Santo Domingo, becoming one of the busiest.
At around 23:40, he plans to arrive at the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin of Charity, where he will stop briefly, singing a salve and performing a floral offering to the Patroness.
Your tour will be as follows: Air, Canyon, Mayor, San Sebastian Square, Gates of Murcia, Santa Florentina, Park, Plaza de Lopez Pinto, Serreta, Charity, Plaza del Risueño, Duque, San Ginés Square, San Francisco, Campos, San Miguel, Air, Church of Santa María
The cortege will be composed of scripts of the Brotherhood, standard of the Brotherhood, replica of which was processed in the eighteenth century, support group Shroud, female penitents of the Gathering of Our Father Jesus Nazarene, wearing galas with the various names that Jesus of Nazareth receives in the Gospels, grouping of Cadets Grenadiers, inspired by the cadets of the military academies of Marine Infantry, representation of the third and throne of the Holy Chalice, former "Car Horn", grouping of Grenadiers, represent the former soldiers of garrison in the square, of which there is evidence of their participation in the processions in the eighteenth century, third and throne Insignia, subsidiary of the Grouping of the Blessed Virgin of Mercy, third and throne of the Blessed Virgin of Mercy, whose magen was made in 1925 by the sculptor José Capúz, carried on his shoulders by the Portapasos-Promesa Grouping of the Blessed Virgin of the
Piety and the courtship will close the promises.
The mayor, Ana Belén Castejón, will be in the church of Santa María to give the exit to the image and receive it later in its collection, where the traditional salve of Cartagena will be enclosed.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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