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La Piedad, as every year, dragged behind thousands of promises that accompanied her throughout the procession through the streets of Cartagena this Holy Monday, March 26.
The mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, was present at 9:00 p.m. at the Church of Santa María de Gracia to bid farewell to the Virgin, before she will depart in the procession of the Promises of the Blessed Virgin of La Piedad (Brotherhood Marraja).
The streets were filled to see the procession marraja along the entire route through the streets: Air, Canyon, Mayor, Plaza San Sebastian, Gates of Murcia, Santa Florentina, Park, Puerta de la Serreta Square, Serreta, Charity, Plaza del Risueño, Duque, San Ginés Square, San Francisco, Campos, San Miguel, Aire, Church of Santa María.
The most anticipated and emotional moment was again lived at the pace of La Piedad by the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin of Charity, where thousands of voices sang in unison, save her, while the 150 portapieces rocked La Piedad (carving of the image maker José Capuz ).
Those who could not enjoy this popular procession or want to relive it can do so in this link Holy Monday Procession.
COURTSHIP
Hundreds of Nazarenes, mostly children, proceeded to procession along with the procession that was composed of: scripts of the Brotherhood;
standard of the Brotherhood, replica of which was processed in the eighteenth century;
group of accompaniment of the Shroud, female penitents of the Grouping of Our Father Jesus Nazarene, wearing galas with the different names that Jesus of Nazareth receives in the Gospels;
grouping of Cadets Grenadiers, inspired by the cadets of the military academies of Marine Corps;
representation of the third and throne of the Holy Chalice, former "Car Horn";
grouping of Grenadiers, represent the former garrison soldiers 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 Association of the Blessed Virgin of Mercy;
third and throne of the Blessed Virgin of Mercy, whose image was made in 1925 by the sculptor José Capúz, carried on his shoulders by the Portapasos-Promesa Grouping of the Blessed Virgin of Mercy and closing the procession the promises.
PROCESSING OF THE TRANSFERS OF TUESDAY
The most military procession will leave this Tuesday, March 27, from three of the military estates of the city to which they are linked.
The three Apostles, San Pedro, San Juan and Santiago, will leave respectively the Military Arsenal (at 21:15 hours), the Artillery Park (at 20:00 hours) and the Military Government (at 20:00 hours). .
The three saints will be carried on their shoulders by their portapasos on thrones whose main characteristic is light, height and flower, called in Cartagena, 'Thrones of Cartagenero style'.
The meeting of the three processions will take place at approximately 9:30 p.m. in the Plaza de San Sebastián, which will continue to procession through the streets Mayor, Cañón, Aire a Iglesia de Santa María de Gracia.
More information on the website of the City of Cartagena.
THE LIVE PROCESSIONS
As every year, the city council of Cartagena and Telecartagena will offer through this page all the live processions. The retransmissions will be made from March 23 to April 1 through technology of video streaming, through its YouTube channel.
The processions can also be seen in deferred connection with the link of the desired procession.
The link to see the processions is on the main page of the municipal website Semana Santa 2018, live.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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