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The preacher of the Holy Week this year 2015, Santiago Diaz Izquierdo, highlighted the work of procesionistas all year and has qualified as permanent criers Easter.
His opening speech this afternoon at the New Theatre Circus, has been full of poetry.
Throughout his speech he has borrowed verses of poets who dedicated their lines to the Passion of Christ, as Antonio Machado and Enrique Piñana.
The 500 people who have followed his speech in the theater have heard the words of James Diaz Izquierdo, which exalted passion of Cartagena for their Easter feature, stating that "Cartagena is a place you have in your Easter and processions and in their way of living them, a true hallmark ".
He also wanted to appeal to solidarity, in these days of Holy Week, most needed than ever, he said the same preacher.
They could not miss the mention of the Nazarene Mayor this year, Catalina Face Burruezo: "I am honored to share with you this beautiful Easter that will leave memories to erase difficult for both."
During his speech, he did not want to leave any feature of the Easter Cartagena and described the various pictures that we live in these days in the city.
He also talked about the military "that constitute the escorts and pickets, hopefully, prepare to commemorate our Semana Grande, then walk inflamed".
Meanwhile Nazarene Mayor, Cara Catalina has described how his passion for Easter Cartagena began as a child and grew over time.
Grateful for being named Nazarene Mayor, the mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro has delivered a flourish, while María José García Roche, Mayor Nazarene last year regaled him with a bouquet of flowers.
Following the ceremony, where the mayor also received a plaque of appreciation by the Board of guilds, has been given to the attendees the print edition of the proclamation, sponsored by the Catholic University San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM).
Among the authorities the Bishop Lorca Planes, older brothers of the confraternities, the president of the Regional Assembly, the governing body of Pust and admirals Maritime Action and Arsenal was.
The opening speech was broadcast live on the Internet through the website semanasanta.cartagena.es , the portal dedicated to the processions of Cartagena, and where you can watch live and recorded processions through collaboration local station by TELECARTAGENA cable.
OUNCE OF GOLD
Offering an ounce of gold was another great moment of this Good Friday.
At 10 am, the Municipal Corporation came from the Town Hall to the Basilica of Charity.
Trumpeter, sergeants and alguacilillos accompanied them. Ruth Collado, as youngest councilor, was in charge of carrying the banner of the city who wore a black ribbon in mourning for the crash.
On arrival at the Basilica of Charity began the Mass in honor of Charity, officiating Bishop José Manuel Lorca Planes.
The mayor, a year and as tradition and commands, performing Offering an ounce of gold to the patron, dating from 1762, symbolizing the economic contribution made each year by the City of Cartagena for the sick Holy and Royal Hospital of Charity.
This year the donation has been maintained, the amount of 34,000 euros.
Pilar Barreiro wanted to make mention of the deceased and their families of plane crash last Tuesday. "On this day we remember especially the families of travelers aircraft crashed in France, some neighbors of our region's tragedy has touched us all and we are close to them in their suffering. "
The first mayor wanted to remember how special they are these months to the Virgin of Charity: "The Diocese wanted the Year of Charity in our region has as first reference your image, your Basilica and your city."
He finished mentioning Cartagena, which he described as "a fighter people united to its traditions and protagonists of a history of working and overcoming".
FIRST PROCESIÃ "N OF SPAIN
The first procession of Spain left early and marked the beginning of this intense day filled with meetings and processions in the city is celebrating the Great Day of the popular patron saint, the Virgin of Charity, and the start of its unique Easter ten days, declared of International Tourist Interest.
At half past three in the morning, from around the Old Cathedral, left the first procession of the V ed Cross of the Brotherhood of Christ of Socorro. Founded by the Duke of Veragua in the seventeenth century, it is an austere penitential procession is accompanied only by a muffled drum and prayer stations along the main streets of the Old Quarter.
In it the images of the Virgin of Solitude and the Christ of Consuelo Moreno procession. Many citizens have not slept and accompanied.
Have been especially emotional stops, first to the official patron of Cartagena, the Virgen del Rosell, in Santa Maria de Gracia, and later on the six o'clock, before the popular patron saint, the Virgin of Charity.
FLORAL OFFERING TO CHARITY
Under the organization of the Department of Celebrations, throughout the day, Cartagena are approaching Charity for their floral offering to the patron.
As has been happening for years the offerings are made ​​individually, throughout the day, or group through the procession will depart in the afternoon.
Also on the occasion of the feast of the patron saint, the Musical Union Cartagonova has offered a concert in the Town Hall Square at 12.00, directed by Jaime Belda.
At 17 hours will start the procession of floral wreath from the town hall square towards the Basilica of Charity with the following route: Calle Mayor, Plaza de San Sebastián, Puerta de Murcia, Sagasta, Carmen, Santa Florentina, Park, Square López Pinto, Merganser and Basilica of Charity.
52 associations and groups of districts and councils totaling more than 1,500 people will participate in the event, which will also join those who want it, dressed in the typical costume Cartagena, preferably.
Among the participating groups are pipe bands, bugles and drums, choirs and dance groups, street musicians and crews of Campo de Cartagena, acting with the landlady and deposited with flowers that will be compiling a floral blanket around the patron .
There will be free chairs along the entire route of the procession, according to the contract award to the company Chairs Gil Morales SL LATEST PROCESIONES THE DAY A
The day will end as it began, with processions.
First, the Stations of the Cross of Christ of the Divine Mercy, due out at six pm from the Plaza de la Merced with the following schedule: Duque, Plaza de San Ginés, San Francisco, Plaza San Francisco, Arch Caridad, San Vicente, Plaza de López Pinto, Merganser, Charity, Plaza de la Inmaculada, Duque and Plaza de la Merced (south and east).
The second will be the first procession of the California brotherhood: the Holy Christ of Mercy and the Virgin of the Rosary, which will start at nine from the Church of Santa Maria de Gracia with the usual itinerary of the rest of processions, passing first through the Air Street, Canyon and Mayor.
The third is that of the Virgin of Charity of Alum, which also will leave at nine p.m. from the parish of San Roque, carrying the image carved in 1951 by José Lozano Rock and venerated in the Basilica of the village desparecida Refinery tailings.
ALL THE INFORMATION "N ON THE WEB AND THE MÃ" VIL
Of all these events and processions, as well as the rest of Holy Week, offers complete information for citizens and visitors in the municipal website processions ( semanasanta.cartagena.es ), in which prevail images, with more than 700 photographs.
This website uses technology Bootstrap free software that lets you create interfaces that adapt automatically to the screen size of the device, whether personal computers or mobile devices such as tablets or phones móviles.Entre other advantages, this adaptive design prevents have to make different versions of a web, one for each type of device.
It also improves handling and navigation and premium foremost visual appearance, making it more pleasant and attractive.
This design also allows viewing through mobile live coverage of the processions, which this year will again offer the city of Cartagena in collaboration with local TV station TELECARTAGENA cable.
New this year will be made ​​retransmissions relying on the Municipal Youtube channel which will provide greater visibility and promotion of Easter and the ability to see the processions of days determined, a la carte.
Schedules retransmissions are:
Procession of Socorro.
DEFERRED Passion Saturday at 20:00 h. Proclamation of Easter, Good Friday, Good Friday Procession 12:30, 21:20 Procession Palm Sunday Procession 17:20 Easter Monday, 21:20 Procession of Holy Tuesday, 22:00 Procession of Holy Wednesday, 21:20 Procession of Holy Thursday.
DEFERRED Holy Saturday at 20:00 Procession of the Meeting.
DEFERRED Good Friday Procession at 19:00 Friday, 21:20 Procession Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday Procession 22:00 12:20
Easter page also provides schedules and routes of processions provided by the guilds and major acts of Lent, with links, Easter marches and warning notices and proclamations, pronounced since the mid 80's last century.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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