On August 30, the celebration of the Solemn Novenario to Santa María la Real de las Huertas will take place
After “hard years” of the pandemic in which the liturgical acts organized in honor of the patron saint of Lorca, Santa María la Real de las Huertas, had to adapt to the circumstances, (which meant that many of them could not be carried out) , this 2022 “acts and cults are completely recovered” in honor of the Virgin.
This was stated on Wednesday by the mayor of Lorca, Diego José Mateos, during the presentation of the liturgical acts in honor of the patron saint, where he was accompanied by the president of the Virgen de las Huertas Brotherhood, Ignacio Arcas.
As is tradition, on August 30, the celebration of the Solemn Novenario to Santa María la Real de las Huertas will take place in the patron sanctuary, with the participation of different choirs from the city.
On Sunday, September 4, starting at 9:30 p.m., the Announcer Bando of the patron saint festivities will be recovered with the participation of the Municipal Band of Lorca and the traditional “Toque de Caracolas” in the patron sanctuary. This year will be in charge of the Choirs and Dances of Lorca and the municipal band of Lorca with a repertoire of music in honor of our Patron Saint.
On Wednesday, September 7, starting at 8:00 p.m., the traditional offering of flowers to the patron saint will take place once the Holy Mass is over, with the participation of Choirs and Dances Virgen de las Huertas and «Canto de la Misa Huertana y traditional Dance of La Jota Lorquina». A serenade for the patron saint is scheduled for 11:30 p.m., with the participation of the La Hoya and Aguaderas crews with their traditional songs and dances for midnight, when her name day begins and which will mean the departure of the Virgin to the Wise King Square.
On Thursday, September 8, the day of the Virgen de las Huertas, it will begin with the masses at 6 in the morning and the songs in her honor by the different folklore groups and choirs of the city. At 11:30 a.m. it will be the turn of the High Mass, which will be presided over by the Bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, José Manuel Lorca Planes, with the traditional participation of the municipal corporation under clubs and the performance of the group Choirs and Dances of Lorca that will interpret the «Song of the Huertana Mass and traditional Dance of La Jota Lorquina».
distinctions
Ignacio Arcas added that «this year the 2021 distinctions are awarded, which, for reasons that could not be delivered, to Fernando López Miras and posthumously, to the former Minister of Culture, José Guirao Cabrera, and those of this year 2022 to the businessman from Almeria Francisco Martínez Consentino and the gold medal for the Virgen de la Amargura, owner of the Paso Blanco».
In the afternoon, starting at 7:00 p.m., Holy Mass will be held and at the end, it will be the turn of the procession of the patron saint of Lorca through the surroundings of the sanctuary.
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