Holy Week Cartagena
All the participants ended up convinced that they had removed the thorn of a year of suspension due to the rain and two others derived from the pandemic
Vitality, joy and willpower were transmitted this Sunday by the participants in the procession of the Resurrected. A very special atmosphere spread from the penitents to the portapasos, also passing through the assistants, who from the exit of the procession filled the streets delivered. Thousands of people searched for their place to fully enjoy the passage of the last parade of Holy Week.
At half past nine the fanfares of the music bands were already sounding, warning that the Christ reborn was about to fall. An hour later, the celebration of the return of the Lord began punctually to insist before humanity on his message of love. Its development showed that the three years that had passed without a parade had been worth waiting for. In 2019 it was because of the rain, and in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic.
This Sunday, the sky remained blue and with a radiant sun throughout the day. And, with the Covid-19 in remission, the itinerary was packed with the public, with caution and a mask in most cases. This atmosphere of great communion also widened the hearts of the personalities who paraded. Like her older sister, Marién García Boj, who did it for the first time in office, after being elected a few months ago. Along with her, the mayor, Noelia Arroyo, walked in a procession ahead of the titular third of the brotherhood. Later she joined the president of the Port Authority, Yolanda Muñoz, before the throne of the Magdalena.
Everything contributed to the overall brilliance, including the uniformed participants. From the Roman soldiers, to the escort of the Local Police, gala, the National Police, and the Marines. The Navy and the Land and Air Forces were represented by their commanders, as is tradition. However, it was the artillery picket that got the biggest ovations.
The most characteristic, applauded and commented
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The titular throne.
He was applauded both at the exit of Santa María and when the portapasos took him out at the end, to receive the Virgin. -
The halo of Saint Thomas.
It shone brightly in the sun on the throne of the Apparition, which this image shares with Jesus, midway through the procession. -
real fish.
The tradition of putting fish in the nets of the throne of the Apparition in Lake Tiberias returned. -
real trees.
Both the lemon tree of the Magdalena and the pine of the Resurrection Christ once again gave credibility to the scenes of the sacred scriptures. -
The slenderness of the San Juan.
The image once again looked impressive with its beautiful image and the very long palm. -
The Virgin on Cañón Street.
The portapasos accelerated the pace from the beginning until well into Calle del Aire. -
The bells of Santa Maria.
They sounded for the first time restored at the end of the procession, since the procession has not been held due to the rain and the pandemic since 2018. -
The picket.
After the entrance of the Virgen del Amor Hermoso, also much applauded, the artillerymen’s parade to conclude the act was the finishing touch that everyone was waiting for.
novelties and traditions
With regard to the thrones, novelties such as the silver halo that gave new luster to Santo Tomás in the sculptural group in which Jesus appears to him stood out. There was also a premiere for the Santo Ángel de la Cruz Triunfante Group, with new pads on the rods for greater comfort for the portapasos when grasping them. The same as that of Our Father Jesus Resurrected, who marched with new tulips.
Also congratulatory was the Apparition of Jesus to Mary Magdalene, with the addition of a carving by Manuel Ángel Lorente on the 75th anniversary of this formation and for the 25th anniversary of its incorporation into the parade.
These additions enriched a delegation that has very characteristic and rooted traditional elements. Like the use of real fish, sent from different nearby fish markets, to put it in the nets next to the boat on Lake Tiberias. Also the placement of a royal pine behind the Holy Christ of the Resurrection, donated by the Algameca Naval Station, and a lemon tree full of fruit, in the aforementioned Magdalena.
The excitement grew as the procession progressed and almost as the sun raised the temperature. The casualties among penitents and portapasos to catch their breath were not serious. Almost all of them rejoined later. However, this led to a certain slowing down of the march, which prolonged the procession by forty minutes, until twenty minutes to four in the afternoon. In the last section of the almost six hours of march, some of the most memorable moments of the day also took place.
After the entrance of San Juan Evangelista in Santa María with his slender figure and his endless palm, the Virgen del Amor Hermoso had free field to climb at full speed and on the shoulders of his courageous portapasos through Cañón Street and continue until well into Calle del Aire , followed by manolas with a white mantilla. The throne of the Risen One came out to receive her and both were rocked face to face and surrounded by about a thousand people. At the same time they tolled the bells of the church, whose restoration the white brotherhood had not been able to benefit from, because they were relocated after the last procession they were able to celebrate, in 2018. The clean sound of their ringing was highlighted by the participants in the entourage .
Music for the heart
The titular image entered the temple again, facing Mary and she followed him. Already on the threshold, the Salve came sung before the image was lost from sight when crossing the door. The artillery picket paraded, now alone, towards the Plaza de San Sebastián, along Calle Mayor and back to Calle del Aire, to conclude Holy Week.
A new church team enlisted the help of the Californios
A new church team got this Sunday that the entire organization of the composition of the procession went ahead with great dedication, care and the help also of the California Brotherhood, according to sources from the Resurrected. Among the novelties was, likewise, a change in the voice that by loudspeaker calls the members of the groups that are about to leave to enter the temple. The death of the person who was in charge of it, for a long time, forced the modification.
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