At four o’clock in the morning, the procession of “The Christ of Soccour Brotherhood” departs from the Old Cathedral surrounding area with its “Stations of the Cross.” The brotherhood’s heirs founded by the Duke of Veragua will be only accompanied by a muffled drum and the pray of the Stations of the Cross, being this the only sound heard in the old streets of Cartagena. The images of the Virgin of the Consolation Solitude and the Christ of Soccour will carry out a penance station at the Virgin of the Rosell, old patron saint of the city. At six in the morning they will offer the first of the masses in Caridad Church, devoted on this day to this Virgin. At dawn, as it is usual with all the Virgins of our Holy Week, at the end of the procession people will sing the Cartagena’s Hail Mary.

At night, full of emotions and feelings, the first procession of the California Brotherhood departs. Its most characteristic thrones are The Christ of Mercy and the Holy Mary of Rosary. To see the procession in front of the Caridad Church fills your heart with emotion due to its fervent “portapasos” who are very devote to the thrones they carry. Santa María de Gracia Church will be a silent witness of the arrival of the procession.

 

 

Departure: 4:00 - Concepción Street, near the Cathedral ruins.

Arrival: 7'45 h.

Route:Concepción, San Ginés Square, San Francisco, Campos, San Miguel, Aire (penance station at the Church of Santa María de Gracia, for the offering in honour of the old patron saint: The Holy Virgin of the Rosell), San Sebastián Square, Honda, San Francisco Square (north side), Arco de la Caridad, San Vicente, Sevillano Square, Serreta (second penance station at the Holy Virgin of the Caridad, the patron saint of the city, to attend to the mass at six in the morning). When the mass ends, at half past six in the morning, the procession goes along Caridad Street, Risueño Square, Duque, San Ginés Square, and Concepción.

 

 

Departure: 17:30 h.- desde la Capilla y Casa del Cristo de la Misericordia en Plaza de la Merced nº9.

Route: Plaza de la Merced (lado norte y oeste),Duque, Plaza de San Ginés, San Francisco, Campos, Jara, Plaza de San Sebastián, Puerta de Murecia, Santa Florentina, Paruq, Plaza de López Pinto, Serreta, Caridad, Plaza de la Inmaculada, Duque, Plaza de la Merced (lado sur y este).

 

 

Departure: 21 h.- Santa María de Gracia Church

Length: 4 horas.

Order and composition: Standards, Female penitents of Prendimiento, Brotherhood’s emblem float, Grenadiers Squad, Female penitents of the prayers in the orchard, Float of the seven pains allegory, Female penitents of Osculo, Float of Jesus’ goodbye to the Holy Virgin, Penitents of the Christ of Mercy, Brotherhood’s table, Christ of Mercy float, Penitents of the Virgin of the Rosary, The Virgin of the Rosary float, Squad of Grenadiers.

Route: Aire, Cañón, Mayor, San Sebastián Square, Puerta de Murcia, Santa Florentina, Juan XXIII Square, Parque, López Pinto Square, Serreta, Serreta Square, Caridad, Inmaculada Square, Duque, San Ginés Square, San Francisco, Campos, Jara, Aire and Santa María de Gracia Church.