The Main Procession and the Encounter Procession, the latter declared Regional Tourist Interest Festival, will close the main liturgical events of Holy Week in Móstoles.
The Night Procession will take center stage on Holy Thursday. At 10 p.m., the images of Jesus Nazarene and Our Lady of Solitude will depart from the parish of Our Lady of the Assumption, which will remain open all night.
The sensory experience for blind people that was implemented last year will also be repeated.
At the Hermitage of Our Lady of the Saints, which will be open from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., they can feel through their hands the images of the Borriquilla, the Piety, and the Yacente Christ, as well as other objects such as thrones and banners.
The Móstoles Holy Week begins, declared a Regional Tourist Interest Festival
MAIN PROCESSION AND THE HOLY BURIAL
One day later, on Good Friday, at 9 a.m., the ‘Laudes’ will be celebrated at the Assumption and then the ‘Rompida de la hora’ will take place in Ernesto Peces Square.
At 12 p.m., the Stations of the Cross will start from the same square. Another highlight of April 18 will be the Holy Burial procession. The Holy Yacente Christ of Victory will procession from the Santa María de la Alegría parish at 6:30 p.m. and will be accompanied by the Musical Group Banda La Estrella.
Also, the traditional Main Procession of Good Friday will be held, starting from the Hermitage of Our Lady of the Saints at 8:30 p.m. with the images of the Crucified, the Piety, the Yacente Christ, and Our Lady of Solitude.
All the floats will parade through the central streets of Móstoles escorted by the Infantry Regiment Inmemorial del Rey No. 1, a Squadron of Gastadores from the Getafe air base, officers from the Traffic Detachment of the Civil Guard of Móstoles, and a Municipal Police Unit in dress uniform.
The solemn Stations of the Cross of the Crucified Christ in Móstoles
ENCOUNTER PROCESSION
On Holy Saturday, the Yacente Christ can be visited from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the parish of Our Lady of the Assumption, while on Easter Sunday they will carry out the emblematic Encounter Procession, declared a Regional Tourist Interest Festival, which will close the main liturgical events of Holy Week in Móstoles.
The processions, with the images of the Resurrected Christ and Our Lady of Solitude, will depart at 10:15 a.m.
These are the main processions of Holy Week in Madrid
Each will depart from their respective temples — the Resurrected Christ from the Hermitage of Our Lady of the Saints and Our Lady of Solitude from the Parish of Our Lady of the Assumption — to meet at Cuatro Caminos Square.
Finally, the Solemn Easter Mass will be officiated at Pradillo Square at 12 p.m., before the images begin their journey back to their temples.
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