Once again, the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was the place that hosted the event of the proclamation of Easter Mazarrón held last Saturday night and finished brilliantly with a performance by the Orchestra of Plucked 'City Cartagena '.
At the same attending the parish priest of St. Anthony of Padua and St. Andrew the Apostle, Julio Romero, Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, the president of the Council of Guilds Easter Mazarrón, Cecilia Morales, the Deputy Mayor for Planning, Francisco Garcia and other members of the municipal corporation.
The proclamation of this year was provided by the artist Lola Navarro who 'drew' a nice cry full of memories of his childhood and youth as an associate of the Virgen de la Soledad.
To do this, Navarro 'took his palette and began to paint' their cry based colors because "I did not know how to start this proclamation, so I faced him as a blank canvas by layering color and hoping that you you see reflected in this table. "
From white to pink for black teens and accompanying Soledad, Navarro stressed the importance of women in Mazarron Easter, recalling for example 'Josefa de la Plaza';
and also naming the Pope Francisco as "an example of humility that we should all emulate."
The Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, congratulated the herald as "was a magnificent and beautiful cry as I stepped forward in presenting Lola Navarro as herald, because as many of us have lived very intensely Easter from childhood" .
The president of the Cabildo, Cecilia Morales, was responsible for delivering a plate to herald in memory of this day and during his speech presented the novelties of the Brotherhood of Our Lady Virgin of La Soledad, consisting of a full suit jacket shall bear the portapasos and an allegory of grouping manolas who were blessed by Julio Romero.
Ginés Campillo was also in charge of delivering the recognition of 'Nazareno of the Year' which this time has been on Miras Diego Perez, who requested "4 guilds continue working to enlarge our Easter" and I read a beautiful poem Our Lady of Solitude, brotherhood to the honoree belongs.
This was presented by the Councillor for Culture, Maria Celeste Soria, who called on citizens to share in "a week in which the work of brothers, portapasos and Nazarenes multiplies. Everything has to be perfectly prepared for all those I can admire that contemplated in the streets of your magnificent carvings Mazarrón and thrones. "
Julio Romero was asked to close the ceremony, congratulating both the herald and the 'Nazareno of the Year.
The priest of the parish of St. Anthony of Padua and St. Andrew the Apostle addressed the faithful to invite one more year to live Holy Week from the faith, reminding the brethren that "even those who do not believe, go out to contemplate your parades to admire the beauty that transcends the human and that is the beauty of soul moved by faith. "
Romero therefore urged those present to "discover the love of God to teach it to others."
Various Easter marches masterfully performed by the Orchestra of Plucked 'City of Cartagena' put the finishing touch to a night full of passion and devotion brother.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón