The Church Catholic yesterday celebrated the solemnity of Sunday of bouquets, ecclesial activity that marks the beginning of the Week Holy As of today and will conclude on Easter Sunday.
For the occasion the different parishes From the country they carried out processions that toured streets of the different communities. People waved palms with whom they proclaimed the triumphal entry of Jesus to Jerusalemas established by biblical texts.
As every year, the church The Mercedes of the colonial city, National District, made a procession through the streets of the area and, although this time the number of parishioners was less than other years, many adults and young people were integrated and then participated in the Eucharist.
The procession It was headed by pastor Frankely Rodríguez. During the journey, parishioners loaded the image of Jesus on top of a donkey While the participants waved branches of palm, a symbol of the joy that characterizes this day.
Similarly, the parish Saint Martín de Porres, in the municipality Holy Sunday This one, made his procession headed by his parish priest Néstor Male. The same others parishes of the great Holy Sunday and of the provinces. Dozens of parishioners gathered in the park known as the poppy and from there they walked to the parish headquarters.
The parish Saint Vicente de Paul also made his procession From 8:00 in the morning. Singing songs From praise the Christians toured several streets of the mine to end a mass that officiated the pastor Pelagio Taveras.
Others diocese the country also did the same religious ritual that is a custom of the Catholics disseminated worldwide.
Holy Week
The Week Holy, Week Greater or Week Great as they are known in several countries, it is the beginning of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the most important event of the Church Catholic.
In it Monday Holyalso called “Monday of authority “, Jesus manifests before the people;”Tuesday Holy“or” controversy “, because Jesus faces the religious authorities of the time. For him”Wednesday Holy” the Church It reserves that day for penance.
“He Thursday Holy“It is to show the humility of Jesus when washing his disciples’ feet, but it is also the day of the establishment of the Eucharist.
In it priesthood ministerial The votes are renewed and bless and deliver the holy oils to the different parishes.
That day the Passover Youth and child in some parishes until “Sunday of Resurrection“. He “Friday Holy“It is the day of mourning, recalls the passion and death of Jesus, while”Saturday Holy“, The second day of the Pascual Triduum, the Church It is waiting.
The great celebration
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The “Resurrection Sunday” begins with the Pascual vigil on Saturday night. It is the great party of every Catholic that celebrates the resurrection, the foundation of the Catholic faith.
