The rain could not with faith, nor with the vocation of the carpet makers and Vigo also displayed a sample of this ephemeral floral art to welcome the passage of the Blessed Sacrament, in the festival that commemorates the real presence of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist .
The main call took place in the Casco Vello, which recovered its procession through the historic neighborhood after the stoppage of the pandemic. The entourage left the Co-Cathedral Basilica with the monstrance inside the silver pavilion in a carriage pulled by members of the Nocturnal Adoration. He headed towards the Rúa da Palma, linking up with Gamboa and Victoria, to reach the Alameda and through García Olloqui start the return to the Praza da Igrexa.
Headed by the Bishop of Tui-Vigo, Luis Quinteiro Fiuza, accompanied by the head of the Santa María temple, José Vidal, it also had the presence of the priests of the different parishes of the city, as well as the representatives of the brotherhoods of Vigo. who responded to the call. Numerous faithful attended the meeting with the Blessed Sacrament in the streets of the center.
In the morning it was the turn of the parishes. In Bembrive, the rugs spread from the Romanesque temple to the top of O Calvario. The religious and identity reasons of the Minor Entity joined with the protests and between petals and sand messages such as “Bembrive en pé” or “A-52 non” could be read, alluding to the bypass proposed by the City Council.
As usual, after the solemn mass, the First Communion children followed the custody also under a canopy on the carpeted floor.
In Lavadores, a parish that also has an important Corpus Christi tradition, the procession did not go out due to the rain, although the Eucharist was celebrated.
Likewise, yesterday the Day of Charity was celebrated in the Church, which is why the parish priests reminded their communities that one cannot live “the solemnity of Corpus Christi without experiencing the unity between faith and life.”
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