Once public worship has been restored by the Archbishopric of Seville, after more than a year and a half of restrictions due to the pandemic, the first image to process through the streets of the Seville capital will be this Sunday, September 19, the Divina Pastora de Santa Marina from his chapel on Amparo Street. The guide cross will leave at 6:45 p.m. so that the Pastora pass, carried by Antonio Santiago’s bearers, is under the door lintel a quarter of an hour later, while the entrance would be shortly after 11 p.m. : 00 hours.
The Gloria corporation has tried to make the route as similar as possible to the usual one each year around Feria Street, going through Amparo, Madre María de la Purísima, San Juan de la Palma, Dueñas, Doña María Coronel , Bustos Tavera, Plaza de San Marcos, San Luis, Plaza del Pumarejo, Rapporteur, Fair, Aposentadores and Amparo. The brotherhood will ensure at all times that the members of the procession keep the relevant safety distance in addition to wearing a mask. The musical part will be provided by the Agrupación Santa Cecilia opening the entourage and the Band Master Fernando Guerrero de Los Palacios after the step.
From this Thursday, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and until Saturday and the same Sunday, the 19th after Holy Mass in the morning, the brotherhood will open the issuance of site ballots, for all those brothers and devotees who want to be part of the procession that will accompany the Divine Shepherd.
Also in the capital on Sunday morning the Virgin of the Helpless of the Alcosa Park and the Virgin of the Sadness of the Brotherhood of La Vera + Cruz. The first will start at 10:00 am with the following route: City of Paterna, Our Lady of the Helpless, City of Liria, Avenida de Chivas, Jesús del Divino Perdón, Ontur, Our Lady of the Helpless and City of Paterna, entering the parish temple at 12:00 hours.
For her part, the Virgin of Sadness will come out at 10:30 am and the planned route will be as follows: Exit from the Dulce Nombre de Jesús chapel, to go through the streets of Jesús de la Vera Cruz, Baños, Plaza de la Gavidia, Cardenal Spínola and entry in the convent of Santa Rosalía. At 11:00 am the solemn function presided over by Father Pablo Guija Rodríguez, delegate of University Pastoral, will be held in the Church of the aforementioned Convent and at the end the Angelus will be prayed before the Blessed Virgin. To close the act, the return to the chapel of Dulce Nombre de Jesús will be by Cardenal Spínola, Plaza de la Gavidia, Baños and Jesús de la Vera Cruz.
We also noted several appointments in different locations in the province. On Albaida del Aljarafe leaves on Saturday, September 18, Our Mother and Lady of Mercy. Before, on Friday at 6:30 p.m., the Santa Cruz simpecado will start from its chapel, accompanied by the sounds of the brotherhood’s musical group; At 7:30 p.m. the traditional floral offering to the Virgin will begin, concluding at 9:30 p.m. with the singing of the salve. Already on Saturday, at 12:00 hours, a solemn function will be held; at 18:00, parades by the Master Tejera’s Band, which will be the one that from 7:00 p.m. will accompany the Virgen de la Piedad after the passage.