As soon as once more, Melilla lives the Corpus Christi pageant with devotion. This Sunday, lots of of devoted from the whole parish neighborhood of town participated within the commemorative occasions that had been carried out.
Round ten within the morning, Corpus Christi started with the celebration of the Holy Mass within the church of the Sacred Coronary heart of Jesus, which has been chaired by the episcopal vicar, Eduardo Resa. A Eucharist through which not solely a illustration of members of all of the brotherhoods and brotherhoods of Pasión y Gloria within the metropolis had been current, but additionally lots of of Melilla residents who got here to the holy temple to listen to the phrase of God.
Undoubtedly, This is without doubt one of the most necessary dates within the Christian liturgical calendar and attracts probably the most residents. This has been mirrored within the quantity of people that have been current. This morning there was nobody else within the church. The pews had been full and many individuals crowded to the doorway of the parish. Some even needed to wait exterior as a result of it was unimaginable to discover a house.
The president of the Metropolis, Juan José Imbroda, the Authorities delegate, Sabrina Moh, and different representatives of the native Authorities additionally attended the mass and subsequently joined the standard procession that takes place yearly on these dates.
Corpus Christi Procession
On the finish of the service, the Blessed Sacrament left the Church of the Sacred Coronary heart and started its processional journey via the middle of town surrounded by a large number of devotees.
The delegation has been made up of members of all of the brotherhoods and brotherhoods of Melilla, in addition to the totally different ecclesiastical, civil and navy authorities. The girls and boys who made their first communion this yr haven’t missed one other yr both. and that they attended dressed within the costumes with which they’d carried out this sacrament.
After leaving the Sacred Coronary heart Church, the procession headed in the direction of López Moreno Avenue. Persevering with alongside Avenida Castelar, he entered Avenida Juan Carlos I to succeed in the Plaza de España. From this level he made his manner again alongside Spanish Military Avenue and again to the church.
All through the whole journey, The Blessed Sacrament made a number of stops in entrance of the totally different altars made by the parishes and brotherhoods. When stopping alongside the way in which, acts of grace or petitions had been carried out. Others most popular to hope for numerous causes.
There have been seven altars that had been put in within the heart and had been embellished with flowers and different ornamentation. Particularly, from the Castrense and Sagrado Corazón parishes and the brotherhoods of La Flagellación, Nazareno, Cautivo and Divina Pastora together with the Brotherhood of Rocío and the patron saint.
The Musical Group of Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno has accompanied the Corpus Christi procession always, performing totally different processional marches, as has the ‘Ciudad de Melilla’ Music Band.
Though the day started with the specter of rain in Melilla, because the State Meteorological Company (Aemet) predicted showers for the start of the day, the forecasts weren’t fulfilled and the procession was in a position to go away.
Though Sunday had dawned with the skies fully lined by clouds, the clearings quickly opened up within the sky, leaving a stupendous day of celebration.
