Getting ready for Holy Week processions

Poster by Raúl Cárdenas

JIMENA The village is getting ready for Easter week, or Holy Week as it's called by the Catholic Church (see full programme in English below). The advent of Holy Week processions is relatively new to Jimena, although they were present here until the Civil War. The tradition began to be taken up again in the early 2000s with the Palm Sunday procession of La Borriquita ('Jesus on a Donkey' may not be the correct wording but is descriptive), and the addition of two more processions starting last year. Other villages, towns and cities, are also getting ready for it all.In the Campo de Gibraltar, the processions in San Roque are considered the best (we will try to get a programme together for that, too.)>>>

SANTA MISERICORDIA PARISH

NUESTRA SEÑORA REINA DE LOS ANGELES SANCTUARY

PALM SUNDAY

9am - Palm blessing and Holy Mass at the Sanctuary (Convent, Estación)

           La Borriquita (Jesus on a donkey) procession

11am - Palm Blessing and Holy Mass at La Victoria

HOLY TUESDAY: 4pm - Prayers with children and drawing competition on values

HOLY WEDNESDAY:  12 noon - Mass of the Chrism in Cádiz

9.30pm – ‘Ecce Homo’ procession from La Victoria church

MAUNDY THURSDAY (March 28)

7.30 pm - Celebration of The Lord’s Supper at San Francisco

8.30 pm - Celebration of The Lord’s Supper at Sanctuary (Convent, Estación)

9 pm - Holy Hour at San Francisco

9.30 pm - Christ Crucified procession from La Victoria

9.30 pm (approx.) - La Dolorosa procession from San Francisco

GOOD FRIDAY (March 29)

5 pm - Celebration of The Lord’s Death at Sanctuary (Convent, Estación)

7 pm - Celebration of The Lord’s Death at San Francisco

9.30 pm - Jesus Recumbent, Holy Burial, procession from La Victoria

EASTER SATURDAY (March 30)

8.30 pm - Easter Vigil at Sanctuary (Convent, Estación)

10 pm - Easter Vigil at San Francisco

EASTER SUNDAY (March 31)

10 am - Holy Mass of the Resurrection at La Victoria

11 am - Holy Mass of the Resurrection at Sanctuary (Convent, Estación)