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The processions take place in Mazarrón and Puerto de Mazarrón from 3rd to 12th April

Each year the scale of the Easter week celebrations in Mazarrón increases and for 2020 the schedule for the 2020 processions is as follows (Please note. programme may be modified):

3rd April, Viernes de Dolores (the Friday before Good Friday)

The image of the Virgen de la Amargura is on display throughout the day in the Church of la Purísima.

In the evening the annual Vía Crucis leaves from the church of San Antonio, featuring the brotherhoods of San Juan and Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno. The procession ends with Holy Mass and the kissing of the Virgen’s hands.

Palm Sunday (the Sunday before Easter Day)

10.30: Children’s procession of palms in Mazarrón, starting in the Jardín de La Paz and parading along Avenida Constitución to the Santuario de la Purísima.

11.30: Blessing of the palms at the Santuario de La Purísima followed by the main Procession of the Palms to the church of San Andrés, where Mass is held. Route: Convento, Calle del Pino, Alfonso X El Sabio and San Andrés, where Mass will be held.

17.00: Homage to the monument of the Nazarene in Plaza del Romera, followed by drumming by various groups from all over Mazarrón.

19.00: Holy Mass in the Iglesia de San Andrés.

In Puerto de Mazarrón another Procession of the Palms takes place at around midday from the church of San Antón to the main parish church of San José, featuring children from the municipality carrying branches of palm trees or braided palm tree decorations.

Miércoles Santo (Easter Wednesday)

22.00: Procesión de las Promesas, procession of promises, with one paso, the Cristo de las Promesas. Starts at the Santuario de la Purísima on the following route: Asilo de Ancianos La Purísima, Filomeno Hostench, Calle Covadonga, Avenida Constitución, Plaza del Callao, Plaza del Convento.

Jueves Santo (Maundy Thursday)

18.00: Celebration of the Last Supper in the Iglesia de San Andrés.

19.00: Celebration of the Last Supper in the church of La Isla and Bahía (Puerto de Mazarrón).

21.00: Procesión del Prendimiento (the procession of the taking of Christ)

Pasos: Cristo de la Columna, Verónica, Jesús Nazareno, Calvario, Cristo de la Soledad and Virgen de la Amargura.

Route: Plaza del Convento (Iglesia de la Purísima), Plaza Callao, Avda. Constitución, San José, Jardín de la Purísima, Calle Primavera, Calle del Pino, Calle del Pilar, Calle Boquera, Pintor Miguel García Vivancos, Plaza del Calvario, Monche Ríos, General Gómez Jordana, San Antonio, Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

In Puerto de Mazarrón the main event is the evening Procesión de Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno, after which the church remains open until midnight.

Viernes Santo (Good Friday)

6.30: Vía Crucis, the Stations of the cross, an early morning procession in silence starting at the Iglesia de la Purísima.

Route: Plaza Convento, Pintor Agustín Navarro, Lardines, Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, San Andrés, Santa Rita, Cuesta Carrión, Ceballos, Calle de la Cruz, Plaza del Calvario, Monche Ríos, Gómez Jordana, San Antonio, Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Agustín Navarro, Plaza Convento.

21.00: Procesión del Santo Entierro (the burial of Christ). A sombre procession featuring the Cristo del Sagrario, La Piedad, Virgen de la Cruz, Santo Sepulcro, San Juan and the Virgen de la Soledad.

Route: Plaza del Convento, Plaza del Callao, Avenida Constitución, San José, Calle Primavera, Calle del Pino, Calle del Pilar, Calle Boquera, General Gómez Jordana, San Antonio, Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

After the procession the Holy Sepulchre and the Virgen de la Soledad are taken to the Iglesia de San Andrés, where worshippers kiss the feet of the Cristo Yacente.

A similar procession is held in Puerto de Mazarrón starting and finishing in the Plaza de la Iglesia.

Sábado Santo (Easter Saturday)

Evening vigils are held in the Iglesia de San Andrés and in the main church in Puerto de Mazarrón.

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