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PROCESSIONS
(FROM FRIDAY OF DOLORES TO SUNDAY OF EASTER OR RESURRECTION)

 Holy Week of Zaragoza declared a Festival ofInternational Tourist Interest
(Downloadable Procession Guide made by theAssociation for the study of Holy Week)


Cross guide of Humility Brotherhood - Photography by Jorge Sesé


INDEX

I. BROKENNESS
II. PROCESSES
     1. Day 1 - Friday of Sorrows - Day of acts prior to Holy Week (last day of Lent)
     2. Day 2 - Saturday of Passion - Day of acts prior to Holy Week
     3. Day 3 - Palm Sunday - Beginning of Holy Week
     4. Day 4 - Holy Monday
     5. Day 5 - Holy Tuesday
     6. Day 6 - Holy Wednesday
     7. Day 7 - Holy Thursday
     8. Day 8 - Good Friday - Holy Burial
     9. Day 9 - Holy Saturday
   10. Day 10 - Easter Sunday or Resurrection


I
_______________________________________BROKENNESS_______________________________________

There are 25 Brotherhoods / Brotherhoods, whose popular name, with which they are known, appears in alphabetical order, as well as the full name of each Brotherhood and Brotherhood:

1. THE CALVARY
2. THE DESCENDING
3. THE DEFEAT
4. THE ECCE HOMO 
5. THE GARDEN
6. THE NAZARENE
7. THE PREDIMENT
8. THE RESURRECTED
9. SILENCE
10. THE COLUMN
11. THE CORONATION
12. THE CRUCIFIXION
13. THE PAINFUL
14. THE ENTRANCE
15. THE EUCHARIST
16. EXALTATION
17. HUMILITY
18. HUMILIATION
19. THE ARRIVAL
20. THE PIETA
21. THE BLOOD OF CHRIST
22. VERONICA
23. THE SLAVES
24. THE NEGATIONS
25. THE SEVEN WORDS

II
________________________________________ PROCESSES______________________________________

DAY 1 - FRIDAY OF PAIN - Last day of Lent - Day of Acts prior to Holy Week__________________________

LATE - NIGHT
  • Metropolitan Cabildo - Via Crucis Penitencial Inside the Basilica del Pilar, the Cristo del Santo Refugio (17th century) is carried over by the brothers of the Brotherhood of Mercy. Liturgical act with which Holy Week opens.
  • Brotherhoods that develop a Way of the Cross inside parishes and / or schools on Fridays of Dolores and even procession in the parish surroundings: The Risen One in the interior the Church of Santa Rita presided over by the image in base of the Christ of the Love; The Descent in the Chapel of the College of the Savior presided over by the Christ of the Good Death; The Ecce Homo in the Church of San Felipe; Prayer in the Garden in the interior of the Church of El Portillo and surrounding streets; The Exaltation in the  Dolores Friday procession ending inside the church of Santa Gema Parish; The arrival in the Church of the Coronation of the Virgin and surrounding streets...
  • The Entrance in the Parish of Our Lady of Hope - Via Crucis.
  • The Pro-Brotherhood Trinitaria de Zaragoza, Esperanza and Jesus of Love, in the Parish of San Valero - Vía Crucis.
  • The Nazarene in the Parish of Corpus Christi. - Via Crucis.
  • The Blood of Christ in the Church of San Cayetano - Via Crucis.
DAY 2 - SATURDAY OF PASSION - Day of Acts prior to Holy Week___________________________________

LATE - NIGH
  • HOLY WEEK PRECISION AND PROCESSIONAL COURT OF THE PREGÓN. The Saturday of Passion announces and proclaims the beginning of Holy Week with a Proclamation. This day a paraliturgical religious ceremony is celebrated inside the Royal Chapel of Santa Isabel de Portugal (San Cayetano), usually around 6:00 pm. At the end of the act, the processional procession of the Proclamation begins from the Church of Santa Isabel to the tray of the Basilica of "El Pilar", where the proclamation is proclaimed.

Proclamation outside the Church of Santa Isabel or San Cayetano - Photography by Jorge Sesé

 They participate in the processional cortege of the cry representatives of each of the brotherhoods, brotherhoods and congregations, ordered according to the advocacy followed in the Procession of the Holy Burial. Each year, a different Brotherhood organizes the proclamation, by delegation of the Coordinating Board of the Brotherhood following the processional order of the Procession of the Holy Burial.

The people, who have proclaimed the Proclamation of Holy Week in Zaragoza over the years have been chosen with that spirit necessary to announce the religious and spiritual significance of Holy Week. Holy Week has proclaimed journalists, writers, lawyers, doctors, musicians, historians, educators, politicians, priests and brothers. (Fountain and Cast of Criers)

DAY 3 - SUNDAY OF RAMOS - Beginning of Holy Week____________________________________________

MORNING
  • The entrance - PROCESSION OF THE PALMS or Procession holder. Step: Entrance of Jesus in Jerusalem (Hermanos Albareda 1940). Brotherhood characterized by touching carracas and for carrying palms. It is the first grand procession holder of Holy Week.
Main step - The Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem - Photography by Víctor Usieto

LATE-NIGHT
Step of Our Lord of Humility - Photography by Jorge Sesé
  • The column - Transfer Procession. Peana: Christ tied to the Column (between 1590 and 1600).
  • The Prendimiento - Procession of the Pain of the Mother of God. Peana: Christ of Daroca (anonymous) and step of the Virgen de los Dolores (C.Palao, 1900).
Step of the Virgen de los Dolores - Photography by Jorge Sesé
Main step - Jesus of Humiliation - Photography by Jorge Sesé
  • The Nazarene and the Slaves - Vía Crucis. Steps: Jesus Nazareno (anonymous), Conversion of Santa María Magdalena (Francisco Liza Alarcón, 1991) and Virgen Dolorosa (1749).
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  • The Silence and the Slaves - Vía Crucis. Step: Christ of agony (Jerome Nogueras, 1588).
DAY 4 - HOLY MONDAY______________________________________________________________________

LATE-NIGHT
  • The Arrival - Parochial Via Crucis in Valdefierro. Peana: Christ of Peace (Casabona and Marzal, 2003)
  • The Negations (or San Lambert) -  Parochial Via Crucis. Base: Holy Christ of the Host (anonymous, nineteenth century).
  • The Exaltation - Vía Crucis. Base: Step Insignia (R. Flecha Barrio, 1999).
  • The Calvary - Procession of the Three Falls. Steps: Jesus with the Cross on his back (Tomás Llovet, 1818) and the fall of the Lord (Christian Art of Olot, 1941).
Main Step - Jesus with the Cross in tow - Photography by Jorge Sesé
  • The Seven Words - Vía Crucis. Base: Christ of the Seven Words (Jesús Fernández, 2001)
  • The Nazarene - Procession of the Nazarene. Steps: Jesús Nazareno (anonymous, seventeenth century), Conversion of Santa María Magdalena (Francisco Liza Alarcón, 1991) and Virgen Dolorosa (1749).
Step of Jesus the Nazarene - Photography by Jorge Sesé
  • The “Dolorosa” - Vía Crucis. Base: Virgin of the Solitude (Rafael Ochoa Fernández, 2003).
    DAY 5 - TUESDAY HOLY______________________________________________________________________

    LATE NIGHT
    • The “Pieta” - Procession of the transfer. The Brotherhood of the Holy Refuge gives the Brotherhood of Mercy the base of the Holy Christ of Refuge and Piety (School of Juan Mesa, XVII century).

    Saint Christ of the Shelter - Photography by Jorge Sesé
    • La Crucifixión - Vía Crucis. Peana Cristo crucificado (siglo XX) y Paso de la Virgen de los Ángeles (Ángel L. Tejera, 2016).
    • The Crucifixion - Vía Crucis. Base: Crucified Christ (twentieth century) and Step of the Virgin of the Angels (Ángel L.Tejera, 2016).
    • The Stripped - Vía Crucis penitencial. Naked Cruz procession (performed by members of the Brotherhood).
    • The Veronica -  Vía Crucis. Step Christ embraced to the Cross and Verónica (D. Clavero Díaz, 1992).
    • The Eucharist- Vía Crucis. Christ of the forgiveness.
    • The Descent - Procession of Tears of the Virgin Mary accompanying her Son, in which five seasons are carried out, one for each Tear of the Virgin, meditating on the Pain of the Mother of God and in which jots of Passion are sung. Procession of the Step of the Virgin of the Tears (School murciana, XVIII century). The seasons and / or Tears are: 
      1.  First Tear: Mater Gladio “Transverberata” / A sword will pierce your heart.
      2. Second Tear: ”Mater Angustiis repleta” / See that your father and I are looking for you in anguish.
      3.  Third Tear: ”Mater dolorosa” / Jesus carrying his cross goes to the place called Calvary.
      4.  Fourth Tear: ”Mater crucifica” / They crucified two thieves with Him.
      5.  Fifth Tear: ”Mater lacrimosa” / And giving a cry expired.

    Step of the Virgin of Tears - Photography by Jorge Sesé
    • The Garden - Titular procession of Prayer in the Garden. They take out all their Steps: Prayer in the Garden (Francisco Borja and F. Burriel, 1913) and Holy Mary of Confort (M. Fernández Escobar, 2009) and Peana de Nuestro Padre Jesus of Prayer (M. Matín Nieto, 2004) . The steps are moved from the Church of Portillo to the church of San Cayetano. In front of the school of Escolapios an emotional encounter with the brotherhood of the Prendimiento takes place.
    DAY 6 - WEDNESDAY HOLY__________________________________________________________________

    LATE NIGHT
    • The Negations - Titular procession. Base: Saint Christ of the Reception (anonymous, 19th century). Titular passage of Jesus of Solitude.
    Main step Jesus of Solitude - Photography by Jorge Sesé
    • The arrival - Vía Crucis. Step Arrival of Jesus to Calvary (Tomás Llovet, 1828) and Virgen del Perdón (Salvador Madroñal, 2009). Peana Cristo de la Paz (Casabona and Marzal, 2003).
    • The Calvary - Procession of the Holy Encounter. Procession in which Jesús Camino del Calvario finds himself with his painful Mother. Two brotherhoods participate: Brotherhood of Jesus Way of the Calvary and the Brotherhood of San Joaquín and the Virgin of Pain. Each Brotherhood / Brotherhood procession previously through different routes to meet at 00.00 in the Plaza del Pilar. The first news about the celebration of the Holy Encounter goes back to 1815. They process the images of Jesus with the Cross on their backs (Tomás Llovet, 1818) and the fall of the Lord (Christian art of Olot, 1941) and Base of Jesus in his first fall (Manuel Reina, 2013).
    • The Dolorosa - Procession of the Seven Sorrows and the Holy Procession of the Holy Encounter. Meeting.Procession in which Jesús Camino del Calvario finds himself with his painful Mother (Step of the Virgin of Pain (Manuel José Calero, 1949). Two brotherhoods participate: Brotherhood of Jesus Camino del Calvario and the Brotherhood of San Joaquín and the Virgen de los Dolores. Each Brotherhood / Brotherhood procession previously through different routes to meet at 00.00 in the Plaza del Pilar. The first news about the celebration of the Santo Encuentro goes back to 1815.
    Encounter of Jesus Way of Calvary and his Mother the Sorrowful Virgin - Photography by Jorge Sesé
    • The Ecce Homo - Penitential Vía Crucis. Base of the Holy Ecce Homo (Anonymous, around 1500). The only Brotherhood that carries matracas in different sizes as instruments. In addition, it has incorporated timbaletas in different sizes. 
    Base of the Holy Ecce Homo - Phtography by Jorge Sesé
    DAY 7 - HOLY THURSDAY____________________________________________________________________

    MORNING
    • The Veronica - Titular procession of Christ embraced to the Cross. Christ step embraced to the Cross and Verónica (D. Clavero Díaz, 1992)
      Christ embraced the Cross and Veronica - Photography by Víctor Usieto
      • The Crucifixion - The titular procession of the Crucifixion of the Lord. Paso el Calvario (José Alegre, 1841) y Peana Cristo crucificado (s. XX) y de la Virgen de los Ángeles (Ángel L. Tejera, 2016).
      • The Exaltation - Procession holder of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Step of the Elevation of the Cross (R. Flecha Barrios, 1992-1998), Peana Cruz insignia (R. Flecha Barrios, 1999).
      Step of the Elevation of the Cross - Photography by Jorge Sesé
      LATE NIGHT
      • The Eucharist - Titular procession of the Eucharistic Institution.  Steps: Holy Supper (Lord of the Supper: J.A Navarro Arteaga, 2014, Apostolate: J.A Navarro Arteaga, 2017) and Christ of Fraternal Love (Antonio Labaña, 1991). Steps carried by costaleros.
      Step of the Holy Supper led by bearers - Photography by Jorge Sesé
      • The Stripped - Titular Procession of Christ stripped of his garments. Paso de Cristo Despojado (Christian Art Workshops of Madrid, 2008).
      Step of Christ stripped - Phothography by Jorge Sesé
      • The Capture -  The titular procession of the Lord's Capture. Procession with all its steps: The kiss of Judas (José Alegre, 1847), Virgen de los Dolores (C. Parao, 1900) and Jesus Cautivo (Mario Zambrano Pareja, 2013). In San Cayetano, the Virgin worships the Most Holy Christ of the Bed.
      Step of the Lord's Capture - Photography by Jorge Sesé
      • The Garden - Procession of the Garden Prayer. They take out all their steps and make their exit from the Church of San Cayetano. Steps: Prayer in the Garden (Francisco Borja and F. Burriel, 1913) and Peana de Nuestro Padre Jesus of Prayer (M. Martín Nieto, 2004).
      Passage holder of the Prayer in the Garden -  Photography by Víctor Usieto
      Base of the Christ Crowned with Thorns (1781) -  Photography by Jorge Sesé
      • The Descent - Descent Procession. Titular procession. Procession with its two steps: Step of the Descent (Jose Alegre, 1848) and Step of the Virgin of the Tears (school murciana, century XVIII). Close minutes before the Pieta comes out.
      Step of Descent - Photography by Víctor Usieto
      • The Column - Lord's titular procession tied to the column. They show all their heritage in this procession. Steps: The Lord Tied to the Column (José Bueno, 1949), La Flagelación (J.A Hernández navarro, 1998) and Our Lady of the Fraternity (P. García Borrego, 1950). Peana Cristo Tied to the Column (between 1590 and 1600).

      Step of the Lord Attached to the Column (El Coloso) in the foreground;
      to the left bottom Step of the Flagellation - Photography by Jorge Sesé
      • The arrival - Procession holder of the Arrival to Calvary. Steps: Arrival of Jesus at Calvary (Tomás Llovet, 1828) and Virgen del Perdón (Salvador Madroñal, 2009). Peana Cristo de la Paz (Casabona and Marzal, 2003). Base carried on shoulders.
       In the foreground Paso de la Virgen del Perdón, 
      at the bottom Step of the Arrival of Jesus to Calvary - Photography by Jorge Sesé
      • The Silence - Procession of Silence. Steps: Christ of the Agony (Jerónimo Nogueras, 1588) and Virgen Blanca (Jacinto Higueras Cátedra, 1953) and Santo Cristo del niño infantil. Brotherhood characterized by being linked some brothers to others by means of ropes and playing only wind instruments, heraldic trumpets and cornets, instead of drums and bass drums.
      Our Father Jesus of the Agony - Photography by Jorge Sesé
      • The Pieta - Procession holder Pieta (at 00.00 h). Paso de la Piedad (Antonio Palao, 1871) and Peana Santo Cristo del Refugio and Paso de la Piedad (School of Juan Mesa, 17th century).
      Step of the Pieta in San Cayetano - Fotografía Jorge Sesé

      DAY 8 - FRIDAY HOLY________________________________________________________________________

      EARLY MORNING
      • The Pieta - Vía Crucis (from 3.00 h). Base of Sant Christ of the Refuge and Step of the Pieta (school of Juan Mesa, 17th century).
      Base of Sant Christ of the Refuge - Photography by Jorge Sesé

      MOURNING
      • The Seven Words - Procession of the Seven Words.  Steps: Third word (Félix Burriel Marín, 1948), Fifth Word (Francisco Liza Alarcón, 1989) and Seventh Word (Manuel Miñarro, 2014) and Peana del Cristo de las Siete palabras (Jesus Fernandez Workshop, 2001).
      Brotherhood of the Seven Words (Christ of the Third Word in the background) - Photography by Jorge Sesé

      LATE-NIGHT
      • All the Brotherhoods and Brotherhoods - "PROCESSION OF THE HOLY BURIAL" - "PROCESSION OF PROCESSIONS" -  Very Illustrious Antiquísima and Real Brotherhood of the Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ and Mother of God of Mercy. The processional procession of the Santo Entierro begins in the Church of Santa Isabel de Portugal or San Cayetano. All the fraternities, brotherhoods and congregations of Zaragoza participate:some leave the Church of San Cayetano, where they already have their steps saved, and other brotherhoods procession previously taking their steps to the Church of San Cayetano, place where they are incorporated to the Holy Burial.
      • Processions for incorporation into the Procession of the Holy Burial: Brotherhood of Nazarenes of Our Lord of the Humility. Delivered by the Sanhedrin and of Maria Santísima del Dulce Nombre, Real and Calasancia Brotherhood of the Arrestment of the Lord and the Pain of the Mother of God, Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus of the Agony and of Our Lady of the Rosary in her Sorrowful Mysteries or of Silence, Congregation of Slaves of Mary Most Holy of Sorrows, Brotherhood of Christ Stripped off of her Dresses and Compassion of Our Lady, Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Pieta and the Holy Sepulcher, Brotherhood of the Blessed Sacrament Ecce Homo and of Our Lady of Sorrows, Brotherhood of Jesus of the Humiliation, María Santísima de la Amargura, San Felipe and Santiago el Menor.
      • Processions after finishing their journey in the Holy Burial. Brotherhoods that, after finishing their journey in the Santo Entierro, continue processioning to take to keep their steps: brotherhood of the Most Holy Ecce Homo and Our Lady of Sorrows: Brotherhood of Jesus of Humiliation, María Santísima de la Amargura, San Felipe and Santiago el Menor; Real and “Calasancio” Brotherhood of the Arrestment of the Lord and the Pain of the Mother of God; R., P., A., I., F. and P. Brotherhood and Brotherhood of the Lord tied to the Column and of Our Lady of the Fraternity in the Greater Pain; Brotherhood of Christ Stripped of her Dresses and Compassion of Our Lady; Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Nazarenes of Our Lord Jesus of Humility. Delivered by the Sanhedrin and Holy Mary of the Sweet Name; Real, Very Illustrious and Antiquísima Brotherhood of the Slavery of Jesus Nazareno and Conversion of Santa María Magdalena; Brotherhood of Jesus Way of Calvary; Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus of the Agony and of Our Lady of the Rosary in his Sorrowful Mysteries or of the Silence; Congregation of Slaves of Mary Most Holy of Sorrows; Brotherhood of the Coronation of Thorns.
      Brotherhood of the Blood of Christ - Photography by Jorge Sesé

      DAY 9 - SATURDAY HOLY____________________________________________________________________

      EARLY MORNING
      Virgin of Solitude - La Dolorosa and San Joaquín Brotherhood - Photography by Jorge Sesé

      MOURNING
      • CANDLE BEFORE THE HOLY SEPULCHER. Uninterrupted candle of the Most Holy Christ of the Bed (Cristo Muerto) in the Royal Chapel of Santa Isabel de Portugal. The candle is made with the face discovered by the Brothers Receptors of the Brotherhood of the Blood of Christ, the Roman Guard and by brothers of each one of the brotherhoods, brotherhoods and congregations and cultural associations of the Holy Week of Zaragoza. The candle is held from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., celebrating brief paraliturgies in a time of prayer, meditation accompanying Christ dead until the time of his Resurrection or Easter Vigil.
       Holy Sepulcher in San Cayetano - Photography by Jorge Sesé
      Holy Sepulcher and candle before the Holy Christ of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher - Photography by Jorge Sesé
      • The Slaves - Procession of the Virgen de los Dolores. Step Virgin of Solitude (Carlos Palao, late 19th century).
      Step of the Virgin of Sorrows of the slaves - Photography by Jorge Sesé

      LATE-NIGHT
      • The Risen One - EASTER VIGIL. It begins after finishing the candle shift before the Holy Sepulcher and it is a liturgical act, full of symbolism, that takes place inside the Basilica of Our Lady of Pilar and that celebrates the Glorious Resurrection of Christ, the Step and transformation, the victory over death. Preside over the ceremony, to the right of the altar, the image of Resurrected Christ of the Royal Brotherhood of the Risen Christ and Santa Maria de la Esperanza y del Consuelo and concentrates representations of all the brotherhoods and fraternities, as well as numerous faithful. The Brotherhood of the Risen Christ and all the confreres together with her, already with her face exposed - symbol of the Resurrection of Christ - processing from San Cayetano to El Pilar, accompanying mr. Archbishop and after finishing the Easter Vigil procession to the Archbishop's Palace, where the drums, drums and timbales redouble with joy, because Christ has risen and conquered death. Mr. Archbishop, from the main balcony, congratulates the Easter to all the attendees who respond by redoubling more strongly.(Brother)
      DAY 10 - EASTER OR RESURRECTION SUNDAY_________________________________________________

       The Risen One - PROCESSION OF THE GLORIOUS ENCOUNTER: carried out by the Royal Brotherhood of the Risen Christ and Saint Mary of Hope and Consuelo, who procession with the face in the open the image of the Risen Christ from the church of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal to the Basilica of El Pilar, where it is produced on the 12 noon GLORIOUS ENCOUNTER BETWEEN THE RISEN SON AND HIS MOTHER (the Virgin of Hope and Consuelo). The bells and the Royal March sound; they speak the drums, timpani, cornets and drums; the Angelus Paschal prayer is heard in the square. It is the day of greatest joy and the greatest feast of Christianity: the Resurrection of Christ, which is Mercy, promise, joy, light and hope. A person invited publicly proclaims the great news of the Resurrection of the Lord. And the act ends with a blessing. Then, ”la jota” is done prayer grateful in the sound and joyful and festive dance. After the ceremony, the image of the Risen Christ is taken in jubilant procession to the Augustinian School and Parish of Santa Rita, where the two images are exhibited throughout the year. The time for update of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Christ: The Holy Week. Steps: Resurrected Christ (Jorge Albareda, Agüeras, 1978) and Our Lady of Hope and Consuelo (Jorge Albareda, 1981).
       Glorious Encounter of the Risen Jesus and his mother the Virgin of Hope - Plaza del Pilar -  Photography by Jorge Sesé

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