The image of the pilgrim of Virgin of the Powerless will visit the Valencian city of The Duke’s Poblaon the occasion of the IV Centenary of the arrival of the image of its patron the Santísimo Cristo del Amparo.
The image of the Mare de Déu would be received on Friday September 6that 8:30 p.m., in the Plaza de Lluis Guarner and you will be accompanied to the parish church, where the Santísimo Cristo del Amparo will be waiting for you. In the evening, the square will host a popular solidarity and festive dinner.
The next day, the Saturday September 7thThe day will begin at 9 a.m. with the Holy Rosary and a visit to the Cemetery where a response will be recited.
Later, at noon, there will be an offering of flowers to the Virgin and the Holy Christ, in which all groups, associations, families and individuals who wish to participate will participate “as a sign of the great affection and immense devotion shown to them.” professes”, explains the priest Benjamín Fayos. After the offering, the presentation of the children to the Mare de Déu and to Christ will take place.
At 8:00 p.m., the solemn mass will be celebrated and, at 9:00 p.m., the general procession, accompanied by music and the presence of brotherhoods and associations. At the end of the tour, the “Ronda a la Verge” will begin in the Plaza de la Iglesia with the participation of the Dance Group, the parish choir and the Musical Band.
Finally, the Sunday September 8th The celebration of the anointing of the sick and the farewell to the image will take place at 11:00, with a prayer and a kiss of the hands of the Most Holy Christ and the Virgin of the Abandoned. Afterwards, Christ will return to his Chapel and the image of the Mare de Déu will leave for Valencia from the Plaza de la Iglesia.
Throughout the visit, there will be a book of signatures and requests in the church available to all and balcony tapestries of the Virgin will be available for the benefit of the charitable works of the basilica. The parish invites the faithful and neighbors to decorate the houses, especially the streets where the image of the Virgin passes as a sign of faith and devotion.
