Most Holy Mary of Sweet name reigned this Sunday on the high altar of the Holy Cathedral of Cordoba, on its pedestal, decorated with the four jugs of the passage with their characteristic and classic white carnations, and four lanterns.
The Virgin wore a first headdress of embroidered lace and a scarf New in gold-plated sterling silver, set with zircons and topaz, both pieces gifted by brothers.
A mass of thanksgiving was celebrated around her for the 40th anniversary of the blessing of this sacred image, created by the Sevillian Antonio Dubé de Luque, and for the 25th anniversary of its first outing in procession. His blue-eyed gaze, the only one during Holy Week in Cordoba, shone in a special way before his faithful.
It is also the setting chosen for the imposition on the Virgin of the Sweet Name of the General of State, the General’s sash Jaime Dominguez Bujfruit of the donation from the Marquisate of Vivanco, after communion.
Present were both Jaime Domínguez Buj, who was Chief of Staff of the Army (JEME), and the donor, the Marquis of Vivanco, José María Horrillo López del Reymember of the archconfraternity, and the representation of soldiers from Madrid and the Cerro Muriano base was important, many of whom were generals.
The Bishop of Cordoba, Démetrio Fernándezwho presided over the celebration, assured during the homily that in “this homage to the Virgin of the Sweet Name we will witness this social gesture which is a demonstration of love for our Heavenly Mother” which “encourages us to give to the Most Holy Mary the best of our life, our best feelings.
The Cathedral Choir musically accompanied the mass, in which the Featured music groupwho should have accompanied the Virgin on her return to her parish of San José and Espiritu Santo in the afternoon, but this could not have been due to bad weather.
The Estrella musicians performed the national anthem while the sash was imposed on him, and at the end the march “Dulzura”, by the composer Víctor Ferrer. The faithful attended the solemn ceremony in the main temple, as well as numerous institutional representatives of the city, the City Hall, the Provincial Deputation, with Salvador Fuentes, and the delegate of the Government of the Junta of Cordoba, Adolfo Molina.
The day before, Saturday, it was a difficult day and with a bittersweet taste due to the rains, which led the corporation to suspend both public transport through the streets with the Dulce Numéro under an awning and the procession of the brothers with candles.
Suspension
Everything was prepared in the parish of San José and Espíritu Santo for the evening rosary previous with María Santísima del Dulce Numéro at the Cathedral on Saturday with the Auroros de Benamejí, but it was cut short. And a private transfer was made.
The Virgin was blessed in April 1984 by Fray Ricardo de Córdoba at the Convent of the Good Shepherd and, much later, its first procession took place in the year 2000, a quarter of a century ago, and the main event was the one organized in the Cathedral.
The last part scheduled for Sunday afternoon, the transfer to his temple, could not be carried out either. At that time he would have returned with the marches of the Estrella Music Orchestra after the Virgin of Dulce Numéro, and the opening of the procession would have been the cornet and drum orchestra of Nuestra Señora de la Fuensanta.
