Montserrat asked for permission from the most Marian heart of Barcelona and Barcelona granted it. Sevilla asked for it and history demanded itbecause a thousand years after Abbot Oliba consecrated this monastery on the mountain of Montserrat, on whose stone it was built … the sanctuary, and other 425 fidelity and devotion in Andalusia are not realized every day. In a rosary full of prayers and songs, the Virgin of Montserrat made a pilgrimage around one of the greatest epicenters of the Christian faith in Catalonia, and the Barcelona monks whom the Abbot of Ripoll sent in 1025 to build the temple. They became the truth and surname of the brothers of the Sevillian brotherhood which is already impatiently waiting to reach the fifth century of history.
Sevilla and Barcelona have a lot more to say about each other than they want to admit. The Baroque and Gothic styles united this Saturday to “work together on evangelization”, as the Archbishop of Seville mentioned before departure, for the good of this same pilgrim Church which does not count among its virtues still being. And even less hide your faith, without complexes. Even Saiz Meneses admitted that his own mother prayed to the patron saint of all Catalans. The true brotherhood of Seville is always on the move, impatient and waiting for the days to turn into unforgettable days, as shown by the swinging of the sticks of the beautiful staves offered by Montesión to Montserrat, with this front baptized by a more than recognized Latin. Because here and there we will always call those responsible “Regina”. Also valid in Catalan.
That of Mary is the same womb, wherever God is born. The Virgin of Montserrat left the Benedictine Abbey of Santa María of her same dedication at 10:10 a.m. and returned before 12:00 p.m. An abbey shared by both the “Moreneta” and the painful Sevillian, which emerged under a sun of justice during this historic outing in the form of a rosary marked by two milestones: that of the exquisite singing of the brotherhood of the Rocío de Barcelona and that of the first prayers that arose around the Virgin. From April to December and from December to April. From the village to the abbey and from the abbey to the villagepassing through this blessed crossroads between San Pablo and Cristo del Calvario streets, where one of the best crucified ones provided by the gouge of Juan de Mesa breathes. The one of Conversion, who dies on the same side as the ivory Christ on the high altar of the sanctuary, because even when God dies, he cannot stop looking at his Mother.
Above, the painful Sevillian is transported on stretchers by the costaleros; On the left, bottom, institutional representation of Seville and Barcelona; on the right, in front of the pass, with the “Moreneta” in the middle
“And blessed are you among all women,” all the brothers of the Good Friday corporation constantly prayed, with straight smiles, with great pride, for this extraordinary worship for which they had worked for so long. His older brother, Juan Coto, told this newspaper that more than he was looking forward to Saturday, he was looking forward to Monday to know everything went well. Elegantly dressed by Antonio Bejaranothe Virgin continued to browse images of the Bages region, more than 700 meters above sea level, offering unparalleled contrasts due to the rocky landscape that surrounded it.
Catalan beer coasters under the Virgin of Montserrat
Remember that it was a group of Catalans who decided to found, as their rules dictated, this primitive brotherhood in the parish of San Ildefonso to have the first penance station in 1601. Those who were there today owe it to them. The faithful of Montserrat took turns as chicotás in the brotherhood, none of them wanted to miss the opportunity to be at the feet of Mary, in this historic journey which also highlighted the historical weight assumed by the Dukes of Montpensier, when in 1851 they were named honorary elder brothers for the greater glory of the brotherhood. Those who yesterday kissed the hands of the “Moreneta” are today the feet of one of those Virgins who show the sense of fraternal measure in the Andalusian capital.
Even the Andalusian Government, whose representation is due to President Juanma Moreno and Councilor Patricia del Pozo, has not failed to do so; nor the Seville City Hall, with the presence of the delegate Evelia Rincón, since Mayor Sanz is committed to placing a ceramic plaque of the Callejero de Olavide; nor even less the Archdiocese of Seville, with the white candles carried both by Mgr Saiz Meneses and by Don Francisco Román, responsible for the heritage and administration of the cathedral chapter of Seville.
Fernando Fernández Goncer, as foreman, continued to guide the canopy of Our Lady of Montserrat, already with the candles lit, in the last stretch of a rosary that left more and more depth. They transported her to the residents of Hospitalet de Llobregat. “Life, hope and sweetness,” the brothers summarize out loud. At the same time, the Roceros of Barcelona returned to address the Virgin among Sevillanas. Until the Virgin returns through this pointed door through which we enter the abbey after a rosary which marks the origin of the past but also the first stone of the future. Montserrat asked for permission from the Marian Heart of Barcelona and Barcelona granted it. It is now the “Moreneta” which opens all the doors in Seville.
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