Each December 18 The Church celebrates the dedication of the Virgin of Hope and the Virgin of O. This party celebrates the anticipation of the birth of Mary and the imminent birth of Jesusin connection with the hope of Advent … and the “Antiphons of the O” which begins with “Oh!” and are prayed in the days leading up to Christmas.
On the occasion of this Catholic holiday, several brotherhoods in the capital Seville They organize different hand kisses for its Marian images corresponding to the said dedication. Thus, the faithful venerate their images with different services celebrated throughout the week.
Among all the Sevillian brotherhoods that will celebrate different hand kisses and triduums in honor of these virgins, there are five that stand out: María Santísima de la O, Esperanza de Triana, Esperanza Macarena, Grace and Hope (Brotherhood of San Roque) and Esperanza Trinidad.
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Mary Most Holy of O
Brotherhood of O
The Brotherhood of La O will begin this celebration with three days of triduum: December 15, 16 and 17, 2025. These will begin at 8:15 p.m. with the prayer of the holy rosary then continue with mass at 8:30 p.m. The three days of the triduum will end with the Solemn ceremony on Thursday 18his feast day.
In addition to these services, the days December 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18the image of María Santísima de La O will be exhibited at Kissing hands. On Sunday the 14th he will be available to his faithful from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., on weekdays he will be available from 5:30 p.m. at 8:00 p.m. and finally, on the day of its festivities, it will be exhibited again in Besamanos throughout the day, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Even on the eve of the Wait, the characteristic Virgin Candlewhere the Banda del Sol will play in Calle Castilla while the lights will come on in the O Parish Tower and the fireworks will dazzle the Sevillian night.
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Hope of Triana
Sacramental Fraternity Esperanza of Triana
THE Brotherhood of Hope of Trianaalready exhibited in solemn Besamanos, will put the final climax of the jubilee year, a year that will remain engraved in the memory of the brothers thanks to its mission to the South Polygon.
Thus, the Virgin is presented to the faithful from the morning of Monday, December 15, presiding over the Sailors’ Chapel. The calendar of kiss the hand during the days December 15, 16 and 17 It will be between 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the morning and from 5:30 p.m. at 9:30 p.m., coinciding with the three days of the triduum.
In turn, 00:00 on December 18, the Holy Rosary will be celebrated and from 2:00 a.m., the prayer vigil before the Virgin, culminating with the Holy Mass at 7:00 a.m. Finally, on the day of Waiting, the Solemn function at 8:00 p.m.
Once the services are completed, the December 18 and 19, hand-kissing It will remain open continuously from 10:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; he SATURDAYfrom 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Sunday December 21, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Esperance Macarena
Macarena Brotherhood
After the great welcome received by her return to worship on December 8 after four months of absence, Esperanza Macarena will once again be before her faithful in kiss the solemn hand. This thus becomes the first major challenge of new older brother, Fernando Fernández Cabezuelowho will have to organize the kiss of the hands at the place where the image was venerated for the first time, the parish of San Gil.
In this way, to The 18th and 21st will be in Besamanos from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
At the same time, it was announced that during the kiss of the hands of María Santísima de la Esperanza Macarena, the navigation shifts in the parish of San Gil from 0:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
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Our Lady Grace and Hope
Sacramental Archconfraternity of San Roque
Another image that will also celebrate the wait for the The Virgin will be Our Lady Grace and Hope in the parish of San Roque.
From December 18 to 20the solemn triduum will take place from 7:45 p.m. with the recitation of the Holy Rosary and later of the Holy Mass. Finally, the Sunday 21the Sacramental Archconfraternity of San Roque The solemn ceremony will take place at 1:00 p.m.
We must not forget that the image will be on all these days solemn hand kisses, from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Hope of the Trinity
Brotherhood of the Trinity
Finally, the fifth image exposed to worship will be the Hope Trinity. After the celebration of the evening rosary, last Saturday marked by the local police strike which forced it to modify its itinerary, the brotherhood will continue to celebrate different services in honor of its feast day.
In this way, from December 18 to 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians will have the triduum in honor of the Virgin of Hope with the prayer of the Holy Rosary and the solemn mass.
During all these days, the Dolorosa of Holy Saturday will take place in Besamanos from 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. December 18, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the 19th and Saturday 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Finally, the events will end on Sunday 21, at 1:00 p.m., with the solemn ceremony.
Other images
Also other images like Holy Mary of Hope, Blessing and Hope And Our Lady of Hope of the Divine Nurse They will hold different services in his honor for the Feast of Waiting.
First of all, the South Polygon Brotherhood celebrates a solemn triduum and kissing of hands in honor of Santa María de la Esperanza in her Soledad, which will begin the days 15, 16 and 17 with main function on the 18th, Day of Hope. These services will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Santa María de la Esperanza in her Soledad will be in the hands of a solemn kiss at the following times: mornings from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and afternoons from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
On the other hand, the Archconfraternity of the Sagrada Lanzada I will celebrate during the days 15, 16 and 17 December its corresponding triduum at 8:00 p.m.
On the same day of the Feast of Hope, the Sagrada Imagen will be in Besamanos from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Finally, services will end with the main function at 8:00 p.m.
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