The mayor Judith Piquet, along with councilors Antonio Saldaña, Orlena de Miguel, and Pilar Cruz, participated in this ‘Friday of Sorrows’ in the ‘Via Crucis of Jesus Captive’, organized by the ‘Brotherhood of the Holy Christ of Agony, Maria Most Holy of Sorrows and San Juan’ with the musical accompaniment of the percussion battery of the Musical Group of La Soledad de Madrid.
Tradition marks the Friday of Sorrows as the day when Holy Week in Alcalá de Henares dresses up and begins its days of passion. On this occasion, after half an hour of procession and due to the rain, the Captive returned to the ‘Convent of Santa Ursula’. With the significant participation of Civil Protection and Local Police, a subsequent and emotional event held inside the convent marked the last step before the start of the ‘Holy Week of Alcalá’.
The processions of the Borriquilla and the Despojado on Palm Sunday open the great days of Holy Week in Alcalá de Henares
Holy Week in Alcalá de Henares, declared of National Tourist Interest, enters its grand days with the first two processions on Palm Sunday through the streets and squares of the Historic Center: the Borriquilla and the Despojado.
The day begins with the processional entry of Jesus into Jerusalem or the Borriquilla. This procession is organized by the Brotherhood Board and this time the float will be carried by the brothers of the Royal and Illustrious Slavery of Our Father Jesus of Medinaceli and Most Holy Mary of the Trinity. It will also be accompanied by the Musical Group Jesus of Medinaceli from Alcalá.
The departure will take place at 10:45 a.m. from the Magistral Cathedral, following a route through Plaza de Santa Lucia, Santos Niños, Calle San Juan, Plaza de Palacio, and entering the Arms Square of the Archbishop’s Palace at 11 a.m., where the traditional Blessing of the Palms will take place.
Around 11:30 a.m., the procession will continue with the departure of the float to Plaza del Palacio, Calle Santiago, Calle de la Imagen, Mayor, Santos Niños, Plaza de Santa Lucia, and arriving at the Cathedral around 12:30 p.m.
In the afternoon, the Brotherhood of Jesus Despojado de sus Vestiduras, Maria Most Holy of Peace and Hope, and San Juan Evangelista will carry out their penitential station. They will be accompanied by the Musical Group Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Crevillent (Alicante), with the Mystery Float of Jesus Despojado; and the Municipal Band of Pozoblanco (Cordoba), following the Palio Float of Maria Most Holy of Peace.
The departure will be at 4 p.m. from the Magistral Cathedral, following a route through Calle Tercia, Santa Catalina, Empecinado, Escritorios, and Santa Ursula, where they will stop to greet the Brotherhood of the Agony. They will continue along Calle Colegios, greeting the Brotherhood of Jesus de Medinaceli, Calle San Pedro y San Pablo, Plaza de San Diego, Calle Bedel, Libreros, Tinte, and Santiago, where they will greet the Reverend Mothers Clarisas de San Juan de la Penitencia.
The penitential station will continue along Calle Cervantes, Ramón y Cajal, Cerrajeros, Plaza de Cervantes (by the side of the City Hall), Calle Escuelas, Carmen Calzado, Mayor and Imagen, where they will greet the Brotherhood of the Column. It will end on Calle Santiago, Plaza de las Bernardas, Plaza de Palacio, Plaza del Padre Lecanda, Calle San Felipe Neri, Plaza de los Santos Niños, Tercia, and entry to the Magistral Cathedral at 10:30 p.m.
