Fifty days after the end of Holy Week comes the festival of Pentecost. During that weekend the Romería del Rocío also takes place, one of the most massive Marian pilgrimages in Spain that is celebrated in honor of the Virgen del Rocío.
The Rocío Pilgrimage 2023 is held from Friday 26 to Monday 29 May. As is tradition, the path is traveled on horseback, in a cart or on foot through ancient trails near the Guadalquivir and up to the sanctuary of the Blanca Paloma, located in the village of El Rocío, 17 kilometers from the town of Almonte ( Huelva).
The brotherhoods will go to the village of El Rocío on Saturday to participate in the Rocío acts. There are four fundamental routes to get there: the Sanlúcar road, crossing the Doñana National Park and used by pilgrims from Cádiz; the Camino de los Llanos, which goes from Almonte and is the oldest; the road to Moguer, for those leaving Huelva; and the Sevillian path, the most used by brotherhoods from the rest of Spain and the world.
Next, the calendar of acts and cults of the Romería del Rocío 2023:
9:00 a.m. The Solemn Novena, I pray to the White Dove.
9:00 a.m. Principal Function of the Institute, officiated by the Bishop of Huelva, Santiago Gómez. Later the prayer of the Holy Rosary is performed by the traditional itinerary.
10:00 a.m. The Mass of Pilgrimage of the Mother Brotherhood in the Alto del Molinillo del Chaparral.
18:00 hours. The Reception of Affiliate Brotherhoods before the Mother Brotherhood in the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora del Rocío de Almonte marks the official beginning of the pilgrimage. During the presentation of the brotherhoods the cars will launch the Viva a la Virgen between songs by sevillanas.
12:00 p.m. Presentation of Brotherhoods in order of seniority (from Villamanrique de la Condesa to Valencia). The sprinklers pass through the Hermitage of El Rocío.
0:00 hours. I pray the Holy Rosary, called "de Almonte", by the traditional itinerary.
10:00 a.m. Solemn Pontifical Mass in the Real de El Rocío, presided over by the Nuncio of Pope Francis in Spain, Bernardito Cleopas Auza, and concelebrated by the Bishop of Huelva, Santiago Gómez Sierra, in the Real de El Rocío.
8:00 p.m. Mass of drummers, carters and rocketers.
00: 00 hours. I pray the Holy Rosary from the Plaza de Doñana, sung by the Choir of the Brotherhood of Nustra Señora del Rocío de Almería.
The most emotional moment takes place in the early hours of Monday. It is about the Procession of the Venerable Image of Our Lady of El Rocío, on the shoulders of the people of Almonte, through the streets of the village. The processional departure of the Virgen del Rocío begins with the recitation of the Holy Rosary at 12:00 after the traditional jump over the fence and concludes, when the virgin enters, with the recitation of the popular farewell salve.
Villamanrique de la Condesa (with Bollullos de la Mitación), Pilas, La Palma del Condado, Moguer, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Triana, Umbrete, Coria del Río, Huelva, San Juan del Puerto, Rociana del Condado, Carrión de los Céspedes, Benacazón , Trigueros, Gines, Jerez de la Frontera, Dos Hermanas (with Los Palacios and Villafranca), Olivares, Fennels, Bonares, La Puebla del Río, Bollullos del Condado, Valverde del Camino, Gibraleón, Espartinas, Sanlúcar la Mayor, Lucena del Puerto , Seville, Huévar del Aljarafe, Aznalcázar, El Puerto de Santa María, Madrid, Punta Umbría, Puerto Real, Barcelona, Palos de la Frontera, Emigrants, Paterna del Campo, Villanueva del Ariscal, Lucena de Córdoba, Écija, Villarrasa, Isla Cristina , Bormujos, Camas, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Lebrija, La Línea de la Concepción, Córdoba, Rota, Ayamonte, Villalba del Alcor, Granada, Isla Mayor, Cabra, Málaga (with Torremolinos), Cádiz, Puente Genil, Jaén, Castillo de Locubín, Alcalá de Guadaíra, Algeciras, Marbella, Tocina, Gelves, Utrera, Almería, Cerro del Águila, Sevilla Sur, Toledo, Almensilla, Las Cabezas de San Juan, San Juan de Aznalfarache, Fuengirola, Ceuta, Osuna, Santiponce and Valencia .
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