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| Please note that the Madrid Campus will be closed April 1-8 |
SUNDAY 1 - Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday)
4:00 pm · Basílica de San Miguel (Calle San Justo) · Easter Week Processions begin in Madrid · The icon, Cristo de la Fe y del Perdón, and the religious statue, Santa María Inmaculada Madre de la Iglesia, are brought forth from the Basilica.
WEDNESDAY 4 - Miércoles Santo (Holy Wednesday)
7:30 pm (approx) · Madrid's Archbishop takes part in the Via Crucis. After, the brotherhood of the Cruzados de la Fe retrieve their Christ icon, Santísimo Cristo de la Fe, from his resting place (Calle Atocha, 87) and venerate his image with a besapié (his foot is kissed).
San Jerónimo el Real Church (Calle Ruiz de Alarcón, 19) · Procession of the Brotherhood of Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Salud y María Santísima de las Angustias.
THURSDAY 5 - Jueves Santo (Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday)
7:00 pm · Church of San Pedro (Calle Nuncio) · The processions of Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno, El Pobre, and María Santísima del Dulce Nombre
7:00 pm · Colegio Calasancio (Calle General Díaz Porlier, 58) · Procession of El Divino Cautivo
7:30 pm · Colegiata de San Isidro (Calle Toledo, 37) · The religious images of the Virgin María Santísima de la Esperanza and Jesús del Gran Poder are brought through the main door by the costaleros (who they have to get down almost on their knees to perform this act)
FRIDAY 6 - Viernes Santo (Good Friday)
7:00 pm · Basílica del Cristo de Medinaceli (Plaza de Jesús) · The procession of Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno), which winds through Madrid’s most famous streets and plazas, including the Puerta de Sol and Plaza Cibeles
7:00 pm · Church of Santísimo Cristo de la Fe (Calle Atocha, 87) · The Procesión del Silencio or Procession of Silence
7:00 pm · Parish Church of Santa Cruz (Atocha, 6) · Madrid’s Ayuntamiento or City Hall sponsored procession: Santo Entierro, with the image of Lignum Crucis.
SATURDAY 7 - Sábado Santo (Holy Saturday)
4:30 pm · Corpus Christi Monastery · The procession of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
SUNDAY 8 - Domingo Santo (Easter Sunday)
Midday · Plaza Mayor · The Tamborada del Domingo de Resurrección, a selected brotherhood assembles drums of all shapes and sizes and beats out a constant rhythm, representing the earth’s tremors that were supposed to have occurred when Christ died on the cross.
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Saturday, March 30 – Sunday, April 8: Saint Louis University - Madrid Campus facilities, including its library, will be closed during Holy Week (Semana Santa).
Sunday, April 8: Easter
Monday, April 9: Classes resume (full day).
Tuesday, April 10 (1:45-2:30 pm): International Coffee Tasting with an Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony. Student Lounge.
Tuesday, April 10 (2:00 pm): Spanish and English Majors/Minors Meeting. PRH5.
Wednesday, April 11: Registration for Fall 2012 opens!
Wednesday, April 11(2:00 pm): Communication Majors Meeting. PRH4.
Thursday, April 12: Guest Speaker: Paula Barreiro López on “Art under Franco.”
Thursday, April 12 (1:45-2:30 pm): Libya Cultural Coffee Break. Student Lounge.
Thursday, April 12 (4:00-5:15 pm): "Design Considerations in the New Generation of Aircraft" by Hector Barrio Crespo. PRH13
Friday, April 13 (2:00-3:00 pm): Presidential Candidate Forum in the Student Lounge
Friday, April 13 (3:00 pm): All-Faculty Meeting. Library Reading Room. |
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| ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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For Christians throughout the world Easter is a time for rejoicing. We rejoice because our faith in Jesus has been vindicated. Jesus has spoken the Truth and Truth has won out over that which is false. Love has won out over hate, justice over injustice and tragedy turned into joy. We see that Good Friday not the end of the story, for on Easter Jesus rises in glory and majesty. Jesus, then, is the good news that Truth is immortal. Jesus shows us that the Truth cannot be suppressed or buried in a tomb. So do not give up on Truth. Do not give up on Justice. Do not give up on doing what is right. True will always be true. Just will always be just. Right will always be right.
James O’Leary, S.J.
Campus Chaplain
In Madrid during Holy Week? Campus Ministry provides the following schedule of processions and masses. |
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