The cobbled streets of Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, received from 2:30 a.m. this Good Friday, with solemnity, incense, sawdust carpets, flowers and vegetables, the passage of Jesús Nazareno and the Virgin of Dolores from the temple of La Merced.
This Nazarene Jesus is also known as Jesus of Saint Jerome. The figure is attributed to sculptor Alonso de la Pazcommissioned by the residents of the San Jerónimo neighborhood.
His Entry is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
In 1804, Archbishop Luis Peñalver y Cárdenas ordered the construction of a hermitage, so the image and other representations of the Passion of Christ were transferred to the parish of San Sebastián.
However, a earthquake in 1874 forced its transfer to the temple of La Merced, so the Nazarene was linked to the Mercedarian church.
During Holy Week in Antigua Guatemala it comes out twice: Palm Sunday and Good Friday.
“Remember me when you come to your Kingdom” It is one of the main messages of the anda, which remembers the prayer of the repentant crucified man with Jesus on Calvary.
His image was consecrated in 1971 by Cardinal Mario Casariego y Acevedo.
This Good Friday, as is customary, the Acajabón family prepared a carpet made with vegetables from his garden in Santo Tomás Milpas Altas, appreciated by national and foreign visitors.
“Blood of my blood, heart of my heart” is the phrase that accompanies the walk of the Virgin of Sorrows, which shows her silent pain.
Devotees unite in the streets of the colonial city to make carpets with sawdust, flowers and other decorations.