With a firm step, full of faith, joy and deep devotion, Catholics advance in the celebration and commemoration of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Holy Tuesday, as part of the Major Weekyou live in Guatemala as one of the most significant mystical expressions in the country, where culture, tradition and religion converge into a deeply spiritual act that transforms the streets into stages of recollection and solemnity.
The sound of Tzijoj resonates in the historic center, while multicolored carpetselaborated with care, They adorn the streets where processional courtship advances. The processions of Holy Tuesday are living symbol of the faith of the Guatemalan people and reflect the delivery of the parishioners that, every year, fill the area 1 of the capital with a visible testimony of popular religiosity.
That day the Chrism Mass is also celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral, where all the priests of the Archdiocese meet, together with the faithful, to consecrate the oils and bless the chrism, essential elements of the sacraments.
Liturgically, Holy Tuesday remembers one of the most significant moments of the Gospels: when Jesus announces the betrayal of Judas, a fact that marks the beginning of his delivery.
Next, the processional courtships scheduled for Holy Tuesday, April 15, in the Historic Center.
Procession of “the review”
Jesús de la Merced He was declared a protector and lawyer of the city of Guatemala before natural disasters and spiritual calamities that may occur to the country. Since February 18, 1721 he is recognized as the city’s protector.
Like every Holy Tuesday, the Nazarene Mercedario, accompanied by the Virgin Mary, travels in the procession of “The review” the streets of the historic center, carrying a message of peace and compassion revealed on her face, considered the most similar to the true Jesus Christ.
Route
- Place: La Merced Parish
- Location: 5th street and 12 avenue, zone 1
- Exit: 7.00 hours
- Colón Children’s Park: 9.00 hours
- 10th Avenue and 1st street, zone 1: 11.15 hours
- Entrance: 14.00 hours
Read more: Holy Week legends: The tears of Jesus de la Merced
Solemn Procession of Holy Tuesday
Taken up by 80 arms per turn, the image of Jesus Nazareno of Indulgence is one of the most representative devotions of Holy Tuesday in the Belén temple.
The image, attributed to the sculptor Joseph Blas Rodríguez, reflects the forgiveness that Jesus Christ offers to humanity. It will be carried by the streets of the Historic Center, accompanied by the official marches Gólgota, by Monsignor Joaquín Santa María and Vigil, and Desolation, by Monsignor Marco Aurelio González Iriarte.
Route
- Place: Beaterio de Belén
- Location: 9th Avenue and 14 Street, Zone 1
- Exit: 12.30 hours
- Santo Domingo Temple: 13.40 hours
- Santa Rosa Rectory: 14.20 hours
- La Merced Parish: 15.00
- Modern neighborhood (zone 2): 15.50 hours
- Isabel La Católica Park: 16.55 hours
- Santa Catalina Rectory: 18.25 hours
- Temple of collection: 18.50 hours
- El Sauce Park: 19.20 hours
- Guadalupe Sanctuary: 20.35 hours
- Yes Metropolitan Cathedral: 21.40 hours
- San Francisco Temple: 23.00 hours
- Post arc: 23.20 hours
- Entrance: 0.30 hours
Procession of Jesús Nazareno del Carmen
Known as the “Lord of the sweet look”, this Holy Tuesday the venerated and miraculous image of Jesús Nazareno del Carmen will travel the historic center, inspiring faith and companionship with his gaze.
The image, attributed to the sculptor Mateo de Zúñiga, was carved in the second half of the seventeenth century. It is considered a baroque -style work and one of the devotional treasures of the Temple of Our Lady of Carmen.
Route
- Temple: Our Lady of Carmen rectory
- Location: 8th Avenue and 10 Street, Zone 1
- Exit: 18.00 hours
- Entrance: 21.00 hours