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In 2003, to celebrate the first Jubilee Year, Caravaca received nearly a million and a half pilgrims from all over Spain and abroad
The President of the Autonomous Community, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, today expressed his wish that the Holy Year 2010 puts back to Caravaca de Cruz as a place of reference for all Christians.
Valcárcel attended the grand opening of Holy Year 2010, which took place on the esplanade of the Shrine of the True Cross and was chaired by the Cardinal Archbishop of Madrid, Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, and the Bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, José Manuel Lorca plans.
President Valcárcel, who participated in the offertory of the Mass, called the Jubilee Year celebrated in honor of the Blessed and Vera Cruz de Caravaca, "constitutes the most profitable stage in our firm walk the path of faith, growing the spirit of solidarity and approaching those suffering pain and poverty, those who suffer violence and many other ills that plague mankind. "
The celebration of this Holy Year in Caravaca de la Cruz, said Valcarcel, will represent "a significant boost" to increase tourist arrivals to the region of Murcia.
The president said that this event marks the opening of better prospects, because they will live their faith with intensity, and we have a great opportunity to make the region the fate of faithful from around the world. "
El Santuario de la Vera Cruz becomes during the Jubilee Year in center of pilgrimage.
In 2003, to celebrate the first Jubilee Year, Caravaca de la Cruz received almost a million and a half pilgrims from all over Spain and abroad.
To the town of Caravaca moved about 3,500 groups of pilgrims from different parts of the Region, joined by another 5,500 groups from other regions.
The regional administration has allocated between 2008 and 2009 more than four million euros to the Tourist Consortium of the Northwest Greenway network of hostels in Caravaca Jubilee 2010 and the conditioning of the tract, to give it a wide range of accommodation to pilgrims in this Jubilee year come to Caravaca de la Cruz.
Following the implementation of this plan, in the near future will open the hostel in El Llano, which have a total of 200 seats.
Concert and exhibition of parachuting
Events celebrating the opening of the Jubilee Year began early in the morning with the collection by the authorities of a tray with flowers and other purifications delivered to the authorities by the Sisters of the Convent of the whites, to offer to the Blessed and Vera Cruz during the Eucharist.
It also made the solemn opening of the Book of Pilgrim in the parish of El Salvador.
After the religious ceremony took place at the Castle a skydiving display by Sapper Squadron Air Force base Sewell.
This group of paratroopers made several precise releases carrying the national flag and the logo of the Holy Year 2010.
To close the opening acts, in the parish of El Salvador will be held in the evening a concert of the Kodaly Choir, accompanied by the Cartagena Chamber Orchestra under the direction of José Bermejo.
Source: CARM. Foto: Ayto. Caravaca
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