The Brotherhood of the Holy and Vera Cruz de Caravaca is satisfied after the ceremony held yesterday January 10, 2010 to mark the opening of Holy Year 2010.
No obstante, y aún habiéndose celebrado en el interior de la Basílica debido a las gélidas temperaturas, fueron más de dos mil personas las que asistieron al acto entre autoridades y fieles.
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Big Brother of the Brotherhood, José Luis Castillo Guerrero, along with the Board Representative of the same, take advantage of this statement to thank:
Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, archbishop of Madrid and president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, for his involvement in the development of the ceremony.
Bishop of Cartagena José Manuel Lorca Planes, Bishop Emeritus of Cartagena Javier Azagra and Bishop of Albacete Ciriaco Benavente Mateos
Vicars all present at the ceremony.
Institutions, Civil Protection, Police, local police, Red Cross Volunteer Corps of the Royal and Illustrious Brotherhood and the media.
Civic institutions, religious and military represented in the act.
Indeed, it is noteworthy that of the 700 people invited to the act of protocol, went about 550.
The Guild is satisfied with this figure by taking into account the weather and heavy snow are occurring across the country.
Zarpadores Royal School for their wonderful display and Lieutenant Colonel D.
Fernando Carrillo.
Of course, also acknowledge the assistance of the two thousand faithful who attended yesterday's ceremony.
The Brotherhood wants to apologize to both the attendees and the media for any inconvenience that may have suffered yesterday.
Add that there were many changes that this ceremony suffered in the last few hours because as mentioned earlier, the weather.
We know that the capacity was limited to the faithful as well as space for the media can work freely.
Finally, on behalf of Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, to excuse his absence at the press conference because he had to leave for Madrid as soon as possible due to heavy snowfalls that were beginning to occur.
Source: Cofradía de la Santísima y Vera Cruz de Caravaca