FESTIVITIES IN HONOUR TO OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21^st

5 p.m. BIG CHARITY BINGO with gifts to benefit the festivities on the ground floor of the Town Hall.

7.50 p.m. Transfer of the Holy Lady of the Rosary to the High Altar.

8 p.m. Holy Mass and presentation of the festivity’s poster.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. FIRST ‘CHUPINAZO’ to start the festivities in the Plaça de la Constitució. With entertainment, dancers, stilt walkers, music, bar, DJ's, gifts...

7.30 p.m. Prayer of the Holy Rosary.

8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily and prayer for the sick. The Eucharist will be offered by the families of the sick and deceased from the streets: Carrer and Plaça del Rosari, Baluard, Sant Emigdi, Larramendi, Major, Plaça Llauradors, Gratitud, Sant Josep, Rodrigo de Triana, Germans Pinzon, Colom, Mar, Sant Jaume, València, Enginyer Mira and Plaça d'Abastos.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th

1 p.m. Rocket throwing and bell ringing.

7.30 p.m. Prayer of the Holy Rosary.

8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily. The Eucharist will be offered by the families of the sick and deceased from the streets: Castell, Alacant, Nord, Avda. Madrid, Dunes, Arenes, Era del Fumaor, Sanchís Guarner, Fonteta, Riu Segura, Almoradí, Santa Pola, Elx, Sol, Rojals, Sant Fulgenci and Torrevieja.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th

1 p.m. Rocket throwing and bell ringing.

7.30 p.m. Prayer of the Holy Rosary.

8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily. The Eucharist will be offered by the families of the sick and deceased from the streets: Sant Francesc, Sant Eugeni, Migdia, Avda. Els Pins, Ausiàs March, Dr. Luis Rivera, Plaça dels Pescadors, Vicente Ramos, Sant Pere, Molivent, Avda. País Valencià, Miguel Hernández, Blasco Ibáñez and Plaça de la Constitució.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 1^st

1 p.m. Rocket throwing and bell ringing.

7.30 p.m. Prayer of the Holy Rosary.

8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily. The Eucharist will be offered by the families of the sick and deceased from the streets: Urb. Les Vinyes, Pablo Neruda, Enginyer Joaquín Muñoz, 9 d'Octubre, Giner de los Ríos, Dolors Viudes Blasco, Balears, Passatge de Levante, Pintor Antonio López, Avda. Sud, Cid and Pintor Sorolla.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2^nd

1 p.m. Rocket throwing and bell ringing.

7.30 p.m. Prayer of the Rosary.

8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily. The Eucharist will be offered by the families and the deceased from the streets: Avda. Europa, Avda. Cervantes, Azorín, Jacinto Benavente, Ramón y Cajal, Antonio Machado, Dr. Fleming, General Prim, Eusebi Sempere, Gabriel Celaya, Juan Gil Albert, Gabriel Miró, Pío Baroja, Rafael Alberti, Federico García Lorca, Jorge Juan, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Xile, Avda. de la Llibertat, Valle Inclán, Paraguai, Panama, Veneçuela, Colòmbia, Uruguai, Brazil, Filipines, Cuba and Nicaragua.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 3rd

1 p.m. Rocket throwing and bell ringing.

7 p.m. Prayer of the Rosary.

8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily. The Eucharist will be offered by the families of the sick and deceased from the streets: Crevillent, Plaça de l'Agrupació Musical de Guardamar, Plaça Porticada, Tabarca, La Marina, La Pau, Lepant, Les Vinyes, Mediterrani, Plaça Jaume II, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Sant Vicent Ferrer, Josep Renau, Sant Isidre Llaurador and Reis Càtolics.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 4TH

1 p.m. Rocket throwing and bell ringing.

7.30 p.m. Prayer of the Holy Rosary.

8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily. The Eucharist will be offered by the families and the deceased from the streets: Enginyer Juan García, Avda. del Port, Mestre José Fernández Mañogil, Priest Antonio Roca Moñino, Mestre Antonio Mora Puchol, Mestre Jesús Lucas Maciá, Mestre José González Hernández, Mestre Joaquín Cartagena Aldeguer, Mestre Celestino Verdú, Mestre Alfonso Marín, Mayor Rosalino Pérez Hernández and Basilio Paredes.

At the end, the Parish Youth Choir and the Auroros group will offer the SERENADE to the Most Holy Virgin.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 5TH

10 a.m. XI “VIRGEN DEL ROSARIO” PETANCA TROPHY at the petanque courts in Reina Sofía Park.

1 p.m. Rocket firing and bell ringing.

7.30 p.m. Prayer of the Holy Rosary.

8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily. The Eucharist will be offered by the families of the sick and deceased from the streets: Vila-Real, Àngel Custodi, Corts Valencianes, Callosa, Carcaixent, Avda. Oliveró, Jaume I el Conqueridor, Alfons X el Savi, Serra Gelada, Els Claramunt, residents of Campo de Guardamar and Urbanizations.

After Mass, OFFERING OF FLOWERS to Our Patron Saint by entities, associations and the people in general. Everyone will meet on Calle Mayor, in the section from Calle Norte. The event will end with the Hymn to the Virgin and a fireworks offering.

22:30 h.In Plaça de la Constitució, a dinner and a great party with a performance by FILIU I CIA and CECILIA LEAL MANZANERA, sponsored by Guardamar Town Hall.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 6th

8 a.m. Rosary of the Dawn.

1 p.m. Rocket firing and bell ringing.

5 p.m. BAILA PEKES children's show in the Town Hall Square.

7.30 p.m. Prayer of the Holy Rosary.

8 p.m..Holy Mass with Homily. The Eucharist will be offered for the families of the sick and deceased from the other streets not mentioned. After the Mass, there will be a CONCERT in the Church by the Oslo Oratory choir, with soprano Katharina Frogner Kockum and organist Bina Karpisova.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 7th

GREAT AND SOLEMN DAY OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY

08:00 h.Rosary of the Dawn. At the end, Holy Mass. They sing “Los Auroros”.

09:00 h.Holy Mass.

12:00 h.Parade.

13:00 h.Rocket firing and bell ringing.

18:15 h.Prayer of the Holy Rosary.

19:00 h.In the Plaza de la Constitución, SOLEMN EUCHARIST celebrated by our Parish Priest, the Rev. Mr. D. Efrem Mira Pina. The choir “Aromas de Guardamar” will sing, directed by D. Jesús Aldeguer.

20:00 h.SOLEMN AND TRIUMPHAL PROCESSION with the image of Our Patroness the Virgin of the Rosary. The image will be accompanied by Civil and Military Authorities, the Major Board of Brotherhoods, the Central Board of Moors and Christians and festive officials, the Lady of Guardamar and her companions 2024, the Bellea del Foc and the Bellea del Foc Infantil 2024 with their court of honor, Queen and Children's Queen of the Campo 2024 with their Ladies, accompanied by the Musical Group of Guardamar. Itinerary: Plaça de la Constitució, Sant Jaume, Larramendi, Nord, Sant Emigdi, Enginyer Mira and entrance to the Temple, where after a few brief words from our Parish Priest, the Hymn of Our Patroness the Lady of the Rosary will be sung.

At the end, a large FIREWORKS CASTLE was shot in honor of Our Patroness in the Plaça de la Constitució.

– WE INVITE THE NEIGHBORS TO DECORATE AND BEAUTIFY THE STREETS AND BALCONIES OF THE VILLAGE TO SHOW OUR LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR OUR MOTHER AND PATRON, THE HOLY VIRGIN OF THE ROSARY –

GRADES:

· The preparation of the Masses will be in charge of the Liturgy Team. Every night of the Novena the Youth Parish Choir “Virgen del Rosario” will perform.· Every Sunday in October there will be the Rosary of the Dawn. At the end, there will be a Holy Mass. The Auroros will sing, except on Sunday 20 October when the XXXIX Diocesan Meeting of Auroros will be held in Cox.· The Festival Committee may change or suspend the scheduled events if circumstances so require.