Coinciding with the start of the month May under excellent weather, Eagles hosted last weekend the XXVII edition of the Pilgrimage Rociera Saltaor the mill, with a massive participation.
The local chief executive, Bartolome Hernandez, along with numerous municipal authorities and the brotherhoods of Torrevieja, Lorca, Murcia Garrucha and attended the Saturday Solemn Mass and blessing of pilgrims offered the chaplain of the Brotherhood, Manuel Amatriaín.
The pilgrims doors of the church of San José gathered to take the first part of a journey that, as a novelty, halted at the door of the Consistory aquiline, where he was offered a bouquet of flowers to the Virgen del Rocio.
Then, they continued their march to the Plaza Virgen del Rocio, where riders and strollers joined.
Once there, the mayor of Eagle, the pastor of St. Joseph and the older brother of the Brotherhood of Our Lady Virgen del Rocio Ginés Robles, gave the official start of the road, then performing the traditional stop at the barracks of the Civil Guard , where a floral exchange with the Virgen del Pilar and the traditional Angelus prayer took place.
Samples of devotion to "La Paloma Blanca" intermingled with the singing and the festive atmosphere of the pilgrims who made the journey on foot to Mill Saltaor previously stopping to eat in the Rambla del Charco.
Sunday morning began with the Mass of Alba, in the wagon of Simpecado, where pilgrims ripped a day in which they enjoyed a harmonious coexistence, which concluded with the collection and return to the town.
The XXVII Pilgrimage Rociera closed around 21 pm, with the entry of Simpecado to the parish of San Jose and a Mass dedicated to the pilgrims, ending this activity which, undoubtedly, can be cataloged as "big success. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas