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Published on Friday, March 31,
2023
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Holy Week is a good opportunity for tourists and foreign residents to learn more about Costa Rican traditions.
The Costa Rican Catholic Church is led by the Archdiocese of San José, which is the oldest Catholic organization in the country. It is made up of 114 churches throughout the country.
Church leaders invite the public to celebrate their ceremonies such as mass and processions from April 2 to 9.
It's a tradition in smaller towns for the lead priest of Catholic churches to march solemnly between parishioners and other participants on the main roads around the church.
Here is the schedule of activities for the rest of the week in the country's Catholic Churches:
On Sunday, the celebration of Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. In San José City, the main procession will take place at 9 a.m. through the streets of San José, from the Soledad Church to the Metropolitan Cathedral.
On
Monday, the Way of Sorrows, also
known as the Via Crucis
procession, begins at 7 p.m. In
San José, this is from the
Borbon Fruit Market to the
Municipal Handicrafts Market. On
Tuesday, at 8 a.m., the tradition
of the Holy Farm Blessing will
take place in the country town's
central parks. On
Tuesday, at 8 a.m., the tradition
of the Holy Rosary prayers will
take place in the country town's
Catholic churches. On
Thursday, the Maundy procession
will take place at 7:30 p.m. In
San José City, the activity is
from the Metropolitan Cathedral
to the
Virgen del Carmen Church. On
Good Friday there will be two
processions. The first at 10:30
a.m. is the procession of the
Crucifixion of Jesus and his death
at Calvary, in San José from La
Merced Church to
the Metropolitan Cathedral. The
second at 6 p.m. is the procession
of the Holy Burial, in San José,
it will be on the streets around
the Metropolitan Cathedral in the
city. On
Saturday at 4 p.m. the procession
of the Virgin Mary Mourning will
take place. In San José, the walk
is from the Soledad Church to the
Metropolitan Cathedral. On
Easter Day, the Resurrection of
Jesus Christ is celebrated, it is
the last procession of the week
and will take place at 9:30 a.m.
In the capital, it will be from La
Merced Church to the Metropolitan
Cathedral. ---------------------
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