SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd
5 p.m. GREAT GIFT BINGO to benefit the festivities. Town Hall ground floor.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24th
7.50 p.m. Solemn brought of Our Lady of the Rosary to the High Altar
8 p.m. Holy Mass and poster presentation
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28th
1 p.m. Rocket throwing
7.30 p.m. Holy Rosary praying
8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily and pray for the sick people
The Eucharist will be offered by the families and deceased of the streets: Rosari (street and square), Baluard, Sant Emigdi, Larramendi, Major, Plaça Llauradors, Gratitud, Sant Josep, Rodrigo de Triana, Hermanos Pinzón, Colom, Mar, Sant Jaume, València, Enginyer Mira and Plaça d’Abastos.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29th
1 p.m. Rocket throwing
At 7.30 p.m. Holy Rosary praying
At 8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily
The Eucharist will be offered by the families and deceased of the streets: Castell, Alacant, Nord, Avda. Madrid, Avda. Les Dunes, Arenes, Era del Fumaor, Sanchís Guarner, Fonteta, Riu Segura, Almoradí, Santa Pola, Elx, Sol, Rojals, Sant Fulgenci and Torrevella.
8 p.m. Music show by Nacho Casado at the School of Music.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30th
10 a.m. 11th PETANQUE TROPHY ‘VIRGEN DEL ROSARIO’ on the boules courts of Reina Sofía Park.
1 p.m. Rocket throwing and bells chiming
6.30 p.m. Music concert for all the family by Dani Miquel in Plaça de la Constitució.
7.30 p.m. Holy Rosary praying
8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily
The Eucharist will be offered by the families and deceased of the streets: Eugeni, Migdia, Els Pins, Ausiàs March, Dr. Luis Rivera, Plaça Pescadors, Vicente Ramos, Sant Pere, Molivent, País Valencià, Miguel Hernández, Blasco Ibáñez and Plaça Constitució.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 1st
8 a.m. ‘Rosario de la Aurora’ (praying Rosary at dawn)
1 p.m. Rocket throwing and bells chiming
7.30 p.m. Holy Rosary praying
8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily
The Eucharist will be offered by the families and deceased of the streets: Urb. Las Viñas, Pablo Neruda, Enginyer Joaquín Muñoz, 9 d´Octubre, Giner de los Ríos, Dolores Viudes Blasco, Balears, Passatge de Llevant, Pintor Antonio López, Avda. de Les Amèriques, Plaça Dr. José María Sanz, Lucas Macià, Germans Bazan, Beatriu Anna Ruiz, Plaça Dama de Guardamar, Rubén Darío, Rotonda Era de Lucio, Era de Madaleneta, Dolors, Sud, Cid and Pintor Sorolla.
MONDAY OCTOBER 2nd
1 p.m. Rocket throwing and bells chiming
7.30 p.m. Holy Rosary praying
8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily
The Eucharist will be offered by the families and deceased of the streets: Avda. Europa, Avda. Cervantes, Azorín, Jacinto Benavente, Ramón y Cajal, Antonio Machado, Dr. Fleming, General Prim, Eusebio Sempere, Gabriel Celaya, Juan Gil Albert, Gabriel Miró, Pío Baroja, Rafel Alberti, Federico García Lorca, Jorge Juan, Avda. Puerto Rico, Argentina, Xile, Avda. de la Llibertat, Valle Inclán, Paraguai, Panamà, Veneçuela, Colòmbia, Uruguai, Brasil, Filipines, Cuba and Nicaragua.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 3rd
1 p.m. Rocket throwing and bells chiming
7 p.m. Holy Rosary praying
8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily
The Eucharist will be offered by the families and deceased of the streets: Avda. Europa, Avda. Cervantes, Azorín, Jacinto Benavente, Ramón y Cajal, Antonio Machado, Dr. Fleming, General Prim, Eusebio Sempere, Gabriel Celaya, Juan Gil Albert, Gabriel Miró, Pío Baroja, Rafel Alberti, Federico García Lorca, Jorge Juan, Avda. Puerto Rico, Argentina, Xile, Avda. de la Llibertat, Valle Inclán, Paraguai, Panamà, Veneçuela, Colòmbia, Uruguai, Brasil, Filipines, Cuba and Nicaragua.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 4th
1 p.m. Rocket throwing and bells chiming
7.30 p.m. Holy Rosary praying
8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily
The Eucharist will be offered by the families and deceased of the streets: Enginyer Juan García, Avda. del Port, Mestre José Fernández Mañogil, Sacerdot 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, Alcalde Rosalino Pérez Hernández and Basilio Paredes.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 5th
1 p.m. Rocket throwing and bells chiming.
7.30 p.m. Holy Rosary praying.
8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily.
The Eucharist will be offered by the families and deceased of the streets: Vila-Real, Àngel Custodi, Corts Valencianes, Callosa, Carcaixent, Avda. Oliveró, Jaume I el Conqueridor, Alfons X el Savi, Serra Gelada, Els Claramunt, Campo de Guardamar and Urbanizations.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 6th
11 a.m. Bobbin lace exhibition and crafts at the Town Hall ground floor organised by the ‘Associació d’Artesanes del Fil’.
11.30 p.m. GAMES FOR CHILDREN at the Plaça de la Constitució (Town Hall square): The children congratulate Our Lady of the Rosary. All children are invited to participate in the festivity of Our Lady of the Rosary.
1 p.m. Rocket throwing and bells chiming
7 p.m. Holy Rosary praying
8 p.m. Holy Mass with Homily
The Eucharist will be offered by the families and deceased of the streets not mentioned.
FLOWERS OFFERING to Our Lady of the Rosary by for entities, associations and people in general. All convened in Avinguda País Valencià corner with carrer Migdia. The act will end with the Our Lady of the Rosary anthem and fireworks offering.
10.30 p.m. Big dinner (bring your own food) and festival with a show by HORNET BAND sponsored by Guardamar Town Hall.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 7th
GREAT AND SOLEMN DAY OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY
8 a.m. ‘Rosario de la Aurora’ (praying the Rosary at dawn). When the Rosary praying ends will sing the chorus ‘Grupo Auroros Virgen del Rosario’
9 a.m. Holy Mass
12 a.m. Parade
1 p.m. Rocket throwing and bell chiming
6.15 p.m. Holy Rosary praying
8 p.m. SOLEMN EUCHARIST. Concelebrated by the Parrish Priests and the archpriesthood. Our priest Mr. Efrem Mira Pina will preside the mass. The chorus ‘Aromas de Guardamar’ directed by Mr. Jesús Aldeguer will sing.
9 p.m. SOLEMN AND TRIUMPHAL PROCESSION with the float of Our Lady of the Rosary, with the assistance of the civil and military authorities, the Major Board of Brotherhoods, the Central Board of Moors and Christians and representatives, the Lady of Guardamar and her court of honor 2023, the Bellea del Foc and the Bellea del Foc Infantil 2023 with her court of honor, the Queen and Young Queen of the Fiestas del Campo de Guardamar 2023, accompanied by the Agrupació Musical de Guardamar.
Route: Enginyer Mira, Luís Rivera, Migdia, Vicente Ramos and come into St. James’s church where after a few words by our Parrish Priest the ‘Salve Marinera’ and the Our Lady of the Rosary anthem will be sung. When it ends, BIG FIREWORKS SHOW in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary at 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 TO OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY—
NOTES:
– The preparation of the Masses will be in charge of the Liturgy Team. Every night of the Novena the “Virgen del Rosario” Youth Parish Choir will perform.
– Every Sunday in October at 8 a.m. ‘Rosario de la Aurora’ and at the entrance to Holy Mass, with the ‘Auroros Group Virgen del Rosario’. Except on Sunday, October 15th, when they will participate in the Diocesan Meeting of Auroros in Albatera.
– The Festival Committee may change or suspend the scheduled acts if the circumstances require it.
