The Transfiguration of the Divine Savior: August Festivities at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

2023-08-05 21:58:00

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Metropolitan Cathedral will perform the Transfiguration of the Divine Savior of the World, during the August festivities that are celebrated in his honor.

Flowers, angels, seraphim, the Eternal Father, the Trinity is part of what will accompany the procession on August 5 and where the collaborators of the Cofradía Divino Salvador del Mundo are giving the last details.

The works for the realization of the procession took place in the middle of the month of July of this year. They began assembling the structure, placing the angels which accompany the Divine Savior of the World and the Heavenly Court. In addition, they elaborated the clouds, among other details, and all this work has been carried out in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Minor Basilica, located in the Center of San Salvador.

Photo EDH/ Lissette Monterrosa

And for the work of the procession to be completed successfully, it must be ready for this August 5th. Those who have intervened are between 12 to 15 collaborators who “donate their time, space and also sacrificed not being with their families to be here,” said Jorge Orellana, collaborator of the Cofradia Divino Salvador.

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For now, the last details will be made, which is the placement of the flowers, which have been exported from “Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala and, of course, national flowers have been used. Among the flowers that can be seen are: dragon, lilies, roses, foliage, eucalyptus, ivy and others; the colors of these flowers are orange, salmon, tender pink”, as detailed by Salvador Belloso, in charge of decorating.

All costs “are assumed by the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador with the support of collaborators with little details,” Orellana emphasized.

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Photo HRE/ Yessica Hompanera

One of the collaborators is Angel Arguella, 18 years old, who helped to place the clouds, paint part of the decoration and in what he can help; For him, collaborating is “rewarding that my grandmother is no longer suffering, she passed away on August 6, 2019, it was a painful date but the Divine Savior called her to her presence,” said the young man.

The collaborators of the Cofradía Divino Salvador del Mundo, are giving the last details, for the procession on August 5. HRE/Manuel Cruz

Tomorrow, the procession leaves the Sacred Heart of Jesus Basilica at 3:30 pm heading to the Metropolitan Cathedral where the Transfiguration of Jesus will take place.

Where, in addition, in the Metropolitan Cathedral, several workers built the structure of the Divine Savior of the World since Wednesday, August 2. Regular residents of the capital and tourists came to the structure to observe, since this act is one of the most important festivals in the capital city.

Photo HRE/ Yessica Hompanera
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