Cuaresma (Lent) in La Merced
photos by Lois and Don Porter
3/16/2003

At La Merced, our neighborhood church, the Brotherhood creates a new carpet inside the church in front of the statue of Christ every Thursday during Lent. The "huerta" remains in place for the week, and is replaced with a new "huerta" the following week.

 

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See explanation of Cuaresma here.

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