Sagrada Família hosts II Encuentro Rociero de Cataluña - Sagrada Família hosts II Encuentro Rociero de Cataluña

This Saturday, 14 November, the Basilica of the Sagrada Família hosted the II Encuentro Rociero de Cataluña (2nd Rocio gathering in Catalonia). The event brought together local Rocio brotherhoods from Barcelona, Cornellà de Llobregat and Sabadell; and two guest brotherhoods from Huelva: Real, Ilustre, Venerable y Antigua Hermandad de Nuestra Señora del Rocío de Huelva and Real Hermandad de Emigrantes de Nuestra Señora del Rocío de Huelva. The first gathering took place in 2019 at Montserrat Monastery.

The celebration featured a Pontifical Solemn Mass led by Cardinal Joan Josep Omella, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Barcelona and Ex-officio President of the Junta Constructora del Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família Foundation. The three Catalan brotherhoods and two guest organisations also brought their Simpecados (insignias) to the mass. The gathering was an opportunity to forge deeper bonds between the Rocio communities in Catalonia and Huelva, sharing in the faith and traditions.