It was already at night, at 9.30 PM on Sunday, January 13,when Our Lady of Częstochowa in Her Icon reached Castelon de la Plana, the provincial capital on the Mediterranean Sea in the autonomous community of Valencia. Although it was late, in the parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the patroness of sailors, the Mother of God was welcomed by all the priests working there as well as a crowd of 150 faithful. Most of them were young families. After the Icon had been carried into the church and placed at the main altar, the Holy Rosary for the protection of life and family was said. The people prayed till late at night. Young people played the guitars and sang. They prepared the Spanish version of the Polish song “The Black Madonna” for the occasion.
On Monday, January 14, in the morning at 10.30 AM the solemn Holy Eucharist was celebrated. The homily was devoted to the defence of life. The preacher stressed the necessity to take up a great prayer in this intention.
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In the middle of the night on January 12 Our Lady in Her Częstochowa Icon arrived in the town of Teruel in Aragon, the capital of the region, after the journey full of adventure due to very bad weather. Strong wind was blowing, it was raining heavily and it was really cold.
The Mother of God in Her “Life Mobil” assisted by police passed the central streats of the town and stopped at the Convent of St Clara Sisters which is situated at the very centre of the town. The sisters welcomed the Icon of the Mother of God with their tender hospitality and prayed continously in Her presence.
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On Saturday, January 12, the members of the pro-life movement from Saragossa (Spanish Zaragoza) came to the convent of the Carmelite Sisters In Igualada-Jorba to take over the care of the Częstochowa Icon and take Her to their city 300 kilometres away.
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In the evening on Friday, the tenth of January, the Częstochowa Icon came to the school of Colegio del Rincon de Nuestra Senora in Prado, in the town of San Cugat del Valles which has 80 thousand inhabitants. It received a warm welcome from the students who prayed before Her class after class all day.
- Sentmenat - at a school named after the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary
- In Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia
- The day full of excitement: Tamarite de Litera, Lleida and via Blanes to Barcelona.
- The Feast of Epiphany In Torreciudad – the famous Marian shrine of Opus Dei
- Two bishops and four convents in Huesca
- The Angelus in front of a hospital In Logrono – the capital of the autonomous community and region of La Roja.
- Valladolid – The New Year Day at the National Shrine of the Most Prescious Heart of Jesus, Our Lord
- With the Norbertine Sisters in Toro
- The Feast of Holy Innocents in Santiago de Compostella
- Oleiros, Santa Cruz de Laniz - In Spanish Galicia