Semana Santa in San Javier: Full Easter Week schedule 2024
This year’s Holy Week will include a Good Friday procession and a range of masses and vigils in San Javier
The celebration of Semana Santa, or Holy Week, in San Javier will be marked this year with a variety of religious processions, vigils and masses. You will find a full program of events below but first, a few words from San Javier Parish Priest, Juan Prieto Solana, on the meaning of Easter:“What was a dream and was latent in the heart of all those from San Javier for 87 years is now a reality. On Holy Thursday of the year 2023, the day of brotherly love, we were moved to see the three images of the Passion emerge from inside the temple. Under the gaze and tears of the Sorrowful Mother, we too were able to contemplate the Beloved Son carrying the Cross.
“There are no words for so much Love of God for us, only the manifestation and beauty of penitent and grateful silence, the expression of unity and solidarity of a believing people together with their Master and Saviour.
“Thank you for the efforts, faith and affection of each of you who participates in the Easter Triduum, in the Holy Thursday Procession and in the Via Crucis on Friday.
“Let us live the holiest week of Christian life, the greatest Week of the Parish. Turn your gaze to the Lord, let your heart be touched by the Words of Christ on the Cross and enjoy the gift of Easter that regenerates us and renews us as beloved children of God.”
Here are some of the highlights of San Javier Easter 2024:
Palm Sunday, March 24
11.30am: Procession from the College of the Sacred Heart
12pm: Palm Sunday Eucharist
Holy Monday, March 25
9.30am: Penitential Celebration at the church of San Francisco Javier
Holy Thursday, March 28
Remembering the Last Supper of the Lord
9am: Lauds Prayer
6pm: Celebration of the Last Supper of the Lord
Holy Hour at the end of the Eucharist
9.30pm: Procession of Silence
Good Friday, March 29
The death of Christ, inspiration to give one’s life for others
9am: Lauds Prayer and meditation
6pm: Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
Via Crusis procession (traditional route)
Holy Saturday, March 30
The light conquers the darkness and the life of the Christian does not end with death. The holy night of Easter as the delivery of the light of the Resurrection, the only hope of humanity reconciled in the greatest Love.
9am: Prayer of the Lauds
10.30pm: Easter Parish Vigil
Easter Sunday, March 31
9am: Eucharist: Pozo Aledo
10am: Eucharist: Parish church
12pm: Eucharist: Parish church
8pm: Eucharist: Parish church
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Images: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
Address
Calle Padre Juan. Centro Cultural Principe de Asturias 30720 SAN JAVIERTel: 968 571 704
Oficina de Turismo de San Javier
The municipality of San Javier has three main offices giving tourist information to visitors, as well as two information points. The tourist offices are located in Santiago de la Ribera, on the ground floor of the town hall in San Javier and at the start of La Manga. There is a tourist information point located in the San Javier Airport, as well as one at kilometre 12-13 of La Manga del Mar Menor.
Due to its location on the fringes of the Mar Menor and Mediterranean, San Javier has a period of intense summer tourism activity during the peak summer months, although it is popular with retirees of all nationalities out of peak season.
Tickets for the annual San Javier Jazz Festival can be purchased at the Festival office in San Javier Town Hall, Plaza de España.
San Javier - Oficina Municipal de Turismo 
Municipal Tourism Office
Calle Padre Juan. Centro Cultural Príncipe de Asturias (Click for map: Centro Cultural Príncipe de Asturias)
30720 Santiago de la Ribera - SAN JAVIER
Tel: 968 571 704
Opening Times:
Peak season, 1st July to 15th September: Monday to Friday 10am to 2 pm and 5.30pm to 8.30pm
Mid season, 16th September to 31st October, and from Easter Week to 30th June: Monday to Friday 9.30am to 2.30pm and 5pm to 7pm
Low season, 1st November to Easter Week: Monday to Friday 9.30am to 2.00pm and 4pm to 6.30pm
Saturday in Low Season and Saturday, Sunday and Holidays in Mid and Peak Seasons: 10.30am to 1.30pm.
San Javier - Punto de Información Turistica Plaza de España
Tourist information office in the Plaza de España
Plaza de España, 3, 30730 SAN JAVIER
Tel.: 968 573 700 ext. #5351
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9.30am to 2pm
Click for map: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
Oficina de Turismo de Santiago de la Ribera
The tourist office in Santiago de la Ribera is located a little way back from the seafront in the public garden on Calle Padre Juan (click for map).
Telephone: 661 572 285
Opening hours
1st July to 15th September: Mon-Fri 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.30 to 20.30, weekends and public holidays 10.30 to 13.30.
16th September to 31st October and Easter to 30th June: Mon-Fri 9.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 19.00, weekends and public holidays 10.30 to 13.30.
1st November to Easter: Mon-Fri 9.00 to 14.00 and 16.00 to 18.00, weekends and public holidays 10.30 to 13.30.
Oficina de Turismo de La Manga del Mar Menor
Tourist information office in La Manga del Mar Menor
Address: Gran Vía Km. 0, La Manga del Mar Menor, 30380.
Tel: 968 146 136
Opening Hours:
Low season (1st October to 30th April):
Monday to Friday - 10:00 to 13:30 and 16:00 to 18:00
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays - 10:30 to 13:00
Peak season (1st May to 30th September):
Monday to Friday - 10:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 19:00
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays - 10:30 to 13:00
Click for map: Oficina de Turismo de La Manga del Mar Menor
Punto de Información Turística de La Manga
Tourism information point on La Manga
Address: Playa Mistral, Gran Vía km. 12-13
Opening Hours:
Peak season, 15th June to 15th September: Every day from 11:00 to 18:00.
Low season, closed
Click for map: Punto de Información Turistica La Manga del Mar Menor
