Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus

At its centre are a Cross and a Crown of Thorns in gold, recalling the Passion, death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and referring to the Brotherhood's principal sacred image, the Nazarene, Our Father Jesus. These elements are set against a Nazarene-purple background, within a cross-shaped frame decorated in gold. The design conveys a distinctive solemnity and alludes to the divinity of God.

In the 19th century, Christ and his brotherhood were commonly known by the generic name “The Nazarene”. The local press continued to use this name when referring to the new brotherhood that emerged in 1942 under the name of Our Father Jesus. However, devotion to the image and its participation in Holy Week celebrations may date back to before the 19th century.

The Brotherhood was founded within the Catholic Centre on 24 April 1941. Initially, there was a proposal to establish the Brotherhood of the Prayer in the Garden. However, during an assembly, Mr Antonio Vigrana Belda expressed his willingness to pay for the image himself, provided that it was an image of Our Father Jesus the Nazarene.

From that moment onwards, the Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus was established. The image is by an unknown artist, although it was initially attributed to sculptor Mr José María Ponsoda Bravo, who at the time was working for the Valencian firm “Peris Hermanos”. The company had a branch in Alicante, on Manero Mollá Street, and was commissioned to create the processional float.

The Brotherhood has always taken part in the Tuesday evening procession, except in 1970, when the threat of rain led it to take part on Holy Wednesday instead.

In 2007, an image of the Virgin under the title of the Most Holy Virgin of Sorrows was added to the procession, having been donated by a family. At a meeting of the Board of Directors on 27 June 2007, it was agreed that the Brotherhood should have its own float and image. This decision was ratified at the general assembly held on 11 July 2007.

The new float of the Virgin of Sorrows made its debut during Holy Week 2008. It was created by the Salmerón brothers from Socuéllamos, Ciudad Real, reusing the four old candelabra from the float of Our Father Jesus.

The new sculpture of the Most Holy Virgin of Sorrows was created by the sculptor from Torrevieja, Mr Víctor García Villalgordo, and funded by Mr Víctor Villanueva Colomina. The dress and mantle were made and donated by Mrs María José Miralles Marín.

Musical contributions to Alicante Holy Week

• Nuestra Madre sube por Labradores · Óscar Ayelo Tornero. Processional march dedicated to the Virgin of Sorrows. 14 March 2010.
• Pater Noster · Óscar Ayelo Tornero. Processional march composed for a musical ensemble by composer Mr Óscar Ayelo Tornero to commemorate the 75th anniversary. Date handwritten on the score: 10 March 2017.
• Nuestro Padre Jesús de Nazaret · Processional march composed by Antonio Sempere Garrigós and arranged by Víctor Montoya Prieto. Dedicated to the Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus. It was premiered by the Virgen de las Nieves Cultural and Musical Society of Aspe at the Co-Cathedral of Saint Nicholas on 23 February 2013.

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