Costalera Excellent National Congress held in Castelldefels The Fourth National Congress of Women Costalera, held in the town of Castelldefels last weekend has been a success. The Sisters of Christ of Peace can be proud of how they have developed all the scheduled activities on the high level of their presentations, the interesting contribution of communications and experiences presented in panels, and the development of all and each of the visits and events in this conference have been set.
little over a hundred brothers from different English cities have been able to again make a deep analysis of the woman as an associate, especially in the work of loader Easter steps, a task that still seems inconceivable to develop the brothers in some guilds or guild English penance.
Friday night, and a large attendance from the Municipal Theatre Plaza de Castelldefels hosted the opening ceremony that began with the involvement of various civil authorities and colleagues of the town of Castelldefels and Barcelona. At the same conference was held the first congress, held by Deputy Mayor of Barcelona and Ruby, Mrs. Carmen Garcia Lords, which dealt with the female associations.
This event also held a concert grand procession marches by the "musical group of the Brotherhood 15 + 1" in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
"musical group of the Brotherhood 15 + 1" in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat The day of Saturday, after prayer, the Rev.. Father D. Labarga Fermín, Director of the Secretariat of Fraternities and Brotherhoods of the Diocese of Calahorra and La Calzada Logroño, exposed and developed an interesting paper entitled "Mary and the Passion" which captured the interest of many brothers attending the congress. Fermín 
Labarga, Director of the Secretariat of Fraternities and Brotherhoods of the Diocese of Calahorra and La Calzada Logroño
After it the Round Table "Costalera ayer y hoy” ofreció la oportunidad de conocer las vicisitudes de la incorporación de las cofrades como cargadoras de pasos y tronos procesionales, gracias a las experiencias aportadas por Conchita Benjumea, representante de las costaleras de la Hermandad del Cristo de la Paz de Castelldefels, por Juani Larios, costaleras de la Cofradía de Jesús Crucificado y Ntra. Sra. de Los Dolores del Prat de Llobregat, y por Belén Ruiz, capataz del trono de La Despedida de Jesús de la Stma. Virgen, de la Cofradía California de Cartagena. 
Mesa Redonda "Costaleras, ayer y hoy"
Aurelia Recio, secretaria de la Hermandad organizadora de este Congreso, later with a communication, which developed the work as an associate member of this brotherhood.
ended the day in the morning with the presentation of the candidacy of the city of Granada for the celebration in November 2013 the National Congress Women's V Costalera, which will be organized by the Women Brethren of Granada.
After lunch, loving brotherhood, in which the various guilds and institutions at the conference and present medals exchanged with the organizer of the Brotherhood, the Peace of Christ, Nazareth Paniagua, Charge Sister of Our Lady of Mountain city of Cáceres, a communication was the experience of having finally achieved last year, and after ten years of fighting, bear the Virgin of the Mountain, patron saint of his hometown.
then developed the Round Table "Reality and current issues" in which Victoria Botí, president of the National Federation of Women Cofrades, and the Association of Cartagena, explained the importance of the attitude of the brotherhoods and church to finally achieve equality between brothers in all English brotherhoods, with particular reference to the situation in those cities where it seems more difficult to achieve is reached, reluctance by these shows.
Roundtable "Reality and current issues"
María José Fernández, Deputy Secretary of the Association of Women Brethren of Granada, provided detailed information about the important work brother, and equal, that for years women developed Holy Week in Granada, and Nuria Borraz, Secretary of the Association of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bsaid the singularities of the Holy Week of the Archdiocese of Barcelona, \u200b\u200band the role that women develop it.
visit to Castillo de Castelldefels was the activity after the end of the day work, in which the mayor wanted to congratulate the Brotherhood of Christ of the Peace for this Congress by an act of recognition of the same on the premises of the Castle, which served as a wine of honor members of Congress.
group photo after the officer proceeded to visit the Church of Santa Maria, she can admire the murals painted in the early twentieth century by the painter José Serrasanta, in which is displayed on your altar four bearers carrying a bier with the Virgin of Health. 
The Temple of Our Lady of Montserrat, where images are revered holders of the Brotherhood of Christ of Peace, received after the act of "Exaltation of the Month of Mary, who carried out the Voice of Youth General Council of Fraternities and Brotherhoods of the Archdiocese of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bElisabeth Mendoza, which in his touching words, spoken before the image of Our Lady of Tears, also referred to the patrons of the cities of the brothers who participated in this conference.
Elisabeth Mendoza, Vocal Youth General Council of Fraternities and Brotherhoods of the Archdiocese of Barcelona
After a Solemn levees of this image, by the brothers, was visiting the headquarters of the Brotherhood organizer Congress, found in the basement of this temple, which some lawmakers were quick to get under the Trabajadera and load over the foreman Virgin guided by it, pulling it to the door of the room. Exciting time for those who had never loaded a step down, as happened to Cartagena.
The Brotherhood made after a lunch at the offices of the parish, besides being able to share experiences among colleagues of different localities, could enjoy the performance of the pilgrims' choir that entertained the evening with the interpretation of Seville , save rociera and fandangos, creating a lively atmosphere at the end of that day.
Morning Sunday began with the presentation of the World Youth Day 2011, by the Director of the Secretariat of the Inter-Diocesan Youth of Catalonia, Marisa Jimenez, then giving way to a communication from Stephanie Soto, a member of the Association of Women Brethren of Barcelona.
president of the National Federation of Women Cofrades, on behalf of the Board of Semana Santa de Medina del Campo, whose representative could not attend the conference, read a document and program of events, sent by the Board, which presented the "Fourth National Conference of Women Cofrades", to be held in Medina del Campo in the next 4, 5 and 6 November 2011.
After a coffee break was held the conference "The Role of Women in the Church of the XXI Century", by the Bishop of the Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Bishop Agustín Cortés Soriano.
Bishop Agustín Cortés, Bishop of the Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat
end of the conference by reading the conclusions and the parting words of Big Brother of the Brotherhood of Christ of Peace, who expressed emotion satisfaction as it developed the conference, and that with an event like this would end the twenty-fifth anniversary celebration of it.
The church of Our Lady of Montserrat welcomed after a Mass presided by the Bishop of the Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, after which a dinner was held after closing and farewell to Congress.
Entitled "Walking Together we Centuries VI s" City Medina del Campo (Valladolid), hosting in the month of November this year 2011, during days 4, 5 and 6 the Fourth Edition of the National Women's Encounters Cofrades , an event where we can again share our concerns, promote the important work being done by many brothers in the penitential fraternities and sororities in our country, exposing the difficulties many women still have to join on equal to the work brother, and also enjoy an interesting range of activities and exhibitions organize all of them to commemorate the "sixth centenary of the Institution of Processions of Discipline" which has been held in the city of Medina del Campo, among which is the exhibition The Age of Man. 
