The 'Bride of Vélez' will go out in an extraordinary procession this Saturday for the 75th anniversary of its Archconfraternity.

María Santísima de la Piedad, popularly known as the Bride of Vélez, will star in an extraordinary procession on Saturday, September 6, to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of the Royal Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus Nazarene "El Rico" and María Santísima de la Piedad. The procession will be musically accompanied by the Philharmonic Society Our Lady of Carmen from Salteras (Seville) and will travel through the streets of downtown Vélez-Málaga from 7:00 PM until approximately 2:00 AM.

The day will begin with a Solemn Religious Function at 5:00 PM at the San Francisco Market, from where the procession will start. The planned route includes emblematic streets such as Romero Pozo, Plaza de las Carmelitas, Plaza de la Constitución, Sevilla, and Paseo Nuevo, concluding at Plaza del Carmen. Throughout the route, more than a dozen acts and offerings in honor of the image will take place.

The elder brother of the corporation, Carlos Serralvo, has emphasized the importance of the event. "It is a historic event for our Brotherhood. We are experiencing it with great enthusiasm and everything is organized so that the Bride of Vélez can return the affection of the faithful," he noted.

As a prelude, this Friday, September 5, the transfer of the Virgin will take place from its canonical headquarters, the Church of San Juan Bautista, to the San Francisco Market. The procession will start at 5:00 PM and will be accompanied by the Band of Music from Rincón de la Victoria.

The celebration culminates a year of commemorative acts, which have included a triduum at the Church of San Juan Bautista, the presentation of two commemorative posters—signed by Jesús Zurita and the painter from Vélez, Evaristo Guerra—and a proclamation by José Luis Ramos Heredia.

The anniversary has also been marked by the addition of heritage premieres, including a new robe embroidered in gold on silver tissue, a crown and lace for the Virgin, as well as a cult pedestal, a book of rules, and new pieces for the Virgin's Child, such as an embroidered tunic and a goldsmith's crown.

With this extraordinary exit, the Royal Brotherhood of "El Rico" and the Virgin of Piedad close a commemorative calendar that has made 2025 a notable year in the history of Vélez's brotherhood.