Jesus the Nazarene is Jesus of Great Power: The representation of the largest procession in Ecuador.

Abstract

This research work analyzes and details the procession of Jesús del Gran Poder as one of the relevant annual traditions recognized by the religious citizens of Quito, being an unavoidable activity every year that reveals the faith and admiration for Jesús del Gran Poder. Pretending to reflect and conceptualize the representation of the elements used in the procession, mainly the image of Jesús carrying the cross, who symbolizes Jesús on his way to Calvary; This image is adored by the religious, who attribute countless miracles. The procession is carried out every Good Friday, starting and ending in the Plaza de San Francisco, covering up to 3 kilometers of route, songs, prayers and penances performed by the participants, in turn, encompassing characteristics that use it in a fundamental annual tradition and wonderful in the city. In addition, the differences of the procession of the year 2020, 2021 and 2022 will be exposed, where the COVID-19 pandemic, slowing down the daily life and continuous execution of the procession, from that moment on, the Franciscan community elaborates new methods of bringing the faithful, finding the opportunity to transmit the procession through the media, such as radio, television, Facebook social network, and even flying over a smaller image of Jesús carrying the cross so that the devotees could pray and observe it from safety from his home, being in a peculiar way, the mission of consummating the procession of Jesús del Gran Poder was fulfilled, where the help of the relevant authorities of Quito was also obtained.