IMMACULATE CONCEPTION information and Mass times in Soller and Biniaraix 2016 Many people mistakenly believe that the Immaculate Conception refers to the conception of Christ through the action of the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. However, this is not the case. Rather, it refers to the condition that she was…
The good, the bad and the ugly in Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 7th April 2015Photographs by Rachel Fox As the swallows return to the Soller Valley the residents brace themselves to answer their questions. It seems to be a fact of life that when our many friends return to whence they came…
SOLLER SHIRLEY –A Wedding Celebrant of the Soller Valley As a journalist of www.sollerweb.com and of the Majorca Daily Bulletin there is much information already out there about me. The ‘About Us’ Page on Sollerweb tells you of the life I lead here since my permanent relocation to Majorca ten years ago. The ‘Wedding Celebrant’ part…
The Mayor of Soller is on the election trail and visiting the important groups in our City. It is interesting that the first meeting that was reported on and photographed was of the ‘University of the Third Age’ in Soller. This is the unofficial title of the older age group who meet for many social…
HOLY WEEK – AS IT UNFOLDS Wednesday 23rd March – The Chrism Mass at 7.30 p.m. at La Seu, the Cathedral in Palma On Wednesday of this week, Holy Week/la Semana Santa, Bishop Javier Salinas Viñals from the Diocese of Mallorca will gather all the priests of the island at La Seu, the Cathedral in…
Christmas in the Soller Valley By Shirley Roberts The Christmas celebrations in this place are very local and Spanish with religious and family traditions attached to each of the celebration dates. Christmas Eve is very important and is when families gather for a celebration meal and a group visit to Christmas Mass at whichever church…
By Soller Shirley Village houses in Soller of a certain size have an ‘Entrada’ on the ground floor. For those who love the cobbles of an original entrada it is a throwback to the days when it was not unusual to find the odd goat, sheep or pig wintering there. These days some designers preserve…
The Feast of the Assumption – Saturday 15th August 2015 The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated on 15th August each year. This year it falls on a Saturday. It commemorates the death of Mary and her assumption, body and soul, into Heaven before her body began to…
By Soller Shirley Watchers of ‘Gavin and Stacey’ will know of ‘Neil the baby’. Neil is no longer a baby, but this is his name, no-one calls him just Neil. Small town life is full of nicknames and instantly recognisable characters. To have a nickname is generally a term of affection and acceptance. In Soller,…
Easter Sunday and the Resurrection Written by Debra ReynoldsOur Religious Affairs Correspondent Sunday 5th April 2015– Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Events in Soller at Parròquia de Sant Bartomeu in the square begin at 9.30 a.m. with the procession I described in my previous article on the brotherhoods and the processions. This…
