A religious procession in downtown Barcelona marked the end of a nine-day prayer for relief from a severe drought. Approximately 100 local residents participated in the Catholic ceremony on a rainy Saturday evening. The procession featured the figure of the Holy Christ of the Blood, winding its way through the city's old town for two hours, led by Archbishop Joan Josep Omella.
Archbishop Omella expressed gratitude for the rain, stating, 'There are few of us, but it's OK,' inside the Santa Maria del Pi, a 15th-century Gothic church, just before the procession began. The rain poured down as the procession made its way through the streets.
