12/20/16 Las Posadas at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church by Sarah A. Miller
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Children leads the procession for the tradition of Las Posadas at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Tyler, Texas Tuesday Dec. 20, 2016. Las Posadas is a tradition that takes place on the days leading up to Christmas. The procession is designed to represent the journey Mary and Joseph took to Bethlehem. Pictured from left: Edith Fajardo, 10, Alexis Lopez, 11, Ruby Ruiz, 8, and Joel Gonzalez, 7. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Dulcinea Coss, 10, holds a candle as she walks during the tradition of Las Posadas at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Tyler Tuesday Dec. 20, 2016. Las Posadas is a tradition that takes place on the days leading up to Christmas. The procession is designed to represent the journey Mary and Joseph took to Bethlehem. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Parishioners join in the procession for the tradition of Las Posadas at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Tyler Tuesday Dec. 20, 2016. Las Posadas is a tradition that takes place on the days leading up to Christmas. The procession is designed to represent the journey Mary and Joseph took to Bethlehem. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Deacon Ramon Gonzalez speaks at the second stop along the procession for the tradition of Las Posadas at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Tyler Tuesday Dec. 20, 2016. Las Posadas is a tradition that takes place on the days leading up to Christmas. The procession is designed to represent the journey Mary and Joseph took to Bethlehem. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Children leads the procession for the tradition of Las Posadas at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Tyler, Texas Tuesday Dec. 20, 2016. Las Posadas is a tradition that takes place on the days leading up to Christmas. The procession is designed to represent the journey Mary and Joseph took to Bethlehem. Pictured from left: Edith Fajardo, 10, Alexis Lopez, 11, Ruby Ruiz, 8, and Joel Gonzalez, 7. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Deacon Ramon Gonzalez and the procession make a stop in the tradition of Las Posadas at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Tyler Tuesday Dec. 20, 2016. Las Posadas is a tradition that takes place on the days leading up to Christmas. The procession is designed to represent the journey Mary and Joseph took to Bethlehem. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A band performs in the procession during the tradition of Las Posadas at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Tyler, Texas Tuesday Dec. 20, 2016. Las Posadas is a tradition that takes place on the days leading up to Christmas. The procession is designed to represent the journey Mary and Joseph took to Bethlehem. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
The procession makes its first stop in the tradition of Las Posadas at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Tyler Tuesday Dec. 20, 2016. Las Posadas is a tradition that takes place on the days leading up to Christmas. The procession is designed to represent the journey Mary and Joseph took to Bethlehem. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
(Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
David Yanez, 5, holds a candle as he walks during the tradition of Las Posadas at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Tyler Tuesday Dec. 20, 2016. Las Posadas is a tradition that takes place on the days leading up to Christmas. The procession is designed to represent the journey Mary and Joseph took to Bethlehem. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)