‘Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger’
| 15 Dec 2020 | 10:24
Nativity players gather at the manger (Photo courtesy of Father Julio)
Santa also paid a visit to the manger and the youngsters (Photo courtesy of Father Julio)
Elizabeth Neillands of Pond Hollow Farm poses with two of her friends, including her donkey, Belle, at the live nativity. Neillands also brought two goats, a Welsh pony, and her Scottie dog, Hattie (Photo by Janet Redyke)
Belle the donkey displays the cross on her back. Legend says all donkeys have a fur cross because Mary rode a donkey to Bethlehem on the first Christmas (Photo by Janet Redyke)
Highland Lakes. Our Lady of Fatima Church in Highland Lakes held a live nativity on Sunday, complete with donkeys, goats, a dog, and a pony, along with actors playing the parts of the Holy Family. Father Julio Barrios said Las Posadas is a Spanish tradition of caroling and procession that leads the Holy Family to the manger.