Las Posadas

On December 6, 2019, Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish will retrace the steps of Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem as they are refused lodging while looking for a place for the Birth of Jesus.

The candlelit journey will begin at 6 pm at the Mt. Carmel Campus, 109 Goodwill Ave, Meriden where we will park our cars and proceed to the St. Joseph’s Campus, 22 Goodwill Ave for our first stop. The group will then travel back to the Mt Carmel Campus for our second stop.

We will then get in our cars and drive to Holy Angels campus, 585 Main St, where we will park. We will then walk to a few homes on Pettit Drive and then return to Holy Angels Church for our destination on the journey.

At each stop Mary and Joseph will be denied “room in the inn”. Students will represent Mary and Joseph and Christmas songs will be sung as the entourage walks from stop to stop.

There will be Christmas Music and light refreshments at the last stop.

The Christmas Posada, a tradition in Mexico, expresses perfectly the suspense & surprises of the season. The word “posada” means “inn” or “shelter” in Spanish. The inn, of course, is the shelter that Mary and Joseph seek as the Virgin prepares to give birth. It is a prayer, a play and a gathering for families & whole communities.

Our Lady Queen of Angels invites you to join this ancient observance that will open for you the deeper meaning of a joyful season. The spirit of Christmas can be lost in the bustle and commercialism of the season. But the Posada is designed to bring you into the heart of the Christmas mystery, which is the Christ Child, the eternal Son of God born of the Virgin Mary.