Photos: Candles and blessings for the children in Yakima

SARA GETTYS

Photos: Candles and blessings for the children in Yakima
SARA GETTYS / Yakima Herald-Repu
Anelisa, 5, left, and Tadeo Ramirez, 7, hold a candle during the Candlemas service at St. Paul Cathedral on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2012. The celebration, which focuses on children, marks the end of the holiday season in Mexico. During the service, babies and children were blessed as the service began, then entered the church with the procession and were blessed again in front of the alter later in the ceremony. The candles they hold were also blessed at the beginning of the service.
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TOP: Anelisa, 5, left, and Tadeo Ramirez, 7, hold a candle during the Candlemas service at St. Paul Cathedral in Yakima on Thursday. The celebration, which focuses on children, marks the end of the holiday season in Mexico. As the service began, babies and children were blessed, then entered the church with the procession and were blessed again in front of the altar later in the ceremony. The candles they hold were also blessed at the beginning of the service.


BELOW: Children line up with their parents to be blessed by the Rev. Eleazar Diaz during the Candlemas service.



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