By Alice Kenny
Fr. Elio blessed La Virgen de Guadalupe statue on Sunday, December 2, 2012, at St. Peters Church in Yonkers after day laborers served by Catholic Charities collected funds to purchase it.
The laborers plan to bring the statue of the Blessed Virgin to the homes of neighbors during Posadas, a Mexican tradition during the Christmas season that dramatizes the search of Joseph and Mary for lodging.