Father Kevin, O.P. attended the Papal Mass in Israel today. In reading his description on the Shrewd Fish blog, I was struck by the broad international flavor of the event described by Father Kevin:
- An American
- Dominican studying sacred scripture in
- Hebrew,
- Latin and
- Greek, at a
- French school in
- Jerusalem Israel, travels to see
- German Pope Benedict XVI from
- Rome Italy celebrate the Holy Mass with a homily in
- English. Before the Mass, the
- Arab
- Catholic
- Scouts of Jerusalem
- Bagpipe and Drum Band, dressed like
- Zouaves, marched and played to welcome the Holy Father.
That’s what I call Universal!
The Arab Catholic Scouts of Jerusalem number about 3,000 members, and are sponsored by the Latin Parish of Jerusalem. They have a great band. Their 2009 Scout Sunday was impressive. Here’s video from their 2007 Palm Sunday celebration:
