‘Feast of Faith’

That’s how Pope Benedict’s Mass yesterday in Amman, Jordan, was described in recognition of the various traditions that contributed to the liturgy.

Yesterday was the Pope’s final full day in Jordan, before he traveled today to Israel on the next state of his Holy Land visit.

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis