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An estimated 350,000 people had gathered under a bright warm sun as the pontiff celebrated a solemn Sunday mass on the final day of his visit to Lebanon, where Middle East peace and reconciliation have been his central fairfield hotels hilton ontario canada theme.
Service is a foundational element of the identity of Christ s followers. The vocation of the Church and of each Christian is to serve others, as the Lord himself did, freely and impartially. As Benedict, 85, arrived a half hour before the service, the popemobile briefly came to a halt as jubilant crowds pressed in around it, cheering and waving Vatican and Lebanese flags.
An excited Mariana Khoury, 15, wearing a headscarf inscribed in Arabic with the words you promised and you came, said we want to promise to him that we will be the future of the Church and guard our love for Jesus. The backdrop to the raised platform on which the altar is set is in the shape of the country s Cedar of Lebanon, and live cedars and olive trees, the symbol of peace, were placed around the platform.
The frail-looking pope, who has been walking with a cane, arrived in Lebanon on Friday to a warm welcome from all parts of the country s multi-faith society and has dedicated his visit to the message of peace.
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