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religion in the land of Muhammad

Mecca, a place of pilgrimage for all Muslims, lies on the Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, which shares a border with Sultanate of Oman.

The whole peninsula is Muslim, with large variations in the degree of practice, and tolerance towards other religions.

We had the chance to meet the year last vicar apostolic of the Arabian peninsula, Paul Hinder, who visited one of four Catholic churches Sultanate of Oman.

So there are places of worship for Christians, who are cautioned not practice their religion officially outside these churches

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The Church of St. Peter and Paul of Ruwi is one of four churches in the country. Another is in the vicinity of Muscat, the church of St. Ghala Spirit, the third is farther north in Sohar, the Saint Antoine, and the fourth is south, Salahah, the parish of St. Francis Xavier. All land where the churches are built were donated by the Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said and the parishes belong to the Vicariate of the Arabian Peninsula. The faithful church omanites are all foreigners come here to work: Oman, in fact, one third of the population is immigrant for professional reasons.

For our part, we visited The Holy Spirit Church, located at Ghala.

( stitched image on the site of the parish )

We first tested the mass in English in the family Friday (public holiday as Sunday from here!) Catastrophe: Hundreds of Indians, Filipinos and Sri Lankans, straight as i, quiet and collected ... but not a single child. Ours were not for them. It was later learned that their children were in Sunday school, and had their own church later in the morning. We had the time palpate the overwhelming fervor of those expatriates who have left their families, their villages to work here.

A photograph taken from the site?

Then using our cleaning lady to babysit, we tried the Mass in Arabic with the Lebanese community, at 20:30 on Wednesday night, first evening of the weekend. Mass is often followed by sharing drinks and cakes with thyme. The welcome was warm, and I appreciated being able to speak a little French, which I do not know a word of Arabic ...

And for Mass? A missal was essential ... and as the priest of the parish is an Indian, he asks questions in English, parishioners meet in Arabic. He read the Gospel in English, and a member of the Lebanese community in the bed Arabic. The sermon is in English, the songs are in Arabic, supported by a small choir, and a tempo with synth drums and cymbals, to Jean-Michel Jarre! No song sheet, but a projector that sends the power-point lyrics, drawings embellished a bit kitschy new wave ...

In fact, if you like kitsch, run ahead (well, we also love a little Jesus, otherwise I do not see too much interest ...)

Here Masabielle Cave, reconstituted in Muscat:

Topped the "little" neon sign lit her house:

It must be said here that a cult dedicated to recognizing the Mother of Christ, our Heavenly Mother (always illuminated neon!)

In May, the month of Mary, from the dark (18:30) shines the beautiful rosary

his right, we see a big sign, which summarizes the schedules of Masses that week, and the language in which it will be celebrated ...

If you are missing a small Bible in Hindi, Tamil, and Arabic, enter here:

Question Mass. family was therefore crossed the desert for a few months, with still two oases: Christmas Mass celebrated in French by Father Walid, came from Lebanon for the holidays, and returned to tell the Easter mass.

Deo gratias!