now, since vatican in the 1 960s, you can say in whatever language you choose, at this mass in madison square guardian, we ll hear lots. the mass itself will be in latin, english and spanish and then we re going to hear greek. when they say lord have mercy and normally that is done either in latin or in english and this time it s going to be done in greek. then you should listen out for prayers of the faithfully in polish, ethiopian and more. wolf? only moments away from the start of the mass. it will be a moving moment. i want our viewers to stand by for this. reverend john jenkins is joining
you see the effect he has on people. and you see a lot of priests who have gathered there, as well. do they just decide who comes? which priest is allowed to come? typically, it would be the local organizers, in this case the archdiocese of new york. generally speaking, they put invitations to any priest who wants to celebrate as long as the facility can hold them. sometimes you ll see some priests on the alter and others in seats around it. we also need a large number of priests to distribute communion to such a large crowd. everyone stand by. we re minutes away from the start of this historic mass at madison square guardian. we ll take a quick break and be right back. thankshow may i help you?s list. i heard i could call angie s list if i needed work done around my house at a fair price. you heard right, just tell us what you need done and we ll find a top rated provider to take care of it.
people inside. very historic moment. powerful moment, indeed. our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto is here. amazing moment. remarkable day, busy day for the pope. he is not a young guy, 78 years old but gone from the u.n. to 9/11 memorial up to east harlem, through central park and now there at madison square garden. all very important stops, all full of meaning. you started the day with a world platform speaking to the largest congregation of world leaders ever the at the u.n. on the 70th anniversary of the founding but moving to places with an enormous meaning in new york, the 9/11 memorial, central park, the procession we saw a short time ago and now madison square guardian, a mass of the size unlike we ve seen here in new york. i know he does this in st. peters basilica to do it in new york, cathedral of sorts, sports