entry of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem welcomed on the main square by the Franciscan Friars and the beating of the drums of the Scouts of Palestine. The celebration of the Liturgy is carried out in St. Catherine's Church while in the evening the central Square of the town is full of pilgrims in a lullaby of Christmas Carols. Midnight Christmas Mass is held in a packed Church. A procession with the Infant Jesus to the Holy Grotto follows with the reading of the Gospel of Luke and the singing of Christmas Carols. On January 6th, feast of Epiphany in Bethlehem there is another solemn celebration this time led by the Franciscan Custos of the Holy Land.