These days in Rome, we are remembering the 35th anniversary of the visit of Pope John Paul II to the Great Synagogue of Rome, on April 13, 1986. At the end of his historic speech during that visit, the pope quoted the first verses from Psalms 118, first in Hebrew, then in Italian:
O give thanks to the Lord for He is good, His steadfast love endures forever! Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures forever." Let those who fear the Lord say, "His steadfast love endures forever."
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