1.   A group of Christian women gathered in a semicircle, clutching beads and chanting the Rosary in Arabic.

2.   Some brought flowers, others clutched rosary beads.

3.   Clutching rosary beads, she said her struggle is in the tradition of martyrs of her church persecuted under communism.

4.   Clutching rosary beads, she said her struggle is in the tradition of martyrs of her church who were persecuted under communism.

5.   With tears streaming down their faces, two women clutching rosary beads held each other tightly before the altar.