Saw my daughter in a beautiful Musical, "Feast of Life"

My daughter who is an older elementary school child has been practicing with a small group of girls for a musical play since October. I didn't know much about the play before the performances except that it was based on the Gospel of Luke. Their performances were on Friday and Saturday and I have to say it was very lovely and very moving, especially so I would think for younger children who sometimes do not understand the gospel scriptures. Here is a description of the play I found on the internet:

The Feast of Life reminds us of the fourteen banquets mentioned in Luke's Gospel and invites us once again to hear and experience the stories of Jesus. In this musical by Marty Haugen, a diverse group of adults and children gather around a banquet table to retell the parables in Luke's Gospel. The group tells and sings of "The Good Samaritan," "The Prodigal Son," "The Journey to Emmaus," and other parables, as well as the birth and the Passion of Jesus.

The play my daughter did had no banquet table or adults; however, they did have some props and some dancers to liven it up a little. I know some of you bloggers look down on Marty Haugen's music, but I think the music in the play was very nice for kids and adults also. I am sure my daughter learned a lot about the Gospel of Luke, although, I bet she knew most of the stories already because of all the christian videos we have that have touched on these stories from Gospel of Luke - but the time she spent on the play have reinforced her learning. I would love to see this musical done at more Catholic schools so that Catholic students can hear the Gospel of Luke at their level and maybe even produce a desire to delve more into the scriptures.

PS. I saw the first mass of the 9 days of mourning this morning on EWTN and I was happy to hear the priest tell the stories about the Pope, personal stories because he was good friends with the Pope since the Pope was only a bishop. The personal insight was very nice, I hope the other 8 homilists can share their personal stories of the Pope also.