Saturday, October 13, 2007

A Message for the End of Ramadan

The Holy See - www.vatican.va
'Id al-Fitr 1428 H. /2007 a.d.

Christians and Muslims: called to promote a culture of peace

[From the Pontificial Council of Interreligious Dialogue, a message for the end of Ramadan]:

Dear Muslim Friends,
1. It gives me special pleasure to send you for the first time friendly and warmest greetings from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on the occasion of your joyful feast of ‘Id al-Fitr, with which the month-long fasting and prayer of Ramadan ends.

This month is always an important time for the Muslim community and gives to each individual member a new strength for their personal, family and social existence.

It matters that all of us witness to our religious beliefs with a life increasingly integrated and in conformity with the Creator’s plan, a life concerned with serving our brothers and sisters in ever increasing solidarity and fraternity with members of other religions and all men of good will, in the desire to work together for the common good.

(...)

Read the full message in English by clicking on the title of this article. To read it in other languages, namely Albanian, Arabic, Bangla, Bulgarian, Cebuano, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Kiswahili, Malayalam, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Wolof click on the desired language or here: http://www.vatican.va/latest/latest_en.htm].

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Saturday, October 13, 2007

A Message for the End of Ramadan
The Holy See - www.vatican.va
'Id al-Fitr 1428 H. /2007 a.d.

Christians and Muslims: called to promote a culture of peace

[From the Pontificial Council of Interreligious Dialogue, a message for the end of Ramadan]:

Dear Muslim Friends,
1. It gives me special pleasure to send you for the first time friendly and warmest greetings from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on the occasion of your joyful feast of ‘Id al-Fitr, with which the month-long fasting and prayer of Ramadan ends.

This month is always an important time for the Muslim community and gives to each individual member a new strength for their personal, family and social existence.

It matters that all of us witness to our religious beliefs with a life increasingly integrated and in conformity with the Creator’s plan, a life concerned with serving our brothers and sisters in ever increasing solidarity and fraternity with members of other religions and all men of good will, in the desire to work together for the common good.

(...)

Read the full message in English by clicking on the title of this article. To read it in other languages, namely Albanian, Arabic, Bangla, Bulgarian, Cebuano, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Kiswahili, Malayalam, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Wolof click on the desired language or here: http://www.vatican.va/latest/latest_en.htm].

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