Dear Friends of the Badaliya,
The Badaliya Movement began in Cairo in 1934 with Fr. Louis Massignon and companions. In keeping with Massignon's spirituality as well as that of his friend and mentor, Blessed Charles de Foucauld. The movement began with a shared concern for the mounting religious conflicts in the Middle East, especially in Palestine/Israel.
By renewing the spirit of the Badaliya for our time in Southern Philippines, we are hoping to encourage mutual respect, understanding and dialogue between Massignon's two of the three Abrahamic traditions that are found here in the Southern Philippines and wherever others join us in spirit around the world. In the spirit of our friends and guides, Louis Massignon and Charles de Foucault, we believe, as they did, that any efforts at reconciliation and social action must begin in prayer.
We are planning to begin, again, the Badaliyya in Cotabato starting July 27th 2012. The suggested day for the monthly Badaliyya session is every last Friday of each month. We can begin our session at 3:00 p.m. and conclude with a light merienda at about 5 p.m. The place of our monthly meeting is at the conference room of the Institute for Autonomy and Governance (2nd Floor of the University Main Canteen).
The revival of the Badaliyya Session each month is an invitation for us to struggle more intently with what we are called to become as people of faith and dialogue. We shall discuss and share the meaning of the Arabic word, badaliya, substitution, etc. Substitution is a controversial and challenging call that we will continue to explore through the writings of Massignon and others at our gatherings.
We shall begin our prayer together in silence. We can use a piece of music to help us focus our prayer, and then spent some time in silent reflection. We shall center our gathering on the theme of peace in Southern Philippines. There will be scripture passages, a reading from the Qur'an. Our intercessory prayers will include a plea for peaceful resolution to the crises in the Southern Philippines and the Middle East and for conversion of hearts of all those whose hatred leads them to terrorist actions. We pray for the courage to forgive them by offering ourselves in their place to be reconciled to a benevolent God. We shall close with the prayer of our Church, the Lord's Prayer.
Peace and Blessing to everyone.
Fr. Jun Mercado, OMI
June 09, 2012
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