Badaliyya - Philippines
September 16, 2019
Dear Friends,
Greetings of Peace!
The increasing crisis in the world today, particularly in the Middle East, North Africa and some parts of Asia calls us to prayers and ask for the grace of hope and courage.
In his letters to the Badaliyya Movement, Fr. Massignon wrote of the encouragement that he received from articles in journals. For those that might like to see what others in the Arab world are doing to encourage inter-religious dialogue and reconciliation we read the narratives of the visit of Pope Francis the Peninsula of Arabia.
In many ways, the Pope’s pilgrimage to the Peninsula of Arabia is an invitation to Muslim/Christian pilgrimage that Fr. Massignon started in 1954 in Brittany, France. It is a journey guided by extraordinary faith and vision that sees the Pope’s pilgrimage continues to honor Muslim and Christian relations.
It is a pilgrimage that reminds us anew of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, which is a story that is found in Sura XVIII of the Qur'an about 7 Christian Saints. The story continues to be chanted in Arabic at the pilgrimage every year on the week-end on or following the feast of Mary Magdalene, July 22nd.
If you would like to know more details about the story of the Seven Saints of Ephesus please read the final chapter in "Dialogues with Saints and Mystics: In the Spirit of Louis Massignon". A short version of the original story can also be found in the Short Encyclopedia of Islam.
Thank you for your continuing interest in Fr. Massignon's Badaliya and for joining us in prayer and Spirit. May you find peace in your hearts and joy in the Spirit…
Badaliyya-Philippines Movement meets every last Friday of the month from 2:30 to 5 pm at the OMI Spiritual Center in Tamontaka, Cotabato City. You are invited to join our monthly prayers session... (Sept. 27, 2019).
See: www.badaliyya.blogspot.com
Fr. Jun Mercado, OMI
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September 16, 2019
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