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THE MONTH OF RAMADAN - ACCOMPANYING MUSLIMS

Posted on 23rd April, 2020

Ramadan, a holy month for Muslims, is due to start on Friday 24 April. Of course, as with all days for Muslims, it begins the evening before. But fasting, one of the main features of this month, will start only on the Friday.

In the island of Mindanao, in the southern Philippines, where many Muslims live, the Christians devised a programme which they called Duyog Ramadan, “Accompanying Ramadan”. The idea was taken from music: when people sing they are accompanied by someone playing the guitar; the guitarist doesn’t sing, but backs up the singers with his strumming. In a similar way, Christians will not be observing Ramadan, but they can accompany the Muslims who are doing so.

 

We, at St Vincent de Paul parish, would like to do the same this year. We wish to accompany our Muslim brothers and sisters, especially by our prayers. In order to help, some information about Ramadan, or about Islam in general, will be given every day on Facebook and in each issue of the Newsletter.

 

Here to start with is a copy of the message that was sent before Easter to some Muslims we know.

 

This weekend we Christians celebrate the most holy time of our year: the time of Easter. In it we remember the death and the resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. It is for us a most sacred time. Due to the corona virus, like you, we have closed our places of worship and we are respecting the government’s advice that there should be no services which bring together more than two people in one place. It is a bewildering time for us. It is painful that we cannot celebrate Easter with our fellow Christians.

 

In a few weeks’ time, you too will be faced with the same situation as you enter into your holy month of Ramadan. Already, like us, painfully you keep your mosques closed. We would like you to know that we are praying for you too at this time, as Ramadan approaches.

 

May our Merciful God look upon us with mercy. May God protect us and console us in this time of suffering. May God help us to change our ways so that we may respect our planet and all God’s creatures which inhabit it with us.

 

+ Cardinal Michael.

INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE

The importance of Interreligious Dialogue

“Interreligious dialogue is a necessary condition for peace in the world, and so it is a duty for Christians as well as other religious communities” (Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium no.250)

This dialogue is part of the mission of the Church, together with the worship of God through prayer and liturgy, the witness of a Christian way of life, service to fellow human beings, proclaiming the Good News of the Gospel and instructing people in the faith.

What is dialogue?

Dialogue means “all positive and constructive interreligious relations with individuals and communities of other faiths which are directed at mutual understanding and enrichment, in obedience to truth and respect for freedom” (Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Dialogue and Proclamation no.9)

What is the aim of this dialogue?

The aim is threefold:

Imam Sayed Ali Abbas Razawi and Pope Francis meet.

 -   To live in peace and harmony with people of different religious traditions;

-    To work together for the benefit of all our brothers and sisters;

-    To help one another to respond sincerely and generously to God’s will for us.

To whom is this dialogue directed?

This dialogue “should be potentially universal, that is, all-embracing and capable of including all” (Pope Paul VI, Ecclesiam Suam, no.79).

Missionaries of Africa

“Our Society was founded in 1868 by Cardinal Lavigerie, Archbishop of Algiers. It is a Missionary Institute of Priests and Brothers living in community. Its aim is to proclaim the Gospel to the peoples of the African world. Because of its origins the Society has always had a particular interest in Muslims” (Constitutions art.1).

In Liverpool

Here in St. Vincent’s, we see our participation in interreligious dialogue as:

  • Establishing contact with local Muslim communities and communities of other faiths.
  • Cooperating with other bodies engaged in interreligious relations.
  • Participating in the work of interreligious committees (Fr Michael and Fr Terry are members of the Archdiocesan committee for Ecumenism, which covers also interreligious relations; Fr Michael attends the meetings of Faith Leaders).