National Spiritual Assembly’s meeting schedule: June 2025 to June 2026
The National Spiritual Assembly’s upcoming meeting schedule.
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From the National Spiritual Assembly: the commemoration of the Twin Holy Birthdays
The National Spiritual Assembly provides some comments on the recent letter from the Universal House of Justice, dated 8 September 2015, regarding the commemoration of the Twin Holy Birthdays.
Tablets for the Twin Holy Birthdays
Three Tablets have been translated concerning the Birth of the Báb and the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh, and are available here.
The commemoration of the Twin Holy Birthdays
A letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice regarding the commemoration of the Twin Holy Birthdays.
Vancouver youth gathering bears fruit
A number of youth gatherings have taken place this past summer, bringing youth across the country together to discuss matters of spiritual import, including the role of youth in contributing to the material and spiritual prosperity of their communities. Here is a story of one such gathering held in Vancouver, B.C.
Recitation of the prayer for the dead
The National Spiritual Assembly feels that it is useful to remind the friends from time to time of the correct way to recite the Prayer for the Dead, as the instructions for reciting this prayer are unclear in certain prayer books.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s visit to Montreal
“The time of sojourn was limited to a number of days, but the results in the future are inexhaustible.”
Correspondence between ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and May Maxwell
These letters give insight into the love that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá showered upon the Maxwell family, his close attention to the city of Montreal, and how this family expressed their love for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in service to the Cause.
The Maxwell family
This description of the lives of the members of the Maxwell family was originally published on “Arise in His Name,” a website of the National Spiritual Assembly designed to commemorate the centenary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá visit to Canada. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá visited Montreal from 30 August to 9 September 1912, and stayed for a period in the Maxwell home, which was later designated a Bahá’í Shrine.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s itinerary in Montreal
Here is an itinerary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s time in Montreal, Que. along with links to some of the talks he gave, based on an account of May Maxwell and first published on the “Arise in His Name” website. He visited Montreal from 30 August to 9 September 1912.
In memoriam 2015
“O SON OF MAN! Thou art My dominion and My dominion perisheth not; wherefore fearest thou thy perishing? Thou art My light and My light shall never be extinguished; why dost thou dread extinction? Thou art My glory and My glory fadeth not; thou art My robe and My robe shall never be outworn. Abide then in thy love for Me, that thou mayest find Me in the realm of glory.”
