To all National
Spiritual Assemblies
Dear Bahá'í friends,
12 November 1967,
will mark the 150th anniversary of Bahá'u'lláh's birth. We call the entire
Bahá'í world to joyful celebration, befitting an event so momentous to the
fortunes of humanity.
The Universal House
of Justice feels that the coincidence of this great occasion with the opening
of the proclamation period provides a splendid opportunity for bringing to
public attention both the spiritual and social import of the Cause. Not only
its message, but the historical fact of a new Revelation, with all its
implications of a new and world-wide civilization, should be made clear.
Let the friends not
hesitate to welcome to their observances, even to those of a devotional
character, the non-Bahá'í public, many of whom may well be attracted by the
prayers and expressions of gratitude of the believers, no less than by the
exalted tone of passages from Bahá'í Writings.
With loving Bahá'í
greetings,
The Universal House
of Justice
(‘Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986’)
(‘Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986’)
