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| Leaders from various Religious Communities who attended the Interfaith Gathering and World Peace Prayer Day |
In conjunction with World Interfaith Harmony Week (1 - 7 February 2013),
an Interfaith Gathering & World Peace Prayer Day was held in Kota Bharu on
Friday, 1st February 2013
About eighty participants from various religious communities gathered to
pray for peace at Fatima Hall, Church of Our Lady of Fatima of the Holy Rosary,
Kota Bharu. Organized by the Catholic Church of Our Lady of Fatima, and
sponsored by MCCBCHST(Kelantan Branch), this event was the second time that
representatives from the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Christian faith came
together to pray for world peace.
The event kicked off with a minute of silent prayer.
The Fatima Youth Choir beautifully sang the opening song “Where Peace begins”(Theme song for World Peace Festival Malaysia 2008 first sung by Jaclyn
Victor and Daniel Lee) bringing home the message that we are ‘One family
under God’.
Representatives from
each religious community were then invited to lead the gathering in their
prayer for peace, praying in their own languages. In conclusion, as a sign of
unity, all participants joined in a prayer for peace for our nation
The highlight of the
event was the World Peace Flag Ceremony. As the MC called out the name of each
state of Malaysia, the flag bearer stepped forward, waving the state flag while
participants repeated invocations for peace in each state, in the nation and
the world. “May peace prevail in Malaysia! May peace prevail on earth!”.
Finally, as participants exchanged the sign of peace with one another,
the choir sang the concluding song ‘Satu
Suara”.
Participants
were then treated to a sumptuous high tea. It was a most memorable experience
for the participants present .
Joseph Wang
