Archdiocese of Bhopal extended Eid-Ul-Fitr greetings to
Muslim leaders
The
festival of Eid–Ul-Fitr is the celebration of love, compassion and brotherhood
enshrined the formation of humanity, said Archbishop Leo Cornelio.
Archbishop
Leo Cornelio extended Eid-ul-Fitr greetings of brotherhood to religious leaders
of Muslim Community along with Fr. Maria Stephen, the PRO and team. He said
in his message that “Eid is a universal festival which brings all the citizen
under one global as brothers and sisters.” He urged the people to pray that
their obedience to the Almighty and self discipline for the community be a
source of divine fulfilment.
Ramadan
is the name of month in the Muslim Calendar during which the obligatory fast is
kept by all Muslims, who are able to fast. ‘Eid-ul-Fitr’ is the feast of
breaking the fast at the end of the month. The fast rise with the sunrise till
sunset, When 30 days of fast are over, between one new moon and the next, the
fast is broken. The first day on which food is taken is called ‘Eid-ul-Fitr’,
the feast of the breaking of the fast.
Fr.
Maria Stephen, the PRO said in his address –“from the beginning of the history the
sacrifices the penances were considered the symbols of man’s self offerings and
obedience to God. Let us congratulate our Muslim brethren for the successful
completion of the long fast, he added. Mr. Sudhir Sharma, Coordinated the
successful visit of brotherhood in the city.