When they gather in this meeting[the Nineteen day Feast],
all those present must turn their faces toward the Kingdom of Abhá, and from
their hearts supplicate, invoke and entreat toward the lofty throne, beg of
God's forgiveness for all shortcomings, read the teachings and arise to His
service.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a talk at a Nineteen Day Feast in London, England, 29 December 1912, quoted in "Bahá'í News Letter" 33, July 1929; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Nineteen Day Feast)
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a talk at a Nineteen Day Feast in London, England, 29 December 1912, quoted in "Bahá'í News Letter" 33, July 1929; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Nineteen Day Feast)
