eventually expand as related features are

Eventually - Finally, ultimately
Expand - To spread out, to diffuse
Related - Connected, linked, associated
Feature - Characteristic, attribute, element

gradually introduced and systematically

integrated into its operation.

Gradual - Slow, steady, regular
Introduce - Bring in, commence, establish
Systematically - Methodically, thoroughly, analytically
Integrate - Incorporate, amalgamate, combine
Operation - Process, procedure

A feature of the fifth Epoch will be the enrichment of the devotional life of the

community through the raising up of national Houses of Worship, as circumstances in

Enrichment - State of being enrich (to adorn)
Devotional - Pertaining to devotion, a resigned state of mind
House of Worship - See below: Mashriqu'l-Adhkar
Circumstances - situation, condition, status

national communities permit. The scheduling of a project of these projects will be determined by the Universal House of Justice in relation In relation to - In reference to, as regards to the advancement of the process of entry by troops within countries. This development will unfold throughout successive stages of Abdu'l-Baha's Divine Plan. Upon the

Schedule - A written plan of future procedure in carrying out
Determine - To set bounds or limits to
Advancement - Progression, improvement, furtherance
Successive - Following without interruption
Abdu'l-Baha - Center of the Covenant of Baha'u'llah and the author of " The Divine Plan
Divine Plan - I feel convinced that unflinching maintenance of so exalted a standard of stewardship at the threshold of Bahá¡'u'llá¡h must release in still greater measure the outpouring of His grace so essential and befitting the consummation of a Divine Plan deriving its authority from the pen of the Center of His Covenant and propelled by agencies created through the generative influence of His Will and Testament. Shoghi Effendi, [September 14, 1948] Citadel of Faith, p.56"

completion of the Mother temple of the West, the Guardian started a program of constructing continental temples. The first among these were the Mashriqu'l-Adhkars in

Mother Temple of the West - The House of Worship in Chicago, USA
Guardian - See Appendix: The Guardianship, ( turn to page 27)
Mashriqu'l-Adhkar(in Arabic) - Lit. Dawning-place of the mention of God. " O people of the world! Build ye houses of worship throughout the lands in the name of Him Who is the Lord of all religions. Make them as perfect as is possible in the world of being, and adorn them with that which befitteth them, not with images and effigies. Then, with radiance and joy, celebrate therein the praise of your Lord, the Most Compassionate. Verily, by His remembrance the eye is cheered and the heart is filled with light.
Baha'u'llah, Kitabí-Iqan, p.31

Kampala, Sydney and Frankfurt, which were built in response to Ten Year Plan goals. The Universal House of Justice continued along these lines with the building of Temples in Panama City, Apia, and New Delhi. But this continental stage has yet to be completed: one more edifice remains to be built. It is with

Response - To correspond, to act

Universal House of Justice - Supreme governing Body of the Baha'i Faith

profound thankfulness and joy that we announce at this auspicious moment the decision to proceed with this last project. During the Five Year Plan, erection of the Mother Temple of South America in Santiago, Chile, will commence and thus fulfill a wish clearly expressed by Shoghi Effendi. Meanwhile, the time is propitious that further steps be taken at the World Center to develop the functions of the institutions occupying the new edifices on the Arc

Auspicious - Betokening happiness

Erection - Construction of a building

Commence - To mark a beginning, to originate
Express - Clear, explicit statement
Propitious - Favorable, opportune
Occupy - To take possession of

Arc - On this same Mount Carmel 'Abdu'l-Baha, with infinite pains, raised the Mausoleum of the Bab on the spot chosen by His Father, and laid to rest within its heart the sacred remains of the Prophet Herald of the Faith, establishing a Spiritual Centre of immeasurable significance. In accordance with the same divine command, Shoghi Effendi embellished the Shrine with an exquisite shell and then, under its protecting wing, began the construction of the Administrative Centre of the Faith, to comprise five buildings in a harmonious style of architecture, standing on a far-flung Arc centering on the Monuments of the Greatest Holy Leaf, her Mother and Brother. (From a Letter of the House of Justice to the Bahaí World, dated 31 August 1987)

The International Teaching Center having

International Teaching Center - The International Teaching Centre will be the seat of that institution which is specifically invested with the twin functions of the protection and propagation of the Cause of God. The institution itself, referred to by the beloved Guardian in his writings, was established in June 1973, ringing to fruition the work of the Hands of the Cause of God residing in the Holy Land and providing for the extension into the future of functions with which that body had been endowed. . (From a Letter of the House of Justice to the Bahaí World, dated 31 August 1987

advanced significantly in its work, attention will be given particularly to organizing the work of the Center for the Study of the Text.

Significant - Deserving to be considered, momentous
Particular - Relating to a part or a portion of anything
Center for the Study of the Text - This building will be the seat of an institution of Baha'i scholars, the efflorescence of the present Research Department of the World Centre, which will assist the Universal House of Justice in consulting the Sacred Writings, and will prepare translations of and commentaries on the authoritative texts of the Faith. (From a Letter of the House of Justice to the Bahaí World, dated 31 August 1987)

Enriching the translations into English from the Holy Texts will be a special object of this attention. The purpose of the institution is to assist the Universal House of justice in consulting the Sacred Writings and to prepare counsel, translations and commentaries on the authoritative texts of the Faith. Moreover, in the Holy Land, a continued effort will be devoted towards the devising of measures to make possible a further increase in the number of pilgrims and visitors to the Bahaí World Center.

Enrich - To adorn

Attention - Direction or application

Consult - To deliberate on, to take to discuss
Commentary - An account of transactions, an exposition
Authoritative - Proceeding from due authority, commanding

In our Ridvan message five years ago, we

In 1996 - The highlight of such appreciations will, God willing, be the holding at the World Centre of a major event to mark the completion of the buildings on the Arc and the opening of the Terraces of the Shrine of the Bá¡b to the public.(From the Ridvan Message)

announced the holding of a major event at the World Center to mark the completion of the projects on Mount Carmel and the opening of the Terraces of the Shrine of the

Terraces - The Terraces of the Shrine of the Bab. In His plans for the development of Mount Carmel, 'Abdu'l-Baha envisaged nineteen monumental terraces from the foot of the mountain to its crest, nine leading to the terrace on which the Shrine of the Bab itself stands, and nine above it. These plans were often referred to by Shoghi Effendi, and he completed in preliminary form the nine terraces constituting the approach to the Shrine from the central avenue of the former German Templar Colony. (From a Letter of the House of Justice to the Bahaí World, dated 31 August 1987)

Bab to the public. The moment is upon us, and we exult in the anticipation of welcoming friends from virtually all countries to programmes that will extend over a five-day period, 21-25 May. We are also happy to say that steps are being taken to connect the Bahaí world to the proceedings through live transmission on the World Wide Web and by satellite, about which information is being provided. As the World Center focuses on the preparations, excitement is building up among the public in Haifa, where municipal authoritieshave undertaken to publish a book entitled Bahaí Shrine and Gardens on Mount Carmel Haifa, Israel: A Visual Journey to coincide with the event. Moreover, the Israel Postal Authority is pursuing its decision to release at the same time a commemorative stamp

Coincide - To occur at the same period of time
Commemorative - To call to remembrance or serve as a memorial

featuring the Terraces. The significance of

Significance - That which has meaning, quality of being important

the occasion lies principally in the pause it will allow for a review of the remarkable distance the Cause has covered in its development during the twentieth century. It will be time, too, for considering the future implications of the phenomenal

Principally - In the highest degree, mainly
Remarkable - Worthy of notice

Implication - The act of being involved
Phenomenal - That which is known through observation

accomplishments symbolized by the rise of the monumental structures on God's Holy mountain - a rise that opens the spiritual and administrative centers of our Faith to the gaze

Accomplishment - Entire performance, to achieve
Monumental - That which serves as monuments
Holy Mountain - Mount Carmel
Gaze - To look with eagerness, in admiration of the world.

As our community rejoices in these thrilling considerations, let every member bear in mind Consideration - Process of looking at attentively that there is no time for resting on laurels.

Rejoice - Be joyous because of ...
Thrill - A tremulous excitement
Rest - Repose or refreshment of body due to sleep
Laurels - Laurel foliage was used by the ancient Greeks to crown the victors in the Pythian games and also as a mark of distinction for certain occasions.

Humanity's current plight is too desperate to allow for even a moments hesitation in sharing the Bread of Life, which has come down from

Desperate - Without hope, in despair
Hesitation - To pause, to be in uncertainty
Bread of Life - Christ referred to Himself as "the bread of life," promising that "he that cometh to me shall never hunger" (John 6:35). Other references to spiritual food in the New Testament include Luke 24:13-31, 39-44, and Mark 14:22
This is the bread of which it is said: "Lord, send down upon us Thy bread from heaven." This bread shall never be withheld from them that deserve it, nor can it ever be exhausted. Baha'u'llah,( Kitab-i-Iqan, p.23)
This bread signifies the heavenly food and divine perfections. So, "If any man eateth of this bread" means if any man acquires heavenly bounty, receives the divine light, or partakes of Christ's perfections, he thereby gains everlasting life.
Abdu'l-Baha, (Some Answered Questions Part Two -- Some Christian Subjects

There is no time to lose. There is no room left for vacillation. Multitudes hunger for the Bread of Life. The stage is set. (Shoghi Effendi, January 28, 1939)

Let them, at this momentous stage of their historic labours, eliminate, once and for all, every trace of inharmony from their midst, purge their hearts from every lingering suspicion, prejudice and animosity, acquire a clearer vision of the greatness of their Faith and the significance of their mission, give heed to the urgent and tragic needs of the vast multitudes of their disillusioned and sore-tried countrymen, now hungering for the Bread of Life, and arise, as one man, to discharge their sacred and inescapable responsibilities. The hour is propitious, the situation critical, the Cause infinitely precious, the prize within reach and inexpressibly glorious. (Shoghi Effendi, 8 May 1948)

Humanity is beaten almost to its knees, bewildered and shepherdless, hungry for the bread of life. This is our day of service; we have that heavenly food to offer. (Ridvan Message 1982)

the heaven in our time. Let there be no delay,

Let there be no delay - Let there be no delay, then, in the vigour of your response. Universal House of Justice, ( 3 January 1984)

then, in advancing the process that has every promise of success in ushering to the banquet table of the Lord of Hosts the souls of all that

Lord of Hosts - "God, faithful to His promise," had, "to some of the Prophets" "revealed and given the good news that the `Lord of Hosts should be manifested in the Holy Land.'" God Passes By, p. 181-185

hunger after truth.

May He Who keeps watch over the destiny of his divine System guide and direct and confirm every effort you make towards the realization of the urgent tasks set before you