With the development of the Bahá’í administrative order
since the ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the Nineteen Day Feast,
observed on the first day of each Bahá’í month, has assumed a
very special importance, providing as it does not only for community
prayer and reading from the Holy Books, but also for
general consultation on all current Bahá’í affairs and for the
association of the friends together. This Feast is the occasion
when the Spiritual Assembly makes its reports to the community
and invites both discussion of plans and suggestions for new
and better methods of service.