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Global Chalice Lighting for January 2015

ICUU announces the 137th in its monthly global chalice lighting readings. Congregations

worldwide are invited to use the reading for at least one worship service in the designated month,

identifying it as the ICUU Global Chalice Lighting for that month. This Global Chalice Lighting was

submitted by the Conseil des unitariens et universalistes franais and is for use in January 2015.

ENGLISH:

Here we are gathered, by our Unitarian and Universalist traditions, around our chalice which we light.
Our ritual which brings us together, we who come from diverse backgrounds. Other faiths use prayer beads,
make the sign of the cross, turn prayer mills, kneel on carpets, light candles, commune in circles.
For us, our meditation and sharing today begin with this gesture, which, for us, is sacred in the secular sense
of the word.
Jean-Claude Barbier, Conseil des unitariens et universalistes franais

CHINESE:

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Jean-Claude Barbier,

FRENCH:

Nous voil runis, de par notre tradition unitarienne et universaliste, autour de notre calice et
nous lallumons.
Cest notre rituel qui nous regroupe, nous qui venons dhorizons divers.
Dautres croyants grnent des chapelets, se signent de la croix, font tourner des moulins
prire, s'agenouillent sur un tapis, allument des bougies, se mettent en cercle
Pour nous, notre mditation et notre partage de ce jour commencent avec ce geste qui nous est
sacr au sens laque du terme.
Jean-Claude Barbier, Conseil des unitariens et universalistes franais

GERMAN:

Hier haben wir uns versammelt um die Flamme, die wir entznden, verbunden durch unsere
unitarischen und universalistischen Traditionen.
Dieses Ritual fhrt uns zusammen, die wir aus unterschiedlichen Richtungen kommen.
In anderen Religionen verwendet man Gebetsketten, bekreuzigt sich, dreht Gebetsmhlen, kniet
auf Teppichen, zndet Kerzen an oder kommt im Kreis zusammen.
Fr uns beginnt unsere Meditation und unser Teilen heute mit dieser Geste, die fr uns heilig ist
im skularen Sinne des Wortes.
Jean-Claude Barbier, Conseil des unitariens et universalistes franais

ITALIAN:

Eccoci qui riuniti, secondo la nostra tradizione unitariana e universalista, intorno a questo calice
che ora accendiamo.
E' questo rituale che ci unisce, noi che veniamo da orizzonti diversi.
Alcuni usano pregare sgranando le perle di un rosario, altri facendo il segno della croce, alcuni
fanno girare ruote di preghiera, altri si inginocchiano su di un tappeto, accendono una candela o
si dispongono in cerchio.
Per noi la meditazione e la condivisione di questo giorno cominciano con questo gesto, che per
noi sacro, nel senso pi laico del temine.
Jean-Claude Barbier, Conseil des unitariens et universalistes franais

SPANISH:

Nos hemos reunido aqu, por nuestras tradiciones Unitaria y Universalista, alrededor de nuestro
cliz que vamos a encender.
Venimos de distintos entornos y nuestro ritual nos une. Otras fes utilizan cuentas, hacen el signo
de la cruz, hacen girar ruedas de oraciones, se arrodillan sobre alfombras, encienden velas, se
agrupan en crculos.
Para nosotros, nuestra meditacin y nuestro tiempo de compartir comienza hoy con este gesto
que, para nosotros, es sagrado en el sentido secular de la palabra.
Jean-Claude Barbier, Consejo de unitarios y universalistas franceses

(With many thanks to our volunteer translators: Bruce Epstein (English), Adam Hargrove

(Chinese), Jean-Claude Barbier (French), Freya Bednarski-Stelling (German), Paola Ferrari

(Italian) and Jaume de Marcos (Spanish).)