During the devotional part of the Nineteen Day Feast any part of the writings of the Báb, Bahá'u'lláh and the Master can be read, also from the Bible and Qur'an, as these are all sacred scriptures. This part of the meeting need not be confined to prayers, though prayers can and should be read during it.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, 18 October 1948 to an individual believer; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Nineteen Day Feast)