“To our Chris­t­ian com­mu­ni­ty, may this Lenten sea­son re­new your faith, deep­en your com­pas­sion, and strength­en your hope. To the Mus­lim Ummah, may your fast­ing, prayers, and char­i­ty bring you clos­er to Al­lah and fill your homes with peace, bless­ings, and el­e­vat­ed Imaan.”

Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar opened her na­tion­al mes­sage with those greet­ings as Chris­tians be­gan Lent and Mus­lims en­tered Ra­madan 2026 on the same day.

Per­sad-Bisses­sar quot­ed Isa­iah 58:6 from the Holy Bible and Surah Al-Baqarah 2:183 from the Holy Qur’an, stat­ing that fast­ing is tied to jus­tice and right­eous­ness.