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A Christmas Letter to the Friends of the community al-Khalil, Deir Mar Musa
Tue, 01/08/2013 - 19:34 — jens.petzoldChristmas Letter from Iraqi Kurdistan
Kirkuk, December 20th, 2011
Dear friends,
Thank you again for the warm welcome I received this fall from the Swiss and Italian members of the associations of friends of our monastic community. It felt good to have you near. Many thanks also for your numerous expressions of solidarity in these turbulent times for the Middle East. Our website's statistics and our “inbox” that you are following us attentive, thank you! The Middle East, and especially Syria, really needs much prayer and solidarity. We are witnessing a continuous rise of violence, and we cannot but call with all our energy to non-violence and reconciliation.
Christmas call 2011
Fri, 11/25/2011 - 22:28 — alkhaliladminChristmas call 2011
That the pastors, we hope, will share with their Christian folks and with all Syrians of good will and sound hope.
(translation from Arabic)
Dear brothers and sisters,
Peace, love, solidarity and reconciliation, from our Savior,
We deemed appropriate to write you about the service of reconciliation, because we consider it part of our sacred duty and charisma. We retain that, in the treatment of the current tragic situation, adopting any non-evangelical project or trespassing, for any reason, the ethnics of our Messiah, or the positions of his most pure Mother, or the tradition of the disciples and apostles in the original church, is forbidden to us.
Domenica 6 Novembre, Festa del Sacrificio.
Mon, 11/07/2011 - 07:35 — alkhaliladminCarissimi,
Domenica 6 Novembre, Festa del Sacrificio.
Quando, obbedendo al Signore, Abramo cede al volere di Sara e caccia il suo amato primogenito Ismaele con Agar sua madre, non la manda via a mani vuote, ma le dà pane e acqua.
Quando questa madre sofferente e abbandonata giunge in lacrime (accettiamo la versione coranica) alla Mecca, l'acqua è finita e il figlio agonizza. Allora Iddio dona l’acqua del pozzo di Zemzem come al popolo di Mosè nel deserto. E certamente, come al popolo nel deserto, non fece mancar loro il pane celeste …
Week of spiritual jihad for reconciliation: PRESS RELEASE 01/10/2011
Sun, 10/02/2011 - 23:43 — alkhaliladmin
Press release in conclusion of the 1 october 2010 about the
Week of spiritual jihad, through fasting, prayer
and sakina (God-inspired peace of the soul)
for reconciliation between the children of Mother Syria
at the monastery of Mar Musa al-Habashi
Monks and nuns of the monastery dedicated themselves, with friends and a number of visitors from the vast Syrian mosaic, to fast and prayer. We met daily in the church to read the Gospel, recite the Quran and meditate on a selection of texts about non-violent activism for reform, through forgiveness, through a dialogue based on brotherly reciprocal listening, through the acceptance of difference without conditions. A large number of friends (people and organizations) from around the world joined us in spirit, which made us feel deeply in communion and unity before God.
Call for a week of spiritual jihad, through fasting, prayer and sakina for reconciliation from Friday 23d to Friday 30th September 2011
Tue, 09/13/2011 - 22:38 — alkhaliladmin
Call for a week of spiritual jihad, through fasting, prayer
and sakina (God-inspired peace of the soul)
for reconciliation between the children of Mother Syria
at the monastery of Mar Musa al-Habashi, in the mountain of Nebek
from Friday 23d to Friday 30th September 2011
The Pope said about the situation in Syria on Sunday, 7 August 2011: "I follow with great concern the dramatic and increasing episodes of violence in Syria, which caused many casualties and great suffering. I invite the Catholic faithful to pray, for the efforts for reconciliation to prevail on division and resentment. Moreover, I insistently ask the authorities and the Syrian people to restore as quickly as possible peaceful coexistence, and to respond adequately to the legitimate aspirations of the citizens while respecting their dignity, for the sake of stability in the region. "
The Community of Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi in the mountain of Nebek wishes to dedicate eight days to fasting, prayer and sakina for imploring of God Almighty, Father of All Mercy, reconciliation between citizens, on the basis of a common option for non-violence as the only method able to ensure sustainable reform and to avoid the slide into civil war and the vicious circle of revenge.
