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Momentum, the Weekly Newsletter from the Middle East Council of Churches

The new issue of the weekly newsletter Momentum issued by the Communication and Public Relations Department of the Middle East Council of Churches presents the news about the visit of the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs heading a delegation from the General Secretariat to His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, aiming at giving him an invitation from His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, to participate in the MECC 12th General Assembly. As for the message of Dr. Abs, it was entitled this week “Collateral Damage”.

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Daños colaterales

Daños colaterales es el nombre que dan los implicados en las guerras a las personas que mueren, se queman o perecen bajo los escombros de sus casas. La denominación incluye también los daños infligidos o eliminados en las realizaciones de la vida de miles de personas. Incluye también los daños sufridos por civilizaciones enteras alcanzadas por las sociedades.

Sencillamente: daños colaterales... No, digamos daños marginales, y nadie se preocupa de ellos ni los nota.

A los lanzadores de misiles y cohetes no les interesan los que están en su camino por desafortunadas coincidencias.

Ningún sonido es más fuerte que el de la batalla. El rugido de las balas, el trueno de los cañones y los gritos de los aviones ensordecen todos los oídos y eclipsan los gritos de los niños, los gemidos de los ancianos y los lamentos de los asustados.

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20 de marzo, Día de la Felicidad

¿Por qué lo celebra el mundo?

Es cierto que el mundo celebra el Día de la Felicidad el 20 de marzo, pero ¿podemos encontrar la felicidad en un mundo herido, lleno de crisis y conflictos y cuyos habitantes sufren guerras, enfermedades, pobreza y hambre?

A pesar de esta situación, haremos hincapié en la felicidad y nos uniremos a las Naciones Unidas para celebrar el «Día Internacional de la Felicidad», que se añadió al calendario de días internacionales de la ONU.

Con este día, las Naciones Unidas reconocieron la relevancia de la felicidad y el bienestar como objetivos y aspiraciones universales en la vida de los seres humanos en medio de las dificultades que nuestro mundo está presenciando.

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Se alegraron y regocijaron en el Reino de los Cielos

A días antes del «Día de la Madre», ¿quiénes son las Madres Santas?

«He aquí a tu madre», dijo Jesús en la cruz a uno de sus discípulos. Y desde ese «He aquí a tu madre» se ha convertido Ella en nuestra Madre, la Madre de la Iglesia y de toda la humanidad. Es la Madre del Señor y la Reina de la Paz. La Madre que soportó las constantes dificultades con paciencia y obediencia, superó el mal y eligió cultivar la santidad coronada por la compasión y la humildad, para convertirse en fuente de vida de la gracia y en fuente de esperanza.

En este mundo volátil, la Madre de Dios nos protege de todos los caprichos del mal, especialmente de una enfermedad que Su Santidad el Papa Francisco llama «orfandad espiritual», que nos asedia siempre que nos falta el sentimiento de pertenencia a la familia, al pueblo, a la tierra y a un solo Dios.

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Collateral Damage

Collateral Damage is the name given by those involved in wars to people who are killed, burned, or perished under the rubble of their homes. The designation also includes the damages inflicted or eliminated on the lifespan accomplishments of thousands of people. It includes too damages incurred by whole civilizations achieved by societies.

Quite simply: collateral damage...No, say marginal damage, and no one cares about it or notices it.

The launchers of missiles and rockets are not interested in those who are in their way by unfortunate coincidences.

No sound is louder than the sound of the battle. The roar of bullets, the thunder of cannons, and the cries of planes deafen all ears and overshadow the screaming of children, the groaning of the elderly and the wailing of the frightened.

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March 20, A Day for Happiness

Why Is the World Celebrating It?

It is true that the world celebrates the Day of Happiness on the 20th of March, but can we find happiness in a wounded world full of crises and conflicts and which its people are suffering from wars, diseases, poverty and famine...???

Despite this situation, we will stress on happiness and join the United Nations in celebrating the world day of happiness, which was added to the UN calendar of international days. With this day, the United Nations recognized the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings amidst the difficulties that our world is witnessing.

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They Jubilated and Rejoiced in the Holy Kingdom

Days Before Mothers’ Day, Who Are the Holy Mothers?

“Behold, your mother” Said Jesus on the cross to one of his disciples. “Behold, your mother” … She has become our mother, the mother of the Church and of the whole of humanity. She is the Mother of The Lord and the Queen of Peace. The mother who endured constant hardship with patience and obedience, overcame evil and chose to cultivate holiness crowned with compassion and humility, to become a source of life of grace and a fountain of hope.

In this volatile world, the Mother of God protects us from all evil whims, especially from an illness that His Holiness Pope Francis called “spiritual orphanhood”, which besieges us whenever we lack the feeling of belonging to family, people, land, and one God.

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From the MECC Archive: Meetings of the Council’s 11th General Assembly in Pictures

You can find a photo album from the MECC 11th General Assembly, held between 6 and 8 September 2016 in Amman, Jordan, under the title of “Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, His mercy endures forever” (Psalm 136: 1).

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El Secretario General Dr. Michel Abs transmitió una carta de S.S. el Papa Tawadros II a S.S. el Catholicós Aram I

El Secretario General del Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio, Dr. Michel Abs, encabezó una delegación de la Secretaría General del MECC en una visita a Su Santidad Aram I, Catholicós de Cilicia de la Iglesia Apostólica Armenia, hoy, viernes 11 de marzo de 2022, en el Catholicosado en Antelias, Líbano.

El Dr. Abs entregó a Su Santidad el Catholicós Aram I una invitación especial de Su Santidad el Papa Tawadros II, Papa de Alejandría y Patriarca de la Sede de San Marcos, para que participe en la XII Asamblea General del Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio, que se celebrará en Egipto bajo el título «Ánimo, soy yo; no teman» (Mt 14, 27), entre el 16 y el 20 de mayo de 2022.

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Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Conveyed a Letter from H.H Pope Tawadros II to H.H Catholicos Aram I

The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Dr. Michel Abs headed a delegation from the MECC General Secretariat in a visit to His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church, today, Friday, March 11, 2022, at the Catholicosate in Antelias, Lebanon.

Dr. Abs delivered to His Holiness Catholicos Aram I a special invitation from His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, to participate in the 12th General Assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches, which will be held in Egypt under the title of “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid” (Matthew 14:27), between 16 and 20 May 2022.

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