O dia 24 de junho de 2023 foi um dia histórico para a comunidade cristã de Erbil, a antiga capital da região iraquiana do Curdistão.
Foi celebrada a primeira Missa no Iraque em honra de S. Josemaria Escrivá, fundador do Opus Dei, na igreja de Santo Antão, o Grande, no bairro de Ankawa de Erbil, onde vivem fiéis cristãos (cerca de 8.000 famílias) da Igreja assíria, da Igreja caldeia, da Eparquia siro-católica, da Eparquia siro-ortodoxa, da Igreja Arménia e da Igreja latina, entre outras.
Lito Articona, filipino radicado em Erbil, realiza trabalhos de gestão de projetos para o Gabinete do Arcebispo Caldeu. Francisco Moya, antropólogo espanhol radicado em Sevilha, realiza viagens a Erbil para aprofundar o estudo das Escrituras em aramaico. Ambos planearam e organizaram este evento.
Notícia relacionada: Primeira Missa de S. Josemaria no Iraque
Francisco visitou o mosteiro da Congregação Caldeia da Ordem Antoniana de Sto. Hormidz em Erbil, famoso pela sua coleção de antigos manuscritos siríacos, onde vive o Pe. Samer Soreshow Yohanna, superior geral da ordem monástica, que aceitou de bom grado celebrar a Missa na sua igreja.
Nesta reportagem, destacamos os momentos mais marcantes do evento com fotografias e citações dos presentes.
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