[:mt]Mill-komunità tal-Fokolari f’Ukrajna[:en]Ukraine: let’s continue to implore for the gift of peace[:]

[:mt]Nisimgħu mill-komunitajiet tal-Fokolari, preżenti f’diversi bliet tal-Ukrajna. Jistiednuna biex ningħaqdu magħhom fit-talb kull nhar ta’ Ħamis fis-7.30 bit-Taljan u bl-Ukrajn.

“Huma l-fidi u l-imħabba li qed tasal minn kull parti tad-dinja b’mesaġġi, telefonati u talb li qed isostnuna f’dan il-mument daqshekk drammatiku. Nixtiequ nirringrazzjaw lil kull wieħed u waħda minnkom. Dan jimliena bil-qawwa u jkattar fina t-tama li naqilgħu d-don tal-paċi, li Alla jagħmel il-miraklu tal-paċi”. Hekk qalet Donatella Rafanelli, fokolarina Taljana, għalliema li tgħix fil-fokolar ta’ Kiev hi u tirrakkonta dak li qed tgħix il-komunità tal-Fokolari fl-Ukrajna f’dan il-mument diffiċli.

U kompliet tgħid: “F’dawn l-aħħar ġimgħat, it-tensjoni bdiet dejjem tiżdied u ħassejna li qed ngħixu mument tassew speċjali, anki jekk il-ħajja baqgħet għaddejja bħas-soltu. F’dawn l-aħħar xhur meta nitkellmu man-nies bdejna ninnotaw kemm qed jiżdied il-biża’, il-qtigħ il-qalb, id-dwejjaq, u d-delużjoni. U f’dawn l-aħħar sigħat is-sitwazzjoni kompliet tassew sejra għall-agħar”.

“Aħna wkoll, bħala komunità tal-Moviment, qed inħossuh dan” – kompliet tispjega – “U staqsejna u qed inkomplu nistaqsu lilna nfusna x’nistgħu nagħmlu f’din is-sitwazzjoni. Qed ngħixu dan il-mument ta’ tbatija flimkien, konxji li għalkemm ma nistgħux nagħmlu affarijiet straordinarji u speċjali imma nistgħu nisimgħu lil min jinsab madwarna u naqsmu miegħu l-biżgħat, il-preokkupazzjonijiet u nfittxu li nifhmu mument wara l-ieħor x’inhu l-aħjar li nagħmlu”.

Il-bieraħ, Papa Franġisku stieden lil kulħadd, lil min jemmen u lil min ma jemminx, biex ningħaqdu f’talba waħda flimkien għall-paċi fil-waqt li ngħixu għaliha b’mod partikulari fit-2 ta’ Marzu, il-bidu tar-Randan. Din ser tkun ġurnata ta’ talb u sawm għall-paċi. Mexxejja responsabbli ta’ Knejjes Insara oħra ngħaqqdu miegħu u qed jistiednu lil kulħadd biex jitlob għad-don tal-paċi.

Il-Moviment tal-Fokolari fid-dinja kollha, kuljum f’nofsnhar jagħmel it-time-out, mument ta’ talb u silenzju għall-paċi f’kull parti tad-dinja.

“Hawnhekk, fl-Ukrajna ilna sena norganizzaw talb għall-paċi, li jsir kull nhar ta’ Ħamis fis-19.30 bit-Taljan u bl-Ukrajn fuq dan il- link . Nistiednu lil kulħadd jingħaqad magħna speċjalment f’dan il-mument. Dan l-aħħar, nies minn diversi pajjiżi fid-dinja li għandhom ghal qalbhom il-paċi qed jingħaqdu magħna”.

Il-fokolare fl-Ukrajna nfetaħ f’Kiev f’Mejju 2019, imma ġa kien hemm xi komunitajiet tal-Fokolari fil-pajjiż. Fil-fatt, membri tal-Moviment f’pajjiżi fil-qrib kienu jagħmlu vjaġġi u kuntatti biex iwasslu l-ispiritwalità tal-unità f’diversi bliet ta’ dan il-pajjiż. Illum issib membri tal-Moviment ta’ diversi etajiet u vokazzjonijiet f’Mukachevo, Uzhgorod, Storozhniza, Leopoli, Kiev u postijiet oħra fil-qrib.

Anna Lisa Innocenti

[:en]We hear from the Focolare communities, present in various cities of Ukraine. They invite us to join them in their worldwide prayer for peace every Thursday at 7.30 pm (Italian time).

“In this terrible moment, we are sustained by the faith and love that we are receiving from all over the world through messages, telephone calls and prayers. We would like to thank each and every one. They give us strength and increase the hope that God will give us the gift, the miracle of peace”. With these words Donatella Rafanelli, an Italian focolarina and a teacher, who lives in the Kyiv focolare, shared how the Focolare communities in Ukraine are living this frightening time.

She continued, “In recent weeks, with the growing tension we felt we were living a truly special moment in our life, even if everyday life flowed as usual. By talking to the people around us, we realized how much fear, worry, sadness and disappointment there has been for months and which now, with the worsening of the situation in the last few hours, is even more accentuated”.

She explained, “We too, as a community of the Movement, are certainly not immune from all this. We have wondered and continue to ask ourselves what to do in this situation. We are living this painful moment with everyone. We are aware that we cannot do extraordinary or special things, but we can listen to those around us sharing fears and concerns and try to understand, moment by moment, what is best to do “.

Yesterday, Pope Francis invited everyone, believers and non-believers, to join in a choral plea for peace by praying and fasting, especially on 2^nd March, the beginning of Lent. Together with him, other leaders of various Christian Churches are inviting people to pray to implore the gift of peace.

In the Focolare Movement around the world, the time-out for peace continues every day (at 12:00 in each time zone). It is a moment of silence and prayer for peace in every corner of the globe.

Donatella told us, “Here in Ukraine, every Thursday for a year now, at 7:30 pm (Italian time) we have a moment of prayer for peace, in Italian and Ukrainian, at this link We invite everyone to join us for this moment, which recently, has attracted many people from various countries of the world who have peace at heart”.

The focolare in Ukraine opened in Kyiv in May 2019. Some Focolare communities were already present in the country. People in Ukraine had heard of the charism of unity thanks to many members of the Movement from neighbouring nations who, through visits and various contacts, had introduced this spirituality to several cities. Today the members of the Focolare, of different ages and vocations, are present in Mukachevo, Uzhgorod, Storozhniza, Lviv, Kyiv and surroundings.

Anna Lisa Innocenti

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