This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 6 December 10 November 2016 to 4 January 2017.
Angelus
General Audiences
Homilies
- 12 December 2016 – Holy Mass on the occasion of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- 24 December 2016 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
- 31 December 2016 – Celebration of Vespers and Te Deum in Thanksgiving for the past year
- 1 January 2017 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God (1st January 2017)
Letters
Messages
- 8 December 2016 – XXV World Day of the Sick, 2017
- 25 December 2016 – “Urbi et Orbi” – Christmas 2016
Prayers
Speeches
- 10 November 2016 – To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
- 18 November 2016 – To participants in the Formation Course for Bishops on the new guidelines regarding marriage and annulments [17–19 November 2016]
- 24 November 2016 – To participants in the Meeting sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on: “Narcotics: problems and solutions to this global issue”
- 1 December 2016 – To participants in the Fourth World Congress of Pastoral Care for International Students, organized by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (1st December 2016)
- 9 December 2016 – To the donors of the Crib and the Christmas Tree in Saint Peter’s Square
- 10 December 2016 – To the Community of the Pontifical Regional Seminary Pio XI of Apulia
- 15 December 2016 – Presentation of the Letters of Credence by the Ambassadors of Burundi, Fiji, Mauritius, Moldova, Sweden and Tunisia
- 22 December 2016 – To the Roman Curia on the occasion of the presentation of Christmas greetings
- 22 December 2016 – To the personnel of the Holy See and of the Vatican City State for the exchange of Christmas wishes
Papal Tweets
- “The love of God, which can look into the heart of each person and see the deepest desire hidden there, must take primacy over all else.” @Pontifex 15 December 2016
- “Forgiveness is the most visible sign of the Father’s love, which Jesus sought to reveal by his entire life” @Pontifex 16 December 2016
- “I thank you all for your kindness. Please do not forget to pray for me.” @Pontifex 17 December 2016
- “Our joy comes from the confidence we have that the Lord is close to us with his tenderness, mercy, forgiveness and love.” @Pontifex 18 December 2016
- “I express my solidarity with migrants around the world and thank all those who help them: welcoming others means welcoming God in person!” @Pontifex 18 December 2016
- “Nothing of what a repentant sinner places before God’s mercy can be excluded from the embrace of his forgiveness.” @Pontifex 19 December 2016
- “Mercy is the concrete action of God’s love that, by forgiving, transforms and changes our lives.” @Pontifex 20 December 2016
- “Mercy gives rise to joy, because our hearts are opened to the hope of a new life.” @Pontifex 21 December 2016
- “The birthday of Jesus, who took on the burden of our human weakness, is drawing closer.” @Pontifex 22 December 2016
- “The Lord becomes man to journey with us in our everyday lives.” @Pontifex 23 December 2016
- “Like the shepherds of Bethlehem, may we too, with eyes full of amazement and wonder, gaze upon the Child Jesus, the Son of God.” @Pontifex 24 December 2016
- “Christ is born for us, let us rejoice in the day of our salvation!” @Pontifex 25 December 2016
- “On today’s Feast of Saint Stephen let us remember the martyrs of today and yesterday. May we overcome evil with good and hatred with love.” @Pontifex 26 December 2016
- “Christmas has above all a taste of hope because, for all the darkness in our lives, God’s light shines forth.” @Pontifex 27 December 2016
- “God, who is in love with us, draws us to himself with his tenderness, by being born poor and frail in our midst, as one of us.” @Pontifex 28 December 2016
- “Let us be touched by the tenderness that saves. Let us draw close to God who draws close to us. Let us pause to gaze upon the crib.” @Pontifex 29 December 2016
- “Holy Family of Nazareth, help us all to recognize the sacred nature of the family and its beauty in God’s plan for humanity.” @Pontifex 30 December 2016
- “As we end this year, let us remember the days, weeks and months we have lived in order to give thanks and offer everything to the Lord.” @Pontifex 31 December 2016
- “Let us entrust the new year to Mary, Mother of God, so that peace and mercy may grow throughout the world.” @Pontifex 1 January 2017
- “At the beginning of this New Year, I offer heartfelt wishes of peace to the world’s peoples and nations.” @Pontifex 2 January 2017
- “May nonviolence become the hallmark of our decisions, our relationships and our actions.” @Pontifex 3 January 2017
- “To be true followers of Jesus today also includes embracing his teaching about nonviolence.” @Pontifex 4 January 2017
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