The Weekly Francis – 27 September 2018

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 9 September 2018 to 26 September 2018.

Angelus

General Audiences

Homilies

Messages

Prayers

Speeches

Papal Tweets

  • “When I am merciful, I am a true child of the Father, because the Father is merciful. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 13 September 2018
  • “Today the Church invites us to contemplate the Cross of Our Lord. Contemplating the Cross for us Christians means contemplating both a sign of defeat and a sign of victory. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 14 September 2018
  • “In the suffering that ecclesial wounds cause us, we embrace the Cross of Christ, because evil can only be opposed with love.” @Pontifex 14 September 2018
  • “Only by giving our life do we conquer evil. This is what Don Pino Puglisi teaches: he lived to spread goodness.” @Pontifex 15 September 2018
  • “Let us deal with climate change through international cooperation: each person’s choices have repercussions on the life of everyone.” @Pontifex 16 September 2018
  • “It takes effort to always do good… The road to holiness is not for the lazy!” @Pontifex 17 September 2018
  • “Meek and humble of heart, close to the people, with compassion, with meekness and tenderness. This is Jesus. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 18 September 2018
  • “Goodness is loving and never imposes itself. It is a choice.” @Pontifex 19 September 2018
  • “We ask that Jesus protect our Church always, that He protect Her with His mercy, granting each one of us His forgiveness. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 20 September 2018
  • “If you want to reach the heart of God, take the way of mercy, and allow yourself to be treated with mercy. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 21 September 2018
  • “Peace is a choice: it cannot be imposed and it isn’t found by chance.” @Pontifex 21 September 2018
  • “The witness of St Padre Pio of Pietrelcina encourages us to live the Beatitudes through prayer and works of mercy.” @Pontifex 23 September 2018
  • “Let us offer our lives in service and in joy, to make known to everyone that Jesus Christ is our only hope!” @Pontifex 23 September 2018
  • “Let us allow the Holy Spirit to clothe us with the weapons of dialogue, understanding, the search for mutual respect and fellowship!” @Pontifex 24 September 2018
  • “The Lord draws good out of evil through His power and His infinite creativity.” @Pontifex 25 September 2018
  • “Let us pray that programmes for development may predominate in the world, and not those for weapons.” @Pontifex 26 September 2018
  • “I hope that a new phase may open up in China, that will help to heal the wounds of the past, restore and maintain full communiion with all Chinese Catholics, and take up the proclamation of the Gospel with renewed commitment. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2018/documents/papa-francesco_20180926_messaggio-cattolici-cinesi.html …” @Pontifex 26 September 2018

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Jeff Miller is a former atheist who after spending forty years in the wilderness finds himself with both astonishment and joy a member of the Catholic Church.