The Weekly Francis – 19 August 2020

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 13 August 2020 to 19 August 2020.

Angelus

General Audiences

Papal Tweets

  • “https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/1293872426867142657” @Pontifex 13 August 2020
  • “Hope needs patience, the patience of knowing that we sow, but it is God who gives growth.” @Pontifex 14 August 2020
  • “With God, nothing is lost! In Mary, the goal has been reached and we have before our eyes the reasons why we journey: not to gain the things here below, which are fleeting, but the homeland above, which is for ever.” @Pontifex 15 August 2020
  • “Let us invoke the intercession of the “Mother of hope” for all the situations in the world that are most in need of hope, in particular for the population of the northern region of Nigeria, victim of violence and terrorist attacks.” @Pontifex 15 August 2020
  • “If we present our poverty to the Lord, with an existence marked by tears and suffering, but with the tenacious faith of the Canaanite woman (see Mt 15:21–28) then the Lord cannot but welcome our prayer with His paternal eyes and heart. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex 16 August 2020
  • “It is not the wealthy who bear fruit in life, but those who build and maintain many friendships through various ”riches“, namely, through the various gifts God has given them.” @Pontifex 17 August 2020
  • “Wealth can force us to build walls. Jesus, instead, invites His disciples to transform goods and riches into relationships, because people are worth more than things, they are more valuable than any riches we possess.” @Pontifex 18 August 2020
  • “The response to the pandemic is dual: we need to find a cure for this small which has brought the whole world to its knees and we must cure a larger virus, that of social injustice. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 19 August 2020

Papal Instagram

Author: jeffmiller

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.