The Weekly Francis – 17 May 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 9 May 2022 to 17 May 2022.

General Audiences

Homilies

Messages

Regina Caeli

Speeches

Papal Tweets

  • “I address a special thought to the people of #SriLanka, especially the young. I urge everyone to maintain a peaceful approach, without giving in to violence. I appeal to all those with responsibility to listen to the aspirations of the people, respecting human and civil rights.” @Pontifex, 11 May 2022
  • “A long life – so the Bible teaches – is a blessing. The #ElderlyAndGrandparents are signs of the goodness of God who bestows life in abundance. Blessed is the house where an older person lives! Blessed is the family that honours its grandparents! #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 11 May 2022
  • “Part of the vocation of grandparents is to support their sons and daughters in raising their children. The little ones learn the power of tenderness and respect for frailty: irreplaceable lessons that are easier to impart and receive with grandparents. #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 11 May 2022
  • “Old people lose some sight, but their inner gaze becomes more penetrating. They become capable of seeing things that previously escaped them. The Lord does not give his talents only to the young and the strong. He has talents for everyone, made to fit each person. #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 11 May 2022
  • “A better future can exist only if it is built by everyone for everyone. No one must be excluded! I dedicated my Message for the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees to this. #BuildingtheFutureTogether #WDMR2022 @M_RSection
    Sh Message” @Pontifex, 12 May 2022
  • “#BuildingtheFutureTogether #WDMR2022 @M_RSection YouTube” @Pontifex, 12 May 2022
  • “#OurLadyOfFatima https://t.co/RcIjWUqzbR Image” @Pontifex, 13 May 2022
  • “The tears of those who suffer are not sterile. They are a silent prayer rising up to heaven. In Mary they always find a place under her mantle. With her, God becomes our companion on the way. He carries our crosses with us so we are not crushed by our pain.” @Pontifex, 14 May 2022
  • “#Holiness does not consist of a few heroic deeds, but of loving a lot every day.
    DKitWPh Homily” @Pontifex, 15 May 2022
  • “As tensions and wars increase in the world, may the new Saints inspire paths of dialogue, especially in the hearts and minds of those who hold positions of great responsibility and are called to be agents of #peace, not war.” @Pontifex, 15 May 2022
  • “Let us support the #family! Let us defend it from what compromises its beauty. Let us approach this mystery of love with discretion and tenderness. And let us commit ourselves to safeguarding its precious and delicate bonds that allow it to flourish make humanity more fraternal.” @Pontifex, 15 May 2022
  • “Each of us is called to #holiness, to a unique and unrepeatable form of holiness. The Lord has a design of love for everyone. He has a dream for your life. Welcome it! Pursue it joyfully! DKiclXJ Homily” @Pontifex, 15 May 2022
  • “Beatitude, holiness, is not a life plan made up only of effort and renunciation, but is above all the joyful discovery of being God’s beloved children.” @Pontifex, 16 May 2022
  • “Let us allow Jesus the Living Bread to heal us of our self-absorption. May he open our hearts to sharing, heal us from rigidity and turning in on ourselves, and inspire us to follow him wherever he wants to lead us.” @Pontifex, 17 May 2022

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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.