The Weekly Francis – 12 July 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 17 June 2022 to 11 July 2022.

Angelus

Homilies

Letters

Messages

Speeches

Papal Tweets

  • “Every day God passes by and sows a seed in the soil of our lives. Making that seed grow depends on us, on our #prayer, on the open heart with which we approach the Scriptures so that it might become for us the Living Word of God.” @Pontifex, 6 July 2022
  • “I was deeply saddened to learn of the assassination of Mr Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan. I offer my heartfelt condolences to his family, friends & the people of Japan. I pray Japanese society will be strengthened in its historic commitment to peace and nonviolence.” @Pontifex, 9 July 2022
  • “#SeaSunday is being celebrated today. Let us remember all seafarers, especially those who are stranded in war zones, so that they might return home.” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
  • “I renew my closeness to the Ukrainian people, who are daily tormented by the brutal attacks that ordinary people are paying for. Let us #PrayTogether that God might show the way to put an end to this senseless war!” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
  • “Поновлюю мою близькість із українським народом, який щоденно страждає від брутальних обстрілів, за які розплачуються звичайні люди. #МолімосяРазом, аби Господь Бог показав дорогу, як покласти край цій божевільній війні!” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
  • “Ещё раз я выражаю близость к украинскому народу, который ежедневно страдает от жестоких нападений: за них расплачиваются простые люди. #ПомолимсяВместе, дабы Господь указал путь к прекращению этой безумной войны!” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
  • “I unite myself to the sorrow of the people of Sri Lanka who continue to suffer the effects of political and economic instability. Together with the country’s Bishops, I renew my appeal for peace and I implore those who have authority not to ignore the cry of the poor.” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
  • “Let us ask the Lord to help us overcome our selfish indifference and put ourselves on the Way. Let us ask him to have compassion on those who suffer and are in need, to draw near to them and do what we can do to give them a hand. #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 10:25–37)” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
  • “Let us #PrayTogether for the people of Libya, in particular the young people and all those who are suffering because of the serious social and economic problems in the country. I recommend constructive dialogue and national reconciliation to everyone.” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
  • “Dear #YoungPeople, I invite you to transform the “old continent” into a “new continent”, and this is only possible with you: it is now up to you to present the world with a new face of #Europe.
    uJYzvsZ Message@Pontifex, 11 July 2022
  • “Taking on another person’s history, taking the time to get to know them without labeling them, putting them on our shoulders when they are tired or wounded like the good Samaritan: this is known as fraternity.” @Pontifex, 11 July 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.