The Weekly Francis – 26 July 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 14 July 2022 to 26 July 2022.

Apostolic Letter

Homilies

Messages

Speeches

Papal Tweets

  • ““Listen to the voice of creation” is the theme and invitation of this year’s Season of Creation from 1 September to 4 October. It is a special time for all Christians to pray and work together to care for our common home.
    https://t.co/GEsiGVxGsW Message” @Pontifex, 21 July 2022
  • “We #GrandparentsandElderly have a great responsibility: to teach people how to look on others with the same understanding and loving gaze we give our grandchildren. We can be teachers of a way of life that is peaceful and attentive to the weakest.” @Pontifex, 22 July 2022
  • “The World Day of #GrandparentsandElderly is an opportunity to joyfully proclaim once again that the Church wants to celebrate together with all those whom the Lord – as it says in the Bible – has “filled with days”. Let us celebrate it together! Message” @Pontifex, 23 July 2022
  • “Dear #GrandparentsandElderly, we are called to be artisans of the revolution of tenderness! Let us do so by growing in our knowledge and use of the most valuable instrument we have: prayer. Our confident prayer can do a great deal!” @Pontifex, 23 July 2022
  • “Dear brothers and sisters of #Canada, I come among you to meet the indigenous peoples. I hope, with God’s grace, that my penitential pilgrimage might contribute to the journey of reconciliation already undertaken. Please accompany me with #prayer.” @Pontifex, 24 July 2022
  • “Reconciliation is not merely the result of our own efforts. It is a gift that flows from the crucified Lord. It is a peace that radiates from the Heart of Jesus, a grace that must be sought. #IndigenousPeoples #Canada” @Pontifex, 25 July 2022
  • “Dear #IndigenousPeoples of #Canada, I have come to your native lands to tell you in person of my sorrow, to implore God’s forgiveness, healing and reconciliation, to express my closeness and to pray with you and for you.” @Pontifex, 25 July 2022
  • “I ask forgiveness for the ways in which many members of the Church cooperated in those projects of cultural destruction and assimilation stipulated by the government, which culminated in the system of residential schools. #IndigenousPeoples #Canada” @Pontifex, 25 July 2022
  • “Our own efforts aren’t enough to achieve healing and reconciliation: we need God’s grace. We need the Spirit’s quiet and powerful wisdom. May He fulfill the expectations of our hearts. May he take us by the hand and enable us to walk together. #IndigenousPeoples #Canada” @Pontifex, 25 July 2022
  • “To pray together, to help one another, to share life stories, common joys and struggles: this is what opens the door to the reconciling work of God. #ApostolicJourney #Canada” @Pontifex, 25 July 2022
  • “May Saints #JoachimAndAnn help us honour our #GrandparentsAndElders, to treasure their presence in order to create a better future, a future in which the story of violence and marginalization suffered by our #Indigenous brothers and sisters is never repeated.” @Pontifex, 26 July 2022
  • “Let us pray for and in union with our forebears. Let us dedicate time to remember and keep their legacy. In the fog of forgetfulness overshadowing our times, it is essential to cultivate our roots. This is how the future is built. #GrandparentsAndElderly” @Pontifex, 26 July 2022
  • “We have received so much from those who have gone before us. What do we want to bequeath to those who come after us? “Rose water” or a living faith? A society founded on personal profit or on fraternity? A world at war or at peace? A devastated creation or a welcoming home?” @Pontifex, 26 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.