The Weekly Francis – 2 August 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 26 July 2022 to 2 August 2022.

Angelus

Homilies

Speeches

Papal Tweets

  • “The message of unity that Heaven sends to earth does not fear differences, but invites us to communion, to start afresh together, because we are all pilgrims on a journey. #IndigenousPeoples #Canada” @Pontifex, 26 July 2022
  • “As a Church, all of us need to be healed fom the temptation of choosing to defend the institution rather than seeking the truth. With God’s help, let us contribute to the building up of a Mother Church that is pleasing to Him. #IndigenousPeoples #Canada” @Pontifex, 26 July 2022
  • “Dear #Indigenous brothers and sisters, I have come here as a pilgrim also to say to you how precious you are to me and to the Church. May the Lord help us move forward in the healing process, towards an ever more healthy and renewed future. #Canada” @Pontifex, 26 July 2022
  • “Today too, there are any number of forms of ideological colonization that become open to the “cancel culture” that neglects their duties toward the most weak and vulnerable: the poor, migrants, the elderly, the sick, the unborn… They are the forgotten ones in well-off societies.” @Pontifex, 27 July 2022
  • “Together with the bishops of #Canada, I renew my request for forgiveness for the wrong done by so many Christians against the #IndigenousPeoples. It is tragic when some believers conform themselves to the conventions of the world rather than to the Gospel.” @Pontifex, 27 July 2022
  • “We can learn much from the #IndigenousPeoples, from their ability to listen attentively to God, to persons and to nature. And we need it, especially amid the frenzied pace of today’s world that makes difficult a truly human, sustainable and integral development. #Canada” @Pontifex, 27 July 2022
  • “It will not be the arms race and strategies of deterrence that will bring peace and security. We need not ask how to pursue wars, but how to stop them. What is needed is creative and farsighted policies capable of moving beyond the categories of opposition.” @Pontifex, 27 July 2022
  • “Whenever our failures lead to an encounter with the Lord, life and hope are reborn and we are able to be reconciled: with ourselves, with our brothers and sisters, and with God. #ApostolicJourney #Canada” @Pontifex, 28 July 2022
  • “Let us allow ourselves to meet Jesus. Let us allow his Word to show us the way to healing and reconciliation. Let us break the Eucharistic Bread together, so that we can see ourselves once again as beloved children of the Father, called to be brothers and sisters all.” @Pontifex, 28 July 2022
  • “Lord Jesus, our strength and consolation, stay with us when hope fades and the night of disappointment falls. For if You walk at our side, failure gives way to the hope of new life. #ApostolicJourney #Canada” @Pontifex, 28 July 2022
  • “The Church in #Canada has been hurt by the evil perpetrated by some of its sons and daughters. I would like once more to ask forgiveness of all the victims of abuse. The pain and the shame we feel must become an occasion for conversion: never again! #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 28 July 2022
  • “The Gospel is preached effectively when life itself speaks and reveals the freedom that sets others free, the compassion that asks for nothing in return, the mercy that silently speaks of Christ. #ApostolicJourney #Canada” @Pontifex, 28 July 2022
  • “I’ve come to #Canada as a pilgrim to walk with you & for the #IndigenousPeoples so that progress may be made in the search for truth, in the processes of healing & reconciliation, & so that seeds of hope be sown for indigenous & non-indigenous people who want to live fraternally.” @Pontifex, 29 July 2022
  • “Dear #YoungPeople, in a world in which scandals, war, injustice, environmental destruction, indifference towards those in need, disillusionment on the part of those who should be giving an example, are not lacking, you are the answer because the future is in your hands.” @Pontifex, 29 July 2022
  • “In a world so often individualistic, how precious is your profoundly genuine sense of family & community toward the #IndegenousPeoples! How important it is to cultivate the bond between the young & the old, and to preserve a healthy & harmonious relationship with all of creation!” @Pontifex, 29 July 2022
  • “Dear brothers & sisters of the #IndigenousPeoples, I now return home bearing in my heart the treasure of all those who have left a mark on me, your faces, smiles and words, stories & places will always remain with me. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 29 July 2022
  • “My thoughts and prayers in these days have focused often on Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. We venerate her for her devotion to prayer and work, and her ability to endure many trials patiently and meekly. #IndigenousPeoples” @Pontifex, 29 July 2022
  • “On the feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, I extend a heartfelt greeting to my fellow-Jesuits. Continue to walk zealously and joyfully in serving the Lord. Be courageous!” @Pontifex, 31 July 2022
  • “Let us continue to pray for the suffering and battered Ukrainian people, asking God to free them from the scourge of war. The only reasonable thing to do would be to stop and negotiate. May wisdom inspire concrete steps toward peace.” @Pontifex, 31 July 2022
  • “Accumulating material goods is not enough to live well, for Jesus says that life does not consist in what one possesses (Lk 12:15). It depends, instead, on good relationships – with God, with others, and even with those who have less. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex, 31 July 2022
  • “I thank all those who made this penitential pilgrimage possible, beginning with the Civil Authorities, the Chiefs of the Indigenous Peoples, and the Canadian Bishops. I sincerely thank all those who accompanied me with their prayer.” @Pontifex, 31 July 2022
  • “The use of #NuclearWeapons, as well as their mere possession, is immoral. Trying to defend and ensure stability and peace through a false sense of security and a “balance of terror” ends up poisoning relationships between peoples and obstructs real dialogue. #NPTRevCon” @Pontifex, 1 August 2022
  • “Let us #PrayTogether for small and medium-sized businesses, hard hit by the economic and social crisis, that they may find the necessary means to continue operating and serving their communities. #PrayerIntention Video” @Pontifex, 2 August 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.