The Weekly Francis – 31 January 2023

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 1 January 2023 to 31 January 2023.

Angelus

• 1 January 2023 – Angelus, 1st January 2023, Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
• 6 January 2023 – Angelus, Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
• 8 January 2023 – Angelus, Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
• 15 January 2023 – Angelus
• 22 January 2023 – Angelus
• 29 January 2023 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 4 January 2023 – General Audience – Catechesis on Discernment. 14. Spiritual Accompaniment
• 11 January 2023 – General Audience – Catechesis. The passion for evangelization’ The believer’s apostolic zeal. The call to the apostolate (Mt 9’9–13)
• 18 January 2023 – General Audience – Catechesis. The passion for evangelization’ The apostolic zeal of the believer. 2. Jesus, model of evangelization
• 25 January 2023 – General Audience – Catechesis. The passion for evangelization’ the apostolic zeal of the believer. 3. Jesus teacher of proclamation

Homilies

• 1 January 2023 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (1st January 2023)
• 5 January 2023 – Papal Chapel for the Funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
• 6 January 2023 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
• 8 January 2023 – Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
• 22 January 2023 – Holy Mass on the occasion of the Sunday of the Word of God
• 25 January 2023 – Solemnity of the Conversion of Saint Paul – Celebration of Second Vespers

Messages

• 6 January 2023 – Message for World Mission Day 2023
• 17 January 2023 – Message of the Holy Father to participants in the 2nd International Symposium on Hansen’s Disease – ‘Leave No One Behind’ [23–24 January 2023]
• 20 January 2023 – Video message of Pope Francis to young people preparing for World Youth Day Lisbon 2023

Speeches

• 7 January 2023 – To Members of the Young Missionary Service (Servizio Missionario Giovani, SERMIG)
• 9 January 2023 – To members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See
• 10 January 2023 – To Participants in the ‘Rome call’ meeting promoted by the Renaissance Foundation
• 12 January 2023 – To the Management and Staff of the Office Responsible for Public Security at the Vatican
• 13 January 2023 – To the Members of the Primatial Council of the Confederation of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine
• 14 January 2023 – To the Members of the ‘Pope John XXIII Community’ Association
• 14 January 2023 – To the Community of the Pontifical North American College
• 16 January 2023 – To representatives of the National Federation of the Associations of Medical Radiology Health Technicians and Technical, Rehabilitation and Prevention Health Professions
• 16 January 2023 – To the Confederation of Confraternities from various Dioceses of Italy
• 19 January 2023 – To the Ecumenical Delegation from Finland
• 19 January 2023 – To the Buddhist Delegation from Cambodia
• 20 January 2023 – Participants in the course ‘Living liturgical action fully’
• 20 January 2023 – Meeting with the Sisters of Social Service
• 21 January 2023 – Audience with the superiors and students of the Pontifical Urban College ‘de Propaganda Fide’
• 21 January 2023 – Audience with members of the National Union for Persons Injured in Service
• 23 January 2023 – To Volunteers of the Opera for the Promotion of Literacy in the World (OPAM)
• 25 January 2023 – To the Delegation of the All Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations
• 26 January 2023 – To the Members of the Association of Italian Philanthropic Foundations and Institutions (ASSIFERO)
• 26 January 2023 – To Participants in the International Conference ‘Women Building a Culture of Encounter Interreligiously’
• 26 January 2023 – To the delegation from the ‘Instituto Europeo de Estudios Internacionales de Salamanca’ (Spain)
• 27 January 2023 – Inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota
• 30 January 2023 – To the participants in the General Chapter of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
• 30 January 2023 – To the Members of the Italian Volleyball Federation
• 31 January 2023 – Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo’ Greeting to journalists on the flight to Kinshasa
• 31 January 2023 – Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo’ Meeting with Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps in the garden of the ‘Palais de la Nation’ (Kinshasa)

Papal Tweets

• “Протягом цих місяців народ #України постійно присутній у моїх молитвах. Молюся з вами і за вас, дорогі брати й сестри українці, за завтрашній день #миру, в якому економічні та політичні інтереси, що породжують війну, нарешті поступляться місцем спільному благу народів.” @Pontifex, 25 January 2023
• “In these months, the people of #Ukraine are always in my prayers. I pray with you and for you, dear brothers and sisters of Ukraine, for a future of #peace, one in which economic and political interests that generate war will finally give way to the good of the people.” @Pontifex, 25 January 2023
• “To be Christians under the sign of the cross spurs all believers in Christ to cultivate communion at every level, in the name of the God who embraces all with his mercy. #Prayer #UnityOfChristians” @Pontifex, 25 January 2023
• “В эти месяцы украинский народ всегда присутствует в моих молитвах. Я молюсь вместе с вами и о вас, дорогие украинские братья, о завтрашнем дне мира, в котором экономические и политические интересы, порождающие войну, наконец уступят место общему благу народов. #Украина #мир” @Pontifex, 25 January 2023
• “If, following the example of the Apostle Paul, we desire that the grace of God in us not be in vain (cf. 1 Cor 15:10), we must be opposed to war, to violence and to injustice wherever they begin to appear. #UnityOfChristians
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• “What is the shortest way to encounter Jesus? Make yourself needy. Recognize your need for grace, your need for forgiveness, your need for joy. And Jesus will draw near to you. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 25 January 2023
• “On the hundredth anniversary of the proclamation of Saint #FrancisdeSales as patron of journalists, let us #PrayTogether that journalists might be inspired by this saint toward tenderness, toward the search and narration of truth with courage and freedom.” @Pontifex, 26 January 2023
• “The memory of the extermination of millions of Jewish people and people of other faiths must neither be forgotten nor denied. There can be no fraternity without first dispelling the roots of hatred and violence that fueled the horror of the Holocaust. #HolocaustRemembranceDay” @Pontifex, 27 January 2023
• “As Christians we must radiate the beauty of God’s love everywhere through our lives. Faith is not a privilege to be claimed, but a gift to be shared.” @Pontifex, 28 January 2023
• “The “poor in spirit” are those who know they cannot rely on themselves, that they are not self-sufficient. They feel their need for God and recognize every good that comes from Him as a gift, as a grace. #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 5:1–12) #Beatitudes” @Pontifex, 29 January 2023
• “Tomorrow I will depart on an Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to the Republic of South Sudan. I greet with affection those beloved peoples who await me. I ask everyone, please, to accompany this Journey with their prayers.” @Pontifex, 30 January 2023
• “Let us #PrayTogether that parishes, placing communion – communion among individuals and ecclesial communion – at the center, might increasingly become communities of faith, of fraternity and of welcoming the most in need. #PrayerIntention #ClickToPray Video” @Pontifex, 30 January 2023
• “The #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo and #Africa deserve to be respected and listened to. They deserve to find space and receive attention. Stop choking Africa: it is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered. May Africa be the protagonist of its own destiny!” @Pontifex, 31 January 2023
• “We cannot grow accustomed to the bloodshed that has marked the #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo for decades, causing millions of deaths. The current #peace processes, which I greatly encourage, need to be sustained by concrete deeds, and commitments should be maintained.” @Pontifex, 31 January 2023

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