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“Holy women and men do not have easier lives than others. On the contrary, they are often objects of opposition. But through #prayer, they nourish the flame of their faith, as oil used to do for lamps. And thus, they move ahead walking in faith and hope.” @Pontifex, 30 June 2023
“This is Christian prophecy: responding to evil with good, to hatred with love, to division with reconciliation. Faith transforms reality from within.” @Pontifex, 1 July 2023
“A prophet is a living sign who points God out to others, a reflection of Christ’s light on the path of the brothers and sisters, someone who helps others read the present under the action of the Holy Spirit, to understand God’s plans and correspond to them. #Angelus” @Pontifex, 2 July 2023
“Let us #PrayTogether that Catholics place at the centre of their lives the Eucharistic Celebration, which transforms human relationships and opens up an encounter with God and their brothers and sisters. #PrayerIntention #ClickToPray CHDRoym Video” @Pontifex, 3 July 2023

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The Weekly Francis – 29 June 2023

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 23 June 2023 to 29 June 2023.

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General Audiences

28 June 2023 – General Audience – Catechesis. The passion for evangelization’ the apostolic zeal of the believer. 17. Witnesses’ Saint Mary MacKillop

Homilies

29 June 2023 – Holy Mass and blessing of the Pallium for the new Metropolitan Archbishops on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul

Speeches

Papal Tweets

“One of the things that draws art closer to faith is the fact that both tend to be troubling. Neither art nor faith can leave things simply as they are: they change, transform, move and convert them.” @Pontifex, 23 June 2023
“Artists remind us that the dimension in which we move, even unconsciously, is always that of the Spirit. The art is like a sail swelling with the wind of the Spirit and propelling us forward.” @Pontifex, 23 June 2023
“The secret of the lives of the #saints is their familiarity and confidence with God, which grew within them and made it easier for them to recognize what was pleasing to Him. This familiarity overcomes the fear or the doubt that His will is not for our good.” @Pontifex, 24 June 2023
“I am very saddened by what happened a few days ago in the women’s Penitentiary Centre in Honduras. I pray for the deceased and for their families. May the Virgin of Suyapa, Mother of Honduras, help hearts to open themselves to reconciliation and brotherhood even within prisons.” @Pontifex, 25 June 2023
“The cost to remain faithful to what counts is going against the tide, being separated from those who “follow the current”. But it doesn’t matter, Jesus says. What matters is not to throw away the greatest good: life. This is the only thing that should frighten us. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex, 25 June 2023
“Let us put a stop to the horror of torture! It is essential that the international community put the dignity of the person above all else and dedicate itself without delay to abolish torture and provide support to the victims.” @Pontifex, 26 June 2023
“God looks with joy upon all those who serve the needy. This is how goodness grows: in the simplicity of hands and hearts stretched out to others and in the courage of the small steps that approach those who are most vulnerable in the name of Jesus.” @Pontifex, 27 June 2023
“Education does not consist in filling heads with ideas, but in accompanying and encouraging students on a journey of human and spiritual growth, showing them how friendship with the Risen Jesus enlarges the heart and makes life more human. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 28 June 2023
“It is only by following the Lord that we come to know him each day, only by becoming his disciples and listening to his words that we become his friends and experience his transforming love.#StsPeterandPaul
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The Weekly Francis – 22 June 2023

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 15 June 2023 to 22 June 2023.

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18 June 2023 – Angelus

Apostolic Letter

19 June 2023 – Apostolic Letter ‘Sublimitas et Miseria Hominis’ of the Holy Father Francis on the Fourth Centenary of the Birth of Blaise Pascal

Messages

15 June 2023 – Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to Participants in the Summer School of Astrophysics of the Vatican Observatory

Speeches

Papal Tweets

“On this Feast and in this month dedicated to the Heart of Jesus, let us ask the Lord to make our hearts like His, that we might be His instruments so that He might ”pass by doing good“ to everyone.” @Pontifex, 16 June 2023
“Let us #PrayTogether for the many victims of the shipwreck that took place yesterday in the Mediterranean. May the Lord grant us the gift of tears. The faces, the eyes of the migrants, among whom are many children, beg us not to look the other way.” @Pontifex, 16 June 2023
“Jesus encountered wounded humanity, he caressed suffering faces, healed broken hearts, freed us from the chains imprisoning the soul. In this way, he reveals to us that the type of worship most pleasing to God is to care for our neighbour.” @Pontifex, 17 June 2023
“In recent days I have received so much closeness and for this I bless God and am grateful to you all: my heartfelt thanks!” @Pontifex, 18 June 2023
“With great sorrow and heartache I think of the victims of the recent serious shipwreck off the coast of Greece. Let’s #PrayTogether for those who have lost their lives, and implore that everything possible always be done to prevent similar tragedies.” @Pontifex, 18 June 2023
“Let us pray also for the young students, victims of the brutal attack against a school in the west of Uganda. Let us persevere in prayer for the population of tormented Ukraine – let us not forget them. Let us pray for peace!” @Pontifex, 18 June 2023
“God is not far away, He is a Father, He knows you and loves you; he wants to hold your hand, even when you travel on steep paths, even when you fall. Indeed, often in your weakest moments, you can feel his presence more strongly. He is with you, He is your Father! #Angelus” @Pontifex, 18 June 2023
“Four centuries after his birth, Pascal remains our travelling companion, accompanying our quest for true happiness and, through the gift of faith, our humble and joyful recognition of the crucified and risen Lord.
NRea Apostolic Letter” @Pontifex, 19 June 2023
“(1) Sexual violence used as a weapon of war is unfortunately a widespread reality. This shameful crime must be denounced. We must never tire of saying no to war, no to violence.” @Pontifex, 19 June 2023
“(2) To the survivors of sexual violence due to conflicts, to every injured child and adult, I say: While the violent treat you as objects, the Lord sees your dignity, and says to you: “You are precious in my sight, and honoured, and I love you” (Is 43:4).” @Pontifex, 19 June 2023
“Thinking of Christ present in so many desperate people fleeing conflicts and climate change, the problem of hospitality needs to be confronted together, without excuses and without delay, because the effects will be felt, sooner or later, by all of us. #WithRefugees” @Pontifex, 20 June 2023
“Today we recall Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, patron of Catholic youth, a young man full of love for God and neighbour who died very young, here in Rome, because he was taking care of plague victims. I entrust the young people of the entire world to his intercession.” @Pontifex, 21 June 2023
“To sow goodness is good for us. It brings a breath of gratuitousness into our lives and makes us more and more like God.” @Pontifex, 22 June 2023

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