Author: jeffmiller

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 28 December 2022 to 3 January 2023.

Apostolic Letter

• 28 December 2022 – Apostolic Letter Totum amoris est of the Holy Father Francis on the Fourth Centenary of the Death of Saint Francis de Sales

General Audiences

• 28 December 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis. Christmas with Saint Francis de Sales

Homilies

• 31 December 2022 – Celebration of Vespers and Te Deum in Thanksgiving for the past year

Papal Tweets

• “Let us #PrayTogether for Pope Emeritus Benedict who is supporting the Church in silence. Let us ask the Lord to console him and to sustain him in this witness of love for the Church, until the end.” @Pontifex, 28 December 2022
• ““Everything pertains to love” is the title of the Apostolic Letter to be published today to commemorate the fourth centenary of the death of Saint Francis de Sales, Doctor of the Church.
  Apostolic Letter” @Pontifex, 28 December 2022
• “The Love of God that was revealed in Bethlehem brings consolation to our hearts troubled by the drama of the war in #Ukraine and in other parts of the world. Let us remember that the last word in the history of humanity belongs to God because ”everything pertains to love“.” @Pontifex, 28 December 2022
• “God loves us so much that He shares our humanity and our lives. He never leaves us alone either in joy or in sorrow because He is the Emmanuel, the God with us, the light that illuminates the darkness and the tender presence that accompanies us on our journey. #Christmas” @Pontifex, 29 December 2022
• “The Baby Jesus, with his Mother Mary, and St Joseph, radiate the light of mercy and salvation for the human family and for individual families. This light encourages us to offer human warmth to those family living through difficult situations. #HolyFamily” @Pontifex, 30 December 2022
• “ Image” @Pontifex, 31 December 2022
• “To all men and women of good will, I express my desire that, as artisans of #peace, you may work, day by day, to make this a good year! May Mary Immaculate, Mother of Jesus and Queen of Peace, intercede for us and for the whole world.” @Pontifex, 1 January 2023
• “Even when we feel plunged into a dark and difficult maelstrom of injustice and suffering, we are still called to keep our hearts open to hope, trusting in God who accompanies us with tenderness, sustains us, and guides us along our way. #Peace
  yN Message” @Pontifex, 1 January 2023
• “The divine motherhood of Mary reveals God’s utmost respect for our freedom. God could have come into the world in a thousand ways manifesting his power and, instead, willed to be conceived in full freedom in Mary’s womb.” @Pontifex, 1 January 2023
• “Let us pray to our Mother in a special way for her children who are suffering and no longer have the strength to pray, and for our many brothers and sisters throughout the world who are victims of war, passing these holidays immersed in violence and indifference.” @Pontifex, 1 January 2023
• “In celebrating the World Day of Peace, let us implore Mary Most Holy, the Mother of God, so that in this epoch, polluted by diffidence and indifference, she might make us capable of being compassionate and providing care.” @Pontifex, 1 January 2023
• “At this time, let us invoke the intercession of Mary Most Holy for Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. Let us all join together, with one heart and one soul, in thanking God for the gift of this faithful servant of the Gospel and of the Church.” @Pontifex, 1 January 2023
• “God does not love us in word but in deed; not from “on high”, from far away, but “up close”, from within our flesh, because in Mary, the Word was made flesh, because in Christ’s chest a heart of flesh continues to beat, it beats for each and every of us!” @Pontifex, 2 January 2023
• “When we have strong feelings of doubt and fear, and we seem to be sinking, we must not be ashamed to cry out like Peter: “Lord, save me” (Mt 14:30). This is a beautiful prayer! And Jesus immediately stretches out his hand.” @Pontifex, 3 January 2023

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 8 December 2022 to 23 December 2022.

Angelus

• 18 December 2022 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 14 December 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Discernment. 12. The Vigilance
• 21 December 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Discernment

Messages

• 8 December 2022 – LVI World Day of Peace 2023 – No one can be saved alone. Combatting Covid–19 together, embarking together on paths of peace

Speeches

• 15 December 2022 – To the young people from Italian Catholic Action
• 15 December 2022 – Presentation of Credential Letters by the Ambassadors of Belize, Bahamas, Thailand, Norway, Mongolia, Niger, Uganda and Sudan
• 17 December 2022 – To the Delegation of the ‘Mother Teresa Award’
• 17 December 2022 – To the Artists of the Christmas Concert in the Vatican
• 22 December 2022 – Christmas Greetings of the Holy Father to the Roman Curia

Papal Tweets

• “#Advent reminds us of a basic Christian attitude – vigilance. Let us wait for the Lord’s coming by being attentive to our most vulnerable brothers and sisters who knock on the door of our hearts. Let us ask the Lord to keep us watchful in humility and availability.” @Pontifex, 14 December 2022
• “Let’s renew our closeness to the battered people of #Ukraine, persevering in fervent #prayer for our brothers and sisters who are suffering so much. Let us celebrate #Christmas in a humbler way, with simpler gifts, and let us send what we save to the Ukrainian people who need it.” @Pontifex, 14 December 2022
• “At times we find ourselves incapable of recognizeing the newness of the Lord, with the presumption that we already know so much about Him. #Advent, then, is the season to overturn our perspective, to allow ourselves to marvel at the greatness of God’s mercy.” @Pontifex, 15 December 2022
• “The time is right to evaluate ourselves, to learn, to grow and to allow ourselves to be transformed, both as individuals and as communities. This is a privileged moment to prepare ourselves for “the day of the Lord”. #Peace
  yN Message” @Pontifex, 16 December 2022
• “God is faithful to His promises and guides our steps in the way of #peace. He guides the steps of those who journey on Earth with their gaze turned toward Heaven.” @Pontifex, 16 December 2022
• “May Our Lady take us by the hand in these days of preparation for #Christmas. And in the littleness of her Child, may she help us recognize the greatness of the God who comes. #Advent” @Pontifex, 17 December 2022
• “When we find ourselves in crisis, we should not make decisions quickly or instinctively, but, like Saint Joseph “consider everything”, and base ourselves on the underlying certainty of God’s mercy. #GospeloftheDay (Mt 1:18–24)” @Pontifex, 18 December 2022
• “Let us ask the Virgin Mary to touch the hearts of those who can stop the war in Ukraine. Let us not forget the suffering of those people, especially of the babies, the elderly, the people who are sick. Let us #PrayTogether.” @Pontifex, 18 December 2022
• “It’s important to safeguard the roots of life and faith. Thus, the apostle Paul reminds us of the foundation in which to root our lives to remain firm: remain “rooted in Jesus Christ” (Col 2:7) he says. This is what the #Christmas tree reminds us of: being rooted in Jesus Christ.” @Pontifex, 19 December 2022
• “In these difficult times we are living, let us respond in faith to the appeals the Holy Spirit is directing to us, that we might give the proof of our #solidarity to the people we meet and who count on our fraternal support.” @Pontifex, 20 December 2022
• “The Holy Spirit gives us the ability to recognize God’s fatherhood. We have a tender, affectionate Father who loves us, who has always loved us. When we experience this, our hearts melt, and doubts and fears dissolve. Nothing can resist this love.” @Pontifex, 21 December 2022
• “On the Feast when God became a child, let‘s think of the Ukrainian children suffering so much because of this war. Let‘s think of the Ukrainian people deprived of the basics to survive, and let us #PrayTogether to the Lord that He might bring them #peace as soon as possible.” @Pontifex, 21 December 2022
• “God became a Child and then let himself be nailed on a cross. In that weakness, God’s omnipotence is manifested. In forgiveness, God’s omnipotence is always at work. Thus, may our gifts this #Christmas be gratitude, conversion and peace.
  Speech” @Pontifex, 22 December 2022
• “Let us ask Mary, the Virgin of Sweet Expectation, to teach us how to ”watch and pray“ so we do not get distracted in our following of her Son, and to discover His saving presence in the events of our daily lives. #Advent” @Pontifex, 23 December 2022

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• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 24 November 2022 to 13 December 2022.

Angelus

• 8 December 2022 – Angelus, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• 11 December 2022 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 7 December 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Discernment. 11. The confirmation of the good choice

Messages

• 27 November 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to the International Forum of Catholic Action
• 1 December 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the VIII Rome MED Dialogues Conference [1–3 December 2022]
• 7 December 2022 – Video Message of the Holy Father Francis to the Archdiocese of Rosario, Argentina, on the occasion of the archdiocesan Marian Year [7 October 2022 – 7 October 2023]

Speeches

• 24 November 2022 – To members of the International Theological Commission
• 26 November 2022 – To Participants in the Assembly of the Union of Superiors General (U.S.G.)
• 2 December 2022 – To the Members of the Forum of Family Associations (2nd December 2022)
• 9 December 2022 – To members of the Christian Workers’ Movement
• 10 December 2022 – To the Community of the Seminary of Barcelona
• 10 December 2022 – To the firefighters, with family members
• 12 December 2022 – To members of Amitié Judéo-Chrétienne de France’
• 12 December 2022 – To Members of the Italian Union of Blind and Partially-Sighted People

Papal Tweets

• “Let us place our trust in the Lord of the universe, who loves us immensely and knows that we can build something wonderful, something eternal with Him. The lives of the saints show us this in a most beautiful way. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 7 December 2022
• “Let us entrust to the intercession of the Mother of God the universal desire for peace, in particular for tormented Ukraine, which suffers greatly. With God’s help, peace is possible; disarmament is possible. May Our Lady help us to convert ourselves towards God’s plans.” @Pontifex, 8 December 2022
• “With Baptism, we became God’s beloved children forever. This is our original beauty, for which to be joyful! Today, Mary, surprised by the grace that made her beautiful from the first instant of her life, leads us to marvel at our beauty. #ImmaculateConception” @Pontifex, 8 December 2022
• “In the #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 1:26–38), the angel does not call Mary by her name, but with a new name: full of grace. Full of grace, and therefore free from sin, is the name God gives her and that we celebrate today. #ImmaculateConception” @Pontifex, 8 December 2022
• “The Virgin Mary is the “Way” God Himself prepared to come into the world. Let us #PrayTogether, entrusting to her intercession the salvation and peace awaited by all men and women of our time.” @Pontifex, 8 December 2022
• “If we embrace Christ with open arms, we will also embrace others with trust and humility.” @Pontifex, 9 December 2022
• “To protect the human dignity of the weakest by affirming their rights contributes to the growth of human fraternity and safeguards the image of God imprinted in each person. #StandUp4HumanRights #HumanRightsDay” @Pontifex, 10 December 2022
• “God is always greater than we imagine Him to be. His works are surprising compared to our calculations. His actions exceed our needs and expectations. And for this reason we must never stop seeking Him and transforming ourselves into His true appearance. #Angelus” @Pontifex, 11 December 2022
• “I invite you to pray, before the creche, that the Nativity of the Lord will bring a ray of peace to children all over the world, especially those forced to live the terrible and dark days of war.” @Pontifex, 11 December 2022
• “I am following with sorrow and concern the news from South Sudan about the violent clashes over recent days. Let us pray to the Lord for peace and national reconciliation, so that the attacks may cease and that civilians may always be respected.” @Pontifex, 11 December 2022
• “In the #GospelOfTheDay, John the Baptist is no longer able to recognize in Jesus the awaited Messiah, and he sends the disciples to check. Even the greatest believer goes through the tunnel of doubt. This is not a bad thing, and sometimes it is essential for spiritual growth.” @Pontifex, 11 December 2022
• “This is a difficult time for humanity, but it is also a propitious time of salvation, in which the Lord, through the Virgin Mary, continues to give us His Son, who calls us to fraternity, to set aside selfishness, indifference and enmity, and to get involved with each other.” @Pontifex, 12 December 2022
• “Thank you to all who follow me on this account which was opened 10 years ago to proclaim the joy of the Gospel. Let us continue to build up this network as a free space to promote encounter and dialogue and to value what unites us.” @Pontifex, 12 December 2022
• “In the many painful crossroads of our present history, God continues to send us the Mother of His Son. #OurLadyOfGuadalupe invites us to trust in the ”true God for whom we live“, joyfully and confidently directing us to reaffirm our belonging to the Lord.” @Pontifex, 12 December 2022
• “Preparing the #creche for Baby Jesus, we once again learn who our Lord is. He is the God of humble meekness, of mercy and love, who intervenes always respecting our freedom and our choices.” @Pontifex, 13 December 2022

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 30 November 2022 to 6 December 2022.

Angelus

• 4 December 2022 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 30 November 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Discernment. 10. The true consolation

Messages

• 30 November 2022 – Message of Pope Francis to His Holiness Bartholomew I on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Andrew
• 3 December 2022 – Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Speeches

• 1 December 2022 – To the Participants in the Awards Ceremony of the Ratzinger Prize (1st December 2022)
• 2 December 2022 – To the Delegation of ‘Leaders pour la Paix’ (2nd December 2022)
• 3 December 2022 – To a group of disabled people on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3rd December 2022)
• 3 December 2022 – To the donors of the Nativity scene and Christmas Tree in Saint Peter’s Square (3rd December 2022)

Papal Tweets

• “Before the day’s end, let us learn how to read what has happened during that day in the book of our hearts – not in newspapers, but in my heart. #Discernment” @Pontifex, 30 November 2022
• “On the Feast of the Apostle Andrew, I would like to express my affection to my dear brother Patriarch Bartholomew I and to the Church of Constantinople. May the intercession of the brothers, Saints Peter and Andrew, obtain full unity for the Church and peace for the entire world.” @Pontifex, 30 November 2022
• “Let us #PrayTogether that volunteer non-profit and human development organizations may find people willing to commit themselves to the common good and ceaselessly seek out new paths of international cooperation. #PrayerIntention #ClickToPray dHw Video” @Pontifex, 1 December 2022
• “We are all together called to develop a renewed society oriented towards freedom, justice and peace so as to overcome every kind of inequality and discrimination so that no one can make another person a slave.” @Pontifex, 2 December 2022
• “Today we want to remember every person with a #disability, especially those suffering because they are living in situations of war or whose disability was caused by combat. @LaityFamilyLife” @Pontifex, 3 December 2022
• “Let us hear directed to us John’s cry of love to return to God. And let us not let this Advent go by like days on the calendar because this is a moment of grace for us, here and now! #GospelOFTheDay (Mt 3:1–12)” @Pontifex, 4 December 2022
• “In the #GospeloftheDay (Mt 3:1–12), John the Baptist sayts, “Bear fruit in keeping with repentance!” This is a cry of love, like the cry of a father who sees his son ruining himself and says to him, “Don’t throw your life away!” #Advent” @Pontifex, 4 December 2022
• “The #WordOfGod plunges us into daily life and calls us to listen to the cry of the poor and heed the violence and injustice that wound our world. It challenges Christians not to be indifferent, but to be active, creative and prophetic.” @Pontifex, 5 December 2022
• “I wish you all a good #Advent journey made up of many small gestures of #peace every day: welcoming gestures, gestures of understanding, closeness, forgiveness, and service… Gestures from the heart, like steps towards Bethlehem, towards Jesus, the King of peace.” @Pontifex, 6 December 2022

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• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 6 November 2022 to 29 November 2022.

Angelus

• 27 November 2022 – Angelus

Letters

• 24 November 2022 – Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to the People of Ukraine Nine Months after the Outbreak of the War

Speeches

• 6 November 2022 – Apostolic Journey to the Kingdom of Bahrain’ Press Conference on the return flight to Rome
• 19 November 2022 – To Participants in the Meeting promoted by Doctors with Africa (CUAMM)
• 28 November 2022 – To the Community of the Pius Pontifical Latin American College in Rome
• 28 November 2022 – To the students participating in the Meeting for the education of peace and caring

Papal Tweets

• “The path to happiness is the one that Saint Paul described at the end of one of his letters: “Pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit” (1 Thess 5:17–19). #Prayer #ThanksgivingDay” @Pontifex, 24 November 2022
• “Acts of violence and exploitation directed at women are not merely wrong. They are crimes that destroy the harmony, the harmony and beauty that God wished to bestow on the world.” @Pontifex, 25 November 2022
• “During this #Advent Season, let us ask the Lord to help us keep the lamp of faith alit in our lives, to be prepared to receive him, and that he fill us with peace and joy.” @Pontifex, 26 November 2022
• “Let us not tire of saying no to war, no to violence, yes to dialogue, yes to #peace: in particular for the martyred Ukrainian people. Yesterday we remembered the tragedy of the Holodomor.” @Pontifex, 27 November 2022
• “In the #GospelOfTheDay we hear a promise that introduces us to the Time of #Advent: “Your Lord is coming” (Mt 24:42). This is the foundation of our hope, it is what supports us even in the most difficult moments: God is coming. Let us never forget this!” @Pontifex, 27 November 2022
• “Violence kills the future. I hope that the Israeli and Palestinian authorities will more readily take to heart the pursuit of dialogue, building mutual trust, without which there will never be a solution for #peace in the #HolyLand.” @Pontifex, 27 November 2022
• “Season of #Advent, let us be shaken out of our torpor to recognize God’s present in daily situations. If we are unaware of his coming today, we will also be unprepared when He arrives at the end of time. Let us remain vigilant!” @Pontifex, 28 November 2022
• “God conceals himself in the most ordinary situations of our lives. He does not come in extraordinary events, but in everyday things: our daily work, a chance encounter, someone in need… That’s where the Lord is, who calls to us and inspires our actions. #Advent” @Pontifex, 29 November 2022

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• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 12 November 2022 to 23 November 2022.

Angelus

• 20 November 2022 – Angelus, Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

Apostolic Letter

• 21 November 2022 – Decree regarding Caritas Internationalis

General Audiences

• 16 November 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Discernment. 8. ‘Why are we desolate?’
• 23 November 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Discernment. 9. Consolation

Homilies

• 20 November 2022 – Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe – Holy Mass (Asti Cathedral)

Speeches

• 12 November 2022 – To Employees and participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Communication
• 14 November 2022 – To the participants in the third edition of the 2022 ‘Match for Peace’ organized by the Scholas Occurrentes Foundation
• 19 November 2022 – To His Holiness Mar Awa III Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
• 22 November 2022 – To the participants in the Conference of the World Jewish Congress

Papal Tweets

• “The spiritual state we call desolation can be an opportunity of growth. It provokes a ”shaking of the soul“, fosters vigilance and humility, and protects us from the winds of fancy. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 16 November 2022
• “Let us pray that the Lord might convert the hearts of those who are still directed toward war, and make the desire for peace prevail for tortured Ukraine, to avoid every escalation and to be open to the way of cease fire and dialogue. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 16 November 2022
• “Let us not tire of doing everything possible for the dramatic urgency of climate change. Let us put concrete, far-sighted choices in act, thinking of the younger generations first, before it is too late! #COP27” @Pontifex, 17 November 2022
• “Where can we find the strength to put ourselves generously at the service of others? In prayer and in the silent contemplation of Christ. A prayerful encounter with Jesus fills our hearts with His peace and love which we can then give to others.” @Pontifex, 18 November 2022
• “Christ is the unifying centre of all reality. He is the answer to all human questions. He is the fulfilment of every desire for happiness, goodness, love and eternity present in the human heart.” @Pontifex, 19 November 2022
• “Jesus, naked on the cross, removes every veil from God and destroys every false image of His kingship. Let us look upon Him to find the courage to make ourselves servants, so as to reign with Him. #ChristTheKing g Vatican” @Pontifex, 20 November 2022
• “We are living a famine of peace in our time. Let’s think of how many places in the world are scourged by war, in particular of war-torn Ukraine. Let us roll up our sleeves and continue to pray for #peace!” @Pontifex, 20 November 2022
• “Let us also pray for the families of the victims of the serious fire in a refugee camp in Gaza, in Palestine, where several children also died. May the Lord welcome into heaven those who lost their lives and console those people who have suffered years of conflict.” @Pontifex, 20 November 2022
• ““Mary arose and went with haste” (Lk 1:39) is the theme of this #WorldYouthDay. Aiming for the heights, getting on the move, leaving behind our own fears to take someone in need by the hand, is the secret to remaining young. #AriseandGo @laityfamilylife” @Pontifex, 20 November 2022
• “In the #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 23:35–43), the good thief calls Jesus by name, he confesses his faults, he begs: ”Jesus, remember me“. In this way, a criminal becomes the first saint: he draws near to Jesus for an instant and the Lord keeps him forever at his side.” @Pontifex, 20 November 2022
• “Through prayerful silence and hidden sacrifice, contemplative monasteries maternally sustain the life of the Church. #ProOrantibus” @Pontifex, 21 November 2022
• “Each time we join our hands and open our hearts to God, we find ourselves in the company of anonymous saints and official saints who pray with us and intercede for us as older brothers and sisters who have preceded us on this same human adventure. #Prayer” @Pontifex, 22 November 2022
• “Spiritual consolation is an experience of interior joy that allows us to see God’s presence in everything. It strengthens faith, hope, and the ability of doing good; it helps us never give up in the face of difficulties because it gives us a peace that is stronger than any trial.” @Pontifex, 23 November 2022
• “In the past few hours, the island of #Java in Indonesia was hit by a strong #earthquake. I express my nearness to that dear population and I pray for the dead and the injured.” @Pontifex, 23 November 2022
• “I would like to send my greetings to the athletes, fans and spectators following the football #WorldCup taking place in Qatar. May this important event be an occasion for encounter, fostering fraternity and peace among peoples. #Qatar2022” @Pontifex, 23 November 2022
• “Let us #PrayTogether for #peace in the world, with a special thought for the people of Ukraine. This Saturday is the anniversary of the terrible #Holodomor genocide. Let us pray for the children, the women and the elderly, who are today suffering the martyrdom of the aggression.” @Pontifex, 23 November 2022

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• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 12 September 2022 to 15 November 2022.

Angelus

• 13 November 2022 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 9 November 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis’ The Apostolic Journey to the Kingdom of Bahrein

Homilies

• 2 November 2022 – Commemoration of all the faithful departed – Holy Mass for the eternal repose of the Cardinals and bishops deceased during the course of the year
• 13 November 2022 – Mass for the World Day of the Poor

Letters

• 12 September 2022 – Letter of the Holy Father to His Eminence Cardinal Omella Omella on the occasion of the Fifth Centenary of the conversion of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Speeches

• 3 November 2022 – Apostolic Journey to the Kingdom of Bahrain’ Greeting to journalists on the flight to Awali
• 10 November 2022 – To participants in the Course for Seminary Rectors and Formators of Latin America
• 10 November 2022 – To the Members of the Pontifical College Nepomucenum
• 12 November 2022 – To Participants in the General Assembly of the World Union of Catholic Teachers (UMEC-WUCT)
• 14 November 2022 – To the members of the Federation of Christian Organizations for International Voluntary Service (FOCSIV)
• 14 November 2022 – To the members of the ‘Apoteca Natura’ Pharmacists’ Network

Papal Tweets

• “Each and every person is needed in order for the journey of fraternity and peace to progress. Let us all hear the call to expand our horizons to open our hearts because we are all brothers and sisters.” @Pontifex, 9 November 2022
• “I renew my invitation to pray for war-torn #Ukraine. Let us ask the Lord for peace for these people who are suffering so much cruelty on the part of some mercenaries making war. Let us #PrayTogether” @Pontifex, 9 November 2022
• “Saints do not come from a “parallel universe”. They are believers rooted in their daily activities with their families, study, work; social, economic and political life. In all these settings, they fearlessly strive to carry out God’s will.” @Pontifex, 10 November 2022
• “A saint is a luminous reflection of the Lord of history. The path of holiness is universal. It is a call directed toward each of us that begins with Baptism and is unique and unrepeatable for each person.” @Pontifex, 11 November 2022
• “The poor guarantee us an eternal ”income“. They are already helping us to become rich in love. For the worst kind of poverty to combat is the poverty of our love.” @Pontifex, 12 November 2022
• “On this #WorldDayOfThePoor, God’s word is a forceful admonition to break through that inner deafness that prevents us from listening to the stifled cry of pain of the frailest. #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 21:5–19)
  Uf Event” @Pontifex, 13 November 2022
• “Let us not be content, like the people in the #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 21:5–19), to admire the beautiful stones of the temple, while failing to recognize God’s true temple, the human person, especially the poor, in whose face, in whose wounds, we encounter Jesus. #WorldDayOfThePoor” @Pontifex, 13 November 2022
• “Let us always remain close to our brothers and sisters in martyred Ukraine. Close in prayer and with concrete solidarity. Peace is possible! Let us not resign ourselves to war.” @Pontifex, 13 November 2022
• “On the first anniversary of the launch of the #LaudatoSi’ Platform for Action, which promotes ecological conversion, I encourage this mission, crucial for the future of humanity, so that it may foster in everyone a genuine commitment to the care of creation.” @Pontifex, 14 November 2022
• “I would like to recall the #COP27 Summit on Climate Change, which is taking place in Egypt. I hope that steps forward will be made, with courage and determination, in the wake of the Paris Agreement.” @Pontifex, 14 November 2022
• “Goodness is hidden, silent; it requires slow and continuous excavation. Because God’s style is discreet. He does not impose himself. He is like the air we breathe – we don’t see it but it allows us to live, and we realize it only when it’s missing.” @Pontifex, 15 November 2022

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• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 2 November 2022 to 8 November 2022.

Homilies

• 5 November 2022 – Apostolic Journey to the Kingdom of Bahrain’ Holy Mass at Bahrain National Stadium (Awali)

Speeches

• 3 November 2022 – Apostolic Journey to the Kingdom of Bahrain’ Meeting with the Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps (Awali)
• 4 November 2022 – Apostolic Journey to the Kingdom of Bahrain’ Closing of the ‘Bahrain Forum for Dialogue’ East and West for Human Coexistence’ (Al-Fida’ Square of Sakhir Royal Palace, Awali)
• 4 November 2022 – Apostolic Journey to the Kingdom of Bahrain’ Meeting with the Members of the Muslim Council of Elders at the Mosque of Sakhir Royal Palace (Awali)
• 4 November 2022 – Apostolic Journey to the Kingdom of Bahrain’ Ecumenical meeting and Prayer For Peace in Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral
• 5 November 2022 – Apostolic Journey to the Kingdom of Bahrain’ Meeting with the Youth in Sacred Heart School (Awali)
• 6 November 2022 – Apostolic Journey to the Kingdom of Bahrain’ Prayer Meeting and Angelus with Bishops, Priests, Consecrated Persons, Seminarians and Pastoral Workers (Sacred Heart Church in Manama)
• 7 November 2022 – Community of the ‘Claretianum’ Institute of Theology of Consecrated Life

Papal Tweets

• “Tomorrow I leave for an Apostolic Journey to the Kingdom of Bahrain, a Journey under the banner of dialogue. I will participate in a Forum focusing on the inescapable need for the East and West to come closer together for the good of human coexistence.” @Pontifex, 2 November 2022
• “Today, the Lord reminds us that death comes to make truth of life. The Gospel explains how to live out the wait: we go to meet God by loving, because He is love.” @Pontifex, 2 November 2022
• “On the day of our farewell, it will be a delightful surprise, if we now allow ourselves to be surprised by the presence of God, waiting for us among the world’s poor and wounded.” @Pontifex, 2 November 2022
• “May we never allow opportunities for encounter between civilizations, religions and cultures to evaporate. Let us never permit the roots of our humanity to dry up! Let us work together! Let us work for togetherness, for hope! #ApostolicJourney #Bahrain” @Pontifex, 3 November 2022
• “These days in the Kingdom of #Bahrain mark a precious stage in the journey of friendship that has intensified in recent years with various Islamic religious leaders: a fraternal journey that, beneath the gaze of Heaven, seeks to foster peace on earth. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 3 November 2022
• “The Kingdom of #Bahrain Declaration teaches that ”whenever hatred, violence and discord are preached, God’s name is desecrated“. The one who is religious strongly rejects the blasphemy of war and the use of violence. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
• “The religious person, the person of peace, is opposed to the race to rearmament, to the business of war, to the market of death. They do not support “alliances against some”, but paths of encounter with all, pursuing the path of fraternity, dialogue, peace. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
• “In the garden of humanity, we are playing with fire, missiles and bombs, with weapons that bring sorrow and death, covering our common home with ashes and hatred. I extend my heartfelt appeal to everyone that the war in #Ukraine be ended and that serious #peace negotiations begin” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
• “God is the Source of peace and never brings about war, hatred, or violence. We, who believe in Him, are called to promote peace through encounter, patient negotiations and dialogue, which is the oxygen of peaceful coexistence. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
• “Our instruments are prayer and fraternity. These are our modest but effective weapons. We must not let ourselves be tempted by shortcuts unworthy of the Most High, whose name of Peace is dishonoured by those who nurture violence, war and the arms trade.” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
• “We cannot witness to the God of love unless we Christians are united among ourselves as He desires. And we cannot be united without being open to witness in the name of the Spirit who wants to reach everyone. #ApostolicJourney #UnityOfChristians” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
• “The Creator invites us to act on behalf of all his creatures who do not yet find a sufficient place on the agenda of the powerful: the poor, the unborn, the elderly, the infirm, migrants… If we who believe in the God of mercy do not listen to the poor, who will?#ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
• “Christian martyrs of various confessions – how many there have been in these recent years! – form a single starry sky, guiding our way as we journey through the deserts of history. We have the same goal: all of us are called to the fullness of communion in God.” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
• “The culture of care is the antidote to a world rife with individualism and imprisoned by sadness. Let us learn to take care of others, of our cities, of our society, of creation so as to experience the joy of friendship and generosity.” @Pontifex, 5 November 2022
• “You young people are the leaven in the dough of the world, destined to rise, to break down many social and cultural barriers and to foster the blossoming of fraternity and innovation, becoming the basis of a friendly and solidary society. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 5 November 2022
• “Be champions of fraternity, sowers of fraternity. Thus you will be builders of the future, because only in fraternity will our world have a future!” @Pontifex, 5 November 2022
• “Before going to the internet for advice, always seek out good counselors in life, wise and reliable people who can guide and help you. Each of us needs to be accompanied on the road of life!” @Pontifex, 5 November 2022
• “To love like Jesus is above all a grace to be implored insistently: “Jesus, you who love me, teach me to love like you. Jesus, you who forgive me, teach me to forgive like you. Send your Spirit, the Spirit of love, upon me.” Homily” @Pontifex, 5 November 2022
• “Behold Christ’s power: love. The greatness of his power does not derive from the force of violence, but from the weakness of love. He gives us the strength to love like he loved: unconditionally, always, everyone, even our enemies. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 5 November 2022
• “That is what the Lord asks of us: to commit ourselves to practice universal fraternity, to persevere in good even when evil is done to us, to break the spiral of revenge by disarming violence and demilitarizing the heart. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 5 November 2022
• “The Spirit is a wellspring of joy. The fresh water the Lord wants to make flow in the deserts of our humanity is the certainty that even despite the struggles and dark nights we sometimes endure, we are not alone, lost or defeated, because He is with us.” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
• “Christian joy is contagious because the Gospel makes us go beyond ourselves to share the beauty of God’s love. We cannot keep Christian joy to ourselves. It multiplies once we start spreading it.” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
• “The Holy Spirit is a wellspring of unity. His fire burns away worldly desires and kindles in our lives the warm and compassionate love with which Jesus loves us, so that we in turn can love one another like that.” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
• “If we have received the Spirit, our ecclesial vocation is above all to preserve unity and cultivate it together. To be credible in our dialogue with others, let us live in fraternity among ourselves.” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
• “The Spirit is a wellspring of prophecy. We cannot pretend not to see the works of evil, so as to live a “quiet life” and not get our hands dirty. We have received a Spirit of prophecy to bear the light by proclaiming the Gospel by our living witness. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
• “La profecía nos hace capaces de practicar las Bienaventuranzas evangélicas en las situaciones de cada día, es decir, de edificar con firme mansedumbre ese Reino de Dios en el que el amor, la justicia y la paz se oponen a toda forma de egoísmo, de violencia y de degradación.” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
• “Prophecy makes us capable of putting the Beatitudes into practice in everyday situations, meekly, yet resolutely, building God’s kingdom in which love, justice and peace are opposed to every form of selfishness, violence and degradation.” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
• “Thank you for these days passed together. With a heart filled with gratitude I bless all of you, especially those who worked to prepare for this journey. I thank His Majesty the King, and the Authorities of #Bahrain for their exquisite hospitality. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
• “The signing of the agreement regarding the situation in #Ethiopia is a source of hope. Let us support this commitment for a lasting #peace. And let us continue to pray for war-torn #Ukraine. May that war might come to an end.” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
• “Let us read the lives of the saints which narrate in a comprehensible way the style God uses in the lives of people not that different from us since the saints were made of flesh and blood like us. Their deeds dialogue with our own actions, and help us understand what they mean.” @Pontifex, 7 November 2022
• “#Holiness is not a process of struggles and renunciations. It is above all the experience of being loved by God, of freely receiving his love, his mercy.” @Pontifex, 8 November 2022

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 22 October 2022 to 1 November 2022.

Angelus

• 30 October 2022 – Angelus
• 1 November 2022 – Angelus, 1st November 2022, Solemnity of all Saints

General Audiences

• 26 October 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Discernment. 7. The subject of discernment. Desolation

Speeches

• 22 October 2022 – To the Members of the ‘Frontier Community’
• 22 October 2022 – To Participants in the General Chapters of the Order of the Most Holy Savior of Saint Bridget and the Comboni Missionary Sisters
• 24 October 2022 – To the academic community of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences

Papal Tweets

• “We must not fear moments of sadness and desolation, but be confident and sure that the Lord never abandons us, and with Him close by, we can overcome every temptation. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 26 October 2022
• “I deplore the asault in Maboya, in the Democratic Republic of the #Congo, where defenceless people, including a religious sister engaged in healthcare, were killed. Let’s #PrayTogether for the victims and inhabitants of that region, exhausted by violence.” @Pontifex, 26 October 2022
• “#Women must be entrusted with greater positions and responsibilities. Many calamitous decisions might have been avoided, had woman been directly involved in decision-making! We are committed to ensuring women are increasingly respected, acknowledged and involved! @iamcaritas” @Pontifex, 27 October 2022
• ““Not that we loved God but that he loved us” (1 Jn 4:10). Let us never forget this. Our abilities and our merits are not central to faith, but rather the unconditional, free and unmerited love of God.” @Pontifex, 28 October 2022
• “Acceptance is the interior disposition essential for evangelization: to sow the good news in the soil of the lives of others, learning to recognize and appreciate the seeds that God already planted in their hearts before we came on the scene. #MissionaryOctober” @Pontifex, 29 October 2022
• “And let us pray to the Risen Lord also for those – especially the young – who died in #Seoul last night as a tragic consequence of a sudden crowd surge.” @Pontifex, 30 October 2022
• “The meeting of eyes between Zacchaeus and Jesus in #TodaysGospel (Lk 19:1–10) seems to encapsulate the whole of salvation history: humanity, with its miseries, seeks redemption, but firstly God, with mercy, seeks his creature to save it. #Angelus” @Pontifex, 30 October 2022
• “This is the history of salvation: God has never looked down on us to humiliate and judge us; on the contrary, he lowered himself to the point of washing our feet, looking at us from below and restoring our dignity. #TodaysGospel (Lk 19 :1–10) #Angelus” @Pontifex, 30 October 2022
• “Let us pray for the victims of the terrorist attack in #Mogadishu, which killed more than a hundred people, including many children. May God convert the hearts of the violent!” @Pontifex, 30 October 2022
• “Please, let us not forget martyred Ukraine in our prayers and in our heartache. Let’s #PrayTogether for #peace, and never tire of doing so!” @Pontifex, 30 October 2022
• “Let us #PrayTogether for children who are suffering – especially for those who are homeless, orphans, and victims of war – may they be guaranteed access to education and may they have the opportunity to experience family affection. #PrayerIntention #ClickToPray HQ Video” @Pontifex, 31 October 2022
• “The life of Jesus and the saints tell us that the seed of peace, in order to grow and bear fruit, must first die. Peace is not achieved by conquering or defeating someone, it is never violent, it is never armed.” @Pontifex, 1 November 2022

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