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The Weekly Francis – 23 October 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 4 October 2019 to 23 October 2019.

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  • “Let us work together so that every person can have access to adequate food, according to the will of God. #ZeroHunger http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/food/documents/papa-francesco_20191016_messaggio-giornata-alimentazione.html” @Pontifex 16 October 2019
  • ““I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink” (Mt 25,35). Today we ask for the grace of compassion and the capacity to share in the poverty of our brothers and sisters. #EndPoverty” @Pontifex 17 October 2019
  • “Saint Luke, you reveal the heart of Jesus and His mercy, help us to rediscover the joy of being Christians, witnesses of the goodness of the Lord. #SaintOfTheDay” @Pontifex 18 October 2019
  • “Dear young people, as you pray the #HolyRosary for unity and peace, consider that in one of the rosary beads I too am with you!
    @acn_int” @Pontifex 18 October 2019
  • “I encourage you to bring the light of the Gospel to our contemporaries. May you be witnesses of freedom and mercy, allowing fraternity and dialogue to prevail over divisions. #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober” @Pontifex 19 October 2019
  • “In the midst of this missionary month, let us ask ourselves: what really counts in my life? To what peaks do I want to ascend? #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober” @Pontifex 20 October 2019
  • “This is our mission: to show by our lives, and perhaps even by our words, that God loves everyone and never tires of anyone. #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober” @Pontifex 20 October 2019
  • “Go and show love to everyone, because your life is a precious mission: it is not a burden to be borne, but a gift to offer. #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20191020_omelia-giornatamissionaria.html” @Pontifex 20 October 2019
  • “During this missionary month, the Lord is also calling you: He is asking you to be a gift wherever you are, just as you are, with everyone around you. Courage! The Lord expects great things from you! #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober” @Pontifex 21 October 2019
  • “Let us thank the Lord for all the good done, in the world and in our hearts, through the words, actions and holiness of #JohnPaulII. Let us remember always his call to: ”Open the doors to Christ!“ #SaintOfTheDay” @Pontifex 22 October 2019
  • “As we celebrate the #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth, we ask the Holy Spirit to enable us to open the doors of the Gospel to all peoples and to be authentic witnesses of divine love. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 23 October 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 16 October 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 26 September 2019 to 16 October 2019.

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  • “As we close the #SeasonOfCreation today, we entrust the #AmazonSynod to St. Francis of Assisi.” @Pontifex 4 October 2019
  • “The willingness of a Cardinal to shed his own blood, symbolized by the red colour of his clothing, is guaranteed when it is rooted in compassion, received from God, and given to his brothers and sisters.” @Pontifex 5 October 2019
  • “In the #GospelOfToday, Jesus shows us that the measure of faith is service. ”We are useless servants“ is an expression of humility and availability that does so much good for the Church. #Angelus” @Pontifex 6 October 2019
  • “So many of our brothers and sisters in Amazonia are bearing heavy crosses and awaiting the liberating consolation of the Gospel, the Church’s caress of love. For them, and with them, let us journey together. #SinodoAmazonico http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20191006_omelia-sinodo-amazzonia.html” @Pontifex 6 October 2019
  • “I ask you to accompany this important ecclesial event with prayers, so that it may be experienced in fraternal communion and docility to the Holy Spirit, who always shows the ways for bearing witness to the Gospel. #SinodoAmazonico” @Pontifex 7 October 2019
  • “Jonah is stubborn in his faith convictions, and the Lord is stubborn in His mercy. Because the Lord always wants to heal and to save, not to condemn. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 8 October 2019
  • “May the Holy Spirit, the builder of fraternity, give us the grace to walk beside one another. May He make us courageous as we experience unprecedented ways of sharing and of mission.” @Pontifex 10 October 2019
  • “The Lord always reminds us how precious we are in His eyes, and He entrusts us with a mission.” @Pontifex 11 October 2019
  • “Let us pray for our communities, that by giving witness to the joy of Christian life, they may see a flowering of the call to holiness.” @Pontifex 12 October 2019
  • “Today we give thanks to the Lord for our new #Saints. They walked by faith and now we invoke their intercession.” @Pontifex 13 October 2019
  • “The #GospelOfToday shows us that the ultimate goal is the encounter with Jesus. He alone frees us from evil and heals our hearts. Only an encounter with him can save, can make life full and beautiful. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20191013_omelia-canonizzazione.html” @Pontifex 13 October 2019
  • “The Lord gives each of us a vocation, a challenge to discover the talents and abilities we possess and to put them at the service of others.” @Pontifex 14 October 2019
  • “How do we root out hypocrisy? There’s a good medicine that can help us not be hypocrites: point the finger at ourselves and say to the Lord ”Look at the way I am, Lord!“, and say it with humility. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 15 October 2019
  • “Today we ask for the grace to allow ourselves to be amazed by God’s surprises, to not hinder His creativity, but to encourage hearts to encounter the Lord. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 16 October 2019
  • “Let us work together so that every person can have access to adequate food, according to the will of God. #ZeroHunger http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/food/documents/papa-francesco_20191016_messaggio-giornata-alimentazione.html” @Pontifex 16 October 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 03 October 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 22 September 2019 to 3 October 2019.

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  • “When we become ”spiritually lukewarm“, we become half-Christians, without substance. Instead, the Lord wants conversion, today. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 26 September 2019
  • “The true face of love is mercy. Practicing it, we become a disciple of Jesus and the heart of the Father shows itself.” @Pontifex 27 September 2019
  • “We need others in order to live and to share the love and trust that the Lord gives us.” @Pontifex 28 September 2019
  • “It’s not just about migrants, it’s about all of us, about the human family, called to build together a world more in accord with God’s plan. #NotJustAboutMigrants
    http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/migration/documents/papa-francesco_20190527_world-migrants-day–2019.html” @Pontifex 29 September 2019
  • “The elderly and the young, together. This is the sign that a people cherishes life, that there is a culture of hope: the care of the young and the elderly. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 30 September 2019
  • “The sweetness of God’s word leads us to share it with all those whom we encounter in this life and to proclaim the sure hope that it contains. #AperuitIllis http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/papa-francesco-motu-proprio–20190930_aperuit-illis.html” @Pontifex 30 September 2019
  • “May the Sunday of the Word of God help his people to grow in religious and intimate familiarity with the sacred Scriptures. #AperuitIllis
    http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/papa-francesco-motu-proprio–20190930_aperuit-illis.html” @Pontifex 30 September 2019
  • “Video #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober” @Pontifex 1 October 2019
  • “May the memorial of our #HolyGuardianAngels strengthen in us the certainty that we are not alone. May it sustain us in proclaiming and living Christ’s Gospel for a world renewed in God’s love.” @Pontifex 2 October 2019
  • “The Word of God fills us with joy and this joy is our strength. We are joyful Christians because we have welcomed the Word of God in our hearts. This is the message for today, for all of us. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 3 October 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 25 September 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 30 August 2019 to 23 September 2019.

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The Weekly Francis – 12 September 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 1 September 2019 to 12 September 2019.

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  • “Try to keep quiet a moment and let God love you. Try to silence all the inner voices, and rest for a second in His loving embrace. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique” @Pontifex 5 September 2019
  • “No one is more insignificant than a priest left to his own devices; therefore, our prayer is that of our Mother: I am a priest because the Lord has regarded my insignificance with kindness (cf. Lk 1:48). #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique” @Pontifex 5 September 2019
  • “Let’s not forget that the names of our poorest brothers and sisters, written in heaven, have this inscription next to them: these are the blessed ones of my Father. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique” @Pontifex 6 September 2019
  • “Jesus proposes a first golden rule for everyone: ”Do unto others as you would have them do unto you“ (Lk 6:31); and he helps us to discover what is most important: to love us and help us. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique” @Pontifex 6 September 2019
  • “The Lord is the first to trust in you, and He also invites you to trust in yourselves; He invites you to encourage one another, and join Him in writing the most beautiful page of your lives. #ApostolicJourney #Madagascar” @Pontifex 7 September 2019
  • “Our life and our talents are the result of a gift woven between God and the many silent hands of persons whose names we will only know in Heaven. #ApostolicJourney #Madagascar” @Pontifex 8 September 2019
  • “Let us turn in prayer to the Holy Virgin on this day when we remember her birth, the dawn of salvation for humanity. #Angelus” @Pontifex 8 September 2019
  • “Akamasoa, ”City of Friendship“, is the expression of the God’s presence God who decided to live and remain always in the midst of His people. Seeing these radiant faces, I give thanks to the Lord who has heard the cry of the poor. #ApostolicJourney #Madagascar” @Pontifex 8 September 2019
  • “Happy are you, happy is the Church of the poor and for the poor, for she lives imbued with the fragrance of her Lord, she lives joyfully proclaiming the Good News to the throw-aways of the earth, to those who are God’s favorites. #ApostolicJourney #Madagascar” @Pontifex 8 September 2019
  • “What must one do to be a good Christian? The answer is simple: we have to do, each in our own way, what Jesus says in the Beatitudes. #ApostolicJourney #Mauritius” @Pontifex 9 September 2019
  • “Thank you for your warm welcome. May God bless you all you. May His love and mercy continue to accompany and protect you! #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 9 September 2019
  • “Christ is the hope of the world: His Gospel is the most powerful leaven of brotherhood, freedom, justice and peace for all peoples. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 11 September 2019
  • “Today we celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary. I invite everyone to turn to Our Lady. Let her inspire you with a Christian outlook, so as to live like and imitate her Son Jesus ever more.” @Pontifex 12 September 2019
  • “I wish to endorse a global event, to take place on 14 May 2020 on the theme Reinventing the Global Educational Alliance. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20190912_messaggio-patto-educativo.html” @Pontifex 12 September 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 05 September 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 3 August 2019 to 5 September 2019.

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  • “Saint John the Baptist who bore witness to the Messiah by dying for the truth, pray for us!” @Pontifex 29 August 2019
  • “In our daily relationship with Jesus, and in the strength of His forgiveness, we rediscover our roots.” @Pontifex 30 August 2019
  • “Video” @Pontifex 31 August 2019
  • “In today’s Gospel, Jesus invites us to selfless generosity, to open the path towards a much greater joy: that of participating in God’s own love. #Angelus” @Pontifex 1 September 2019
  • “Now is the time to rediscover our vocation as children of God, brothers and sisters, and stewards of creation. In this #SeasonOfCreation, I invite everyone to dedicate themselves to prayer.
    http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20190901_messaggio-giornata-cura-creato.html” @Pontifex 1 September 2019
  • “This is the season for letting our prayer be inspired anew by closeness to nature, which spontaneously leads us to give thanks to God the Creator.
    http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20190901_messaggio-giornata-cura-creato.html” @Pontifex 1 September 2019
  • “This is the season to reflect on our lifestyles and to undertake prophetic actions.
    http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20190901_messaggio-giornata-cura-creato.html” @Pontifex 1 September 2019
  • “We are beloved creatures of God, who in His goodness calls us to love life and to live it in communion with the rest of creation.
    http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20190901_messaggio-giornata-cura-creato.html” @Pontifex 2 September 2019
  • “Creation, a place of encounter with the Lord and one another, is “God’s own social network”, which inspires us to raise a song of cosmic praise to the Creator.
    http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20190901_messaggio-giornata-cura-creato.html” @Pontifex 2 September 2019
  • “May God, the lover of life, grant us the courage to do good without waiting for someone else to begin, or until it is too late.
    http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20190901_messaggio-giornata-cura-creato.html” @Pontifex 2 September 2019
  • “The Holy Spirit, when we invite Him into our wounds, anoints our painful memories with the balm of hope, because the Spirit restores hope.” @Pontifex 3 September 2019
  • “I invite you all to join me in prayer, that God, the Father of all, may consolidate fraternal reconciliation throughout Africa, which is the only hope for solid and lasting peace. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique #Madagascar #Mauritius” @Pontifex 4 September 2019
  • “I invite you, each within your own heart, to pray for our brothers and sisters who have lost their lives or who are suffering because of the hurricane in the Bahamas” @Pontifex 4 September 2019
  • “The pursuit of lasting peace is a mission that involves everyone. It calls for strenuous, constant and unceasing effort, because peace is like a delicate flower trying to blossom on the stony ground of violence. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique” @Pontifex 5 September 2019
  • “Try to keep quiet a moment and let God love you. Try to silence all the inner voices, and rest for a second in His loving embrace. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique” @Pontifex 5 September 2019
  • “No one is more insignificant than a priest left to his own devices; therefore, our prayer is that of our Mother: I am a priest because the Lord has regarded my insignificance with kindness (cf. Lk 1:48). #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique” @Pontifex 5 September 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 28 August 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 8 August 2019 to 28 August 2019.

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  • “May the Lord open our hearts to the needs of the poor, the defenseless, those who knock on our door to be recognized as a person.” @Pontifex 22 August 2019
  • “All of us have been created in the image and likeness of God and have the same dignity. Let us stop slavery! #IDRSTA” @Pontifex 23 August 2019
  • “May God who remembers us, God who heals our wounded memories by anointing them with hope, God who is near to lift us up from within, help us to build up the good and to console hearts.” @Pontifex 24 August 2019
  • “In today’s Gospel, Jesus explains how in Heaven there is no ”limited number“, but in order to get there, already in this life we must pass through the ”narrow gate“: loving God and our neighbour. And this is not easy! #Angelus” @Pontifex 25 August 2019
  • “Whoever draws near to God will not stumble, but strives ahead: beginning anew, trying again, rebuilding.” @Pontifex 26 August 2019
  • “The light of God enlightens those who welcome it.” @Pontifex 27 August 2019
  • “We ask for the grace not to be lukewarm Christians, living on half measures, letting love grow cold.” @Pontifex 28 August 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 21 August 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 4 August 2019 to 21 August 2019.

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  • “In the midst of all those passing things in which we are so caught up, help us, Father, to seek what truly lasts: your presence and that of our brother or sister.” @Pontifex 8 August 2019
  • “Indigenous peoples, with their variety of languages, cultures, traditions, and ancestral knowledge, remind us that we are all responsible for the care of Creation, which God has entrusted to us. #IndigenousPeoplesDay” @Pontifex 9 August 2019
  • “Basically, the Christian witness announces this alone: that Jesus is alive and that He is the secret of life. #StLawrenceMartyr” @Pontifex 10 August 2019
  • “Today’s Gospel invites us to abandon ourselves with simplicity and trust to God’s will, and to keep ”the lamps alight“, so we can brighten the darkness of the night. #Angelus” @Pontifex 11 August 2019
  • “Education with horizons open to transcendence helps young people to dream and to build a more beautiful world. #IYD2019” @Pontifex 12 August 2019
  • “Only when we experience God’s forgiveness are we truly reborn. We start again from there, from forgiveness. It is there that we rediscover ourselves: in confessing our sins.” @Pontifex 13 August 2019
  • “Let us ask for the grace to remember each day that we are not forgotten by God, and that we are His beloved children, unique and irreplaceable. Calling this to mind gives us the strength not to surrender before the adversities of life.” @Pontifex 14 August 2019
  • “Mary’s journey to Heaven began with that ”yes“ pronounced at Nazareth. Every “yes” to God is a step towards Heaven, towards eternal life. Because the Lord wants us all with Himself, in His house!” @Pontifex 15 August 2019
  • “Let us ask Our Lady to protect and sustain us; that we may have a strong, joyful and merciful faith; that she may help us to be saints, to meet her one day in Paradise.” @Pontifex 16 August 2019
  • “With God, the burdens of life rest not upon our shoulders alone: the Holy Spirit comes to give us strength, to encourage us, to bear our burdens.” @Pontifex 17 August 2019
  • “In today’s Gospel, Jesus reveals to us His most ardent desire: to bring to the earth the fire of the Father’s love: the fire that saves, that changes the world, starting from the change of each one’s heart. #Angelus” @Pontifex 18 August 2019
  • “Today we remember all the brave women who go out to meet their brothers and sisters in difficulty. Each of them is a sign of God’s closeness and compassion. #WomenHumanitarians” @Pontifex 19 August 2019
  • “In the uncertainty that we feel both inside and out, the Lord gives us a certainty: He remembers us.” @Pontifex 20 August 2019
  • “It takes more strength to repair than to build, to start anew than to begin, to be reconciled than to get along. This is the strength that God gives us.” @Pontifex 21 August 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 07 August 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 21 July 2019 to 7 August 2019.

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  • “Jesus looks for witnesses who say to Him every day: ”Lord, you are my life“.” @Pontifex 25 July 2019
  • “In today’s Gospel, Jesus invites us to experience prayer, putting us in direct communication with the Father. This is the novelty of Christian prayer! It is a dialogue between people who love one another, a dialogue based on trust.” @Pontifex 28 July 2019
  • “The Lord gives each of us a vocation, a challenge to discover the talents and abilities we possess and to put them at the service of others.” @Pontifex 29 July 2019
  • “Let us pray that the Lord will free the victims of human trafficking and help us to respond actively to the cry for help of so many of our brothers and sisters who are deprived of their dignity and freedom. #EndHumanTrafficking” @Pontifex 30 July 2019
  • “As a young soldier, St Ignatius of Loyola, whom we remember today, thought of his own glory. But then he was attracted by the glory of God, which gave meaning to his life.” @Pontifex 31 July 2019
  • “Video” @Pontifex 1 August 2019
  • “The Lord does not perform wonders with those who believe themselves to be just, but with those who know they are in need and are willing to open their hearts to Him.” @Pontifex 2 August 2019
  • “Holy Spirit, give us the joy of the resurrection, the perennial youth of the heart!” @Pontifex 3 August 2019
  • “On the feast of the saintly Curé d’Ars, I write to all of you who, carrying out your mission in service to God and His people, write the most beautiful pages of priestly life. #ToMyBrotherPriests
    (link)  @Pontifex 4 August 2019
  • “Thank you for the joy with which you have offered your lives. Thank you for all the times you welcomed those who have fallen, caring for their wounds and showing tenderness and compassion. #ToMyBrotherPriests” @Pontifex 4 August 2019
  • “The Lord invites all of us to conquer resentment with love and forgiveness, and to live the Christian faith with consistency and courage.” @Pontifex 5 August 2019
  • “In the Transfiguration, Jesus shows us the glory of the Resurrection: a glimpse of heaven on earth.” @Pontifex 6 August 2019
  • “The way of Jesus, which leads to peace, passes through forgiveness, for one evil never corrects another evil and no resentment is ever good for the heart.” @Pontifex 7 August 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 24 July 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 28 June 2019 to 22 July 2019.

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  • ““This is not just about migrants”, in the twofold sense that migrants are first of all human persons, and that they are the symbol of all those rejected by today’s globalized society. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20190708_omelia-migranti.html …” @Pontifex 8 July 2019
  • “We pray for the sick who are abandoned and left to die. A society is human if it protects life, every life, from its beginning to its natural end, without choosing who is worthy to live or who is not. Doctors should serve life, not take it away.” @Pontifex 10 July 2019
  • “May God the Father welcome Vincent Lambert in His arms. Let us not build a civilization that discards persons those whose lives we no longer consider to be worthy of living: every life is valuable, always.” @Pontifex 11 July 2019
  • “Faith is a gift that keeps alive a profound and beautiful certainty: that we are God’s beloved children.” @Pontifex 12 July 2019
  • “Today we celebrate #SeaSunday, dedicated to seafarers and fishermen. I pray for them and their families, and I encourage every effort to protect and safeguard their human rights.” @Pontifex 14 July 2019
  • “In today’s Gospel, Jesus proposes the Samaritan as a model. By loving his neighbor as himself, he demonstrates how to love God with one’s whole heart, while at the same time expressing true religiosity and full humanity.” @Pontifex 14 July 2019
  • “Today, the Feast of #OurLadyofMountCarmel, we contemplate the Virgin who stands beside the Cross of Christ. That is also the place of the Church: close to Christ.” @Pontifex 16 July 2019
  • “Today’s Gospel reminds us that the wisdom of the heart lies in knowing how to combine contemplation and action. Let us ask for the grace to love and serve God, and our brothers and sisters, with the hands of Martha and the heart of Mary.” @Pontifex 21 July 2019
  • “Witness is born from the encounter with the living Jesus. #SaintMaryMagdalene, Apostle of Hope, pray for us!” @Pontifex 22 July 2019

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