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The Weekly Francis – 15 November 2018

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 15 October 2018 to 15 November 2018.

Angelus

• 1 November 2018
• 4 November 2018

General Audiences

• 7 November 2018

Homilies

• 2 November 2018 – Commemoration of all the faithful departed (Laurentino Cemetery, 2 November 2018)

Messages

• 4 November 2018 – Message of the Holy Father Francis to the archbishop of Poznań for the 100th anniversary of Polish independence

Speeches

• 15 October 2018 – To Pilgrims from El Salvador
• 9 November 2018 – To a group of students from the School of Journalism in Germany
• 9 November 2018 – Greeting to His Holiness Mar Gewargis III, Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
• 10 November 2018 – To members of the Alunni del Cielo (“Students of Heaven”) Association
• 10 November 2018 – To Participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
• 12 November 2018 – To Participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontical Academy of Sciences

Papal Tweets

• “Where there is sin there is also the merciful Lord God who forgives if you go to Him. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 9 November 2018
• “The scientific community today is called to establish a leadership that offers solutions for the sustainable and integral development of all peoples, which is indispensable for building peace. #WorldScienceDay” @Pontifex 10 November 2018
• “ Sunday is a holy day for us, sanctified by the celebration of the Eucharist, which is the living presence of the Lord among us and for us. #sundaymass” @Pontifex 11 November 2018
• “Let us pray today for bishops so that they may always be what Saint Paul calls them to be: humble, gentle, servants. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 12 November 2018
• “The first step to knowing Jesus Christ is to recognize our own poverty and our need to be saved.” @Pontifex 13 November 2018
• “Jesus is not pleased with a “percentage of love”: we cannot love him at twenty, fifty or sixty percent. It’s all or nothing.” @Pontifex 14 November 2018
• ““The Kingdom of God is in your midst.” It is not spectacular. It grows in silence, in hiding, through witness, prayer, and the attraction of the Spirit. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 15 November 2018

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 27 October 2018 to 8 November 2018.

Angelus

• 28 October 2018

General Audiences

• 31 October 2018

Homilies

• 3 November 2018 – Holy Mass for the repose of the souls of the Cardinals and Bishops who died over the course of the year

Messages

• 7 November 2018 – Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the International Conference “The management of a common asset: access to drinkable water for all” [Pontifical Urban University, 8 November 2018]

Speeches

• 27 October 2018 – Closing of the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on “Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment” (27 ottobre 2018)
• 29 October 2018 – To Participants at the General Chapter of the Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Charles (Scalabrinians)
• 5 November 2018 – To a Delegation of the World Congress of Mountain Jews

Papal Tweets

• “Jesus made it so death does not have the last word: those who believe in Him will be transfigured by the Father’s merciful love for an eternal and blessed life.” @Pontifex 2 November 2018
• “God is faithful and our hope in Him is like a fixed anchor in heaven.” @Pontifex 3 November 2018
• “Sunday Mass is at the heart of the Church’s life. There we encounter the Risen Lord, we listen to His Word, we are nourished at His table, and thus we become Church. #sundaymass” @Pontifex 4 November 2018
• “Jesus loved us freely. Christian life is imitating Jesus’ free love. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 5 November 2018
• “Let us commit ourselves with prayer and action to distance our hearts, our words and our deeds from all violence in order to take care of our common home.” @Pontifex 6 November 2018
• “Jesus invites us to celebrate with Him, to be close to Him, to change our lives. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 6 November 2018
• “Video” @Pontifex 6 November 2018
• “Praying means knocking at the door of a friend. God is our friend.” @Pontifex 7 November 2018
• “May the Lord help us understand the logic of the Gospel, that of mercy with bearing witness. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 8 November 2018

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 27 September 2018 to 1 November 2018.

Angelus

• 21 October 2018

General Audiences

• 24 October 2018

Homilies

• 28 October 2018 – Holy Mass for the closing of the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Messages

• 27 October 2018 – Videomessage of the Holy Father to Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, to mark the first Archdiocesan Synod

Speeches

• 27 September 2018 – To Participants at the Formation Course promoted by the Tribunal of the Roman Rota (Basilica of Saint John Lateran, 27 September 2018)
• 22 October 2018 – To Participants at the General Chapter of the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ [Passionists]
• 31 October 2018 – To a Delegation of the American Bible Society

Papal Tweets

• “Health is not a consumer good, but a universal right: let us unite our efforts so that health services are available to all. #HealthForAll” @Pontifex 25 October 2018
• “It would be wonderful if, every day, at some moment, we could say: ”Lord, let me know you and let me know myself“. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 25 October 2018
• “Saint Paul gives us very practical advice about preserving unity: ”Bear with one another in love“. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 26 October 2018
• “You will build the future, with your hands, with your heart, with your love, with your passions, with your dreams. Together with others.” @Pontifex 27 October 2018
• “I would like to say to the young people: forgive us if often we have not listened to you, if, instead of opening our hearts, we have filled your ears. #Synod2018 http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2018/documents/papa-francesco_20181028_omelia-chiusura-sinodo.html …” @Pontifex 28 October 2018
• “Faith is life: it is living in the love of God who has changed our lives. Faith has to do with encounter, not theory. #Synod2018 http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2018/documents/papa-francesco_20181028_omelia-chiusura-sinodo.html …” @Pontifex 28 October 2018
• “To all of you who have taken part in this “journey together”, I say “thank you”. May the Lord bless our steps, so that we can listen to young people, be their neighbours, and bear witness before them to Jesus, the joy of our lives. #Synod2018 http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2018/documents/papa-francesco_20181028_omelia-chiusura-sinodo.html …” @Pontifex 28 October 2018
• “We are called to listen to what the Spirit tells us. The Holy Spirit is always something new.” @Pontifex 29 October 2018
• “If you want to listen to the Lord’s voice, set out on the journey, live out your search. The Lord speaks to those who search.” @Pontifex 30 October 2018
• “We need smiling Christians, not because they take things lightly, but because they are filled with the joy of God, because they believe in love and live to serve.” @Pontifex 31 October 2018
• “Today we celebrate the feast of holiness. Let us strengthen the bonds of love and communion with all the Saints who are already in God’s presence.” @Pontifex 1 November 2018

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 12 October 2018 to 24 October 2018.

Angelus

• 14 October 2018

General Audiences

• 17 October 2018

Letters

• 12 October 2018 – Letter of His Holiness to Cardinal Donald William Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington

Papal Tweets

• “The road of the disciple is one of poverty. Disciples are poor because their richness is Jesus. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 18 October 2018
• “The leaven of Christians is the Holy Spirit that allows us to grow amidst the difficulties of the journey, but always with hope. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 19 October 2018
• “God can act in any circumstance, even in the midst of apparent defeat.” @Pontifex 20 October 2018
• “The transmission of the faith, heart of the Church’s mission, comes about by the ”infectiousness“ of love. #Missio https://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/missions/documents/papa-francesco_20180520_giornata-missionaria2018.html …” @Pontifex 21 October 2018
• “Join Caritas and walk 1 million kilometres together with migrants & refugees. We are all on the Road to Emmaus being called to see the face of Christ. #sharejourney https://t.co/pJBkxwObDK” @Pontifex 21 October 2018
• “The company of the saints helps us to recognize that God never abandons us, so that we can live and bear witness to hope on this earth.” @Pontifex 22 October 2018
• “Hope is not an idea, it is an encounter; like the woman waiting to meet the child who will be born from her womb. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 23 October 2018
• “This Synod is intended to be a sign of the Church that truly listens and that doesn’t always have a ready-made answer. #Synod2018” @Pontifex 24 October 2018

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 20 September 2018 to 17 October 2018.

Angelus

• 30 September 2018
• 7 October 2018

General Audiences

• 10 October 2018

Homilies

• 14 October 2018 – Holy Mass and Canonizations

Messages

• 14 October 2018 – Videomessage of the Holy Father for the conclusion of the “National WYD” in Madagascar [Mahajanga, 8–14 October 2018]
• 16 October 2018 – Message for the World Food Day 2018

Speeches

• 20 September 2018 – To Participants at the World Conference on “Xenophobia, Racism and Populist Nationalism in the Context of Global Migration”
• 1 October 2018 – To Participants at the General Chapter of the Institute of Charity (Rosminians)
• 6 October 2018 – Meeting of Young People with the Holy Father and the Synod Fathers
• 6 October 2018 – To Pilgrims from Slovakia, on the occasion of the 200th Anniversary of the erection of the Eparchy of Presov
• 10 October 2018 – To participants in the pilgrimage from the Diocese of Krakow (Poland)

Papal Tweets

• “In a decisive moment of his youth, Saint Francis of Assisi read the Gospel. Still today the Gospel lets you know the living Jesus, it speaks to your heart and it changes your life.” @Pontifex 4 October 2018
• “Let us ask the Holy Spirit to throw open the doors of our hearts so that Jesus can enter and bring us His message of salvation. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 5 October 2018
• “We ask the Lord for the gifts of dialogue and patience, of the closeness and welcome that loves, pardons and doesn’t condemn.” @Pontifex 6 October 2018
• “#OurLadyOfTheRosary #PrayForTheChurch Video” @Pontifex 7 October 2018
• “Each of us is the wounded man, and the Good Samaritan is Jesus, who approached us and took care of us. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 8 October 2018
• “Spend time before the Lord in contemplation, and do everything possible for the Lord at the service of others. Contemplation and service: this is our path of life. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 9 October 2018
• “The newness of the Gospel transfigures us inside and out: spirit, soul, body, and everyday life.” @Pontifex 10 October 2018
• “Praying is not like using a magic wand. Prayer requires commitment, constancy and determination. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 11 October 2018
• “What is worse: the recognizable demon that pushes you to sin so that you feel ashamed, or the well-mannered demon that lives within you and possesses you with the spirit of worldliness? #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 12 October 2018
• “Let us defend ourselves from the risk of being actors rather than witnesses. We are called to be living memory of the Lord.” @Pontifex 13 October 2018
• “The world needs saints, and all of us, without exception, are called to holiness. We are not afraid!” @Pontifex 14 October 2018
• “Video – Pope’s Prayer Intentions” @Pontifex 15 October 2018
• “Open your heart and let the Lord’s grace enter in. Salvation is a gift, not a way of presenting yourself outwardly. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 16 October 2018
• “When we listen to the Word of God, we obtain the courage and perseverance to offer the best of ourselves to others.” @Pontifex 17 October 2018

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 25 September 2018 to 3 October 2018.

Homilies

• 3 October 2018 – Papal Chapel for the opening of the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Messages

• 28 September 2018 – Message of the Holy Father for the 60th International Day of the Deaf

Speeches

• 25 September 2018 – Apostolic Journey to Lithuania, Lettonia and Estonia: Press Conference on the return flight from Tallin (Estonia) to Rome (Papal flight, 25 September 2018)
• 28 September 2018 – To the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums
• 3 October 2018 – Opening of the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops: Introductory Prayer and Greeting of the Pope

Papal Tweets

• “I hope that a new phase may open up in China, that will help to heal the wounds of the past, restore and maintain full communiion with all Chinese Catholics, and take up the proclamation of the Gospel with renewed commitment. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2018/documents/papa-francesco_20180926_messaggio-cattolici-cinesi.html …” @Pontifex 26 September 2018
• “Jesus gave us a simple programme for journeying towards holiness: the commandment of love for God and our neighbo” @Pontifex 27 September 2018
• “Life becomes more beautiful when we discover that our spirit finds rest in God alone.” @Pontifex 28 September 2018
• “St Michael, help us to fight for our salvation. St Gabriel, bring us the Good News that gives hope. St Raphael, protect us on our journey.” @Pontifex 29 September 2018
• “Sunday is the day to say to God: thank you Lord, for life, for your mercy, and for all your gifts!” @Pontifex 30 September 2018
• “The holy anxiety for the Gospel is the only anxiety that gives peace.” @Pontifex 1 October 2018
• “We fly to Thy protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin. #PrayForTheChurch” @Pontifex 1 October 2018
• “The presence of our Guardian Angel in our life is not just to assist us along the journey, but to show us where we need to go. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 2 October 2018
• “We ask for the grace to listen to one another, in order to discern together what the Lord is asking of His Church. #Synod2018” @Pontifex 3 October 2018

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 9 September 2018 to 26 September 2018.

Angelus

• 9 September 2018
• 16 September 2018
• 23 September 2018 – Apostolic Visit to Lithuania: Angelus, 23 September 2018, Kaunas

General Audiences

• 12 September 2018
• 19 September 2018

Homilies

• 15 September 2018 – Pastoral visit to the diocese of Palermo: Celebration of Holy Mass on the liturgical memorial of Blessed Pino Puglisi (Foro Italico, 15 September 2018)
• 23 September 2018 – Apostolic Journey to Lithuania: Holy Mass in Santakos Park in Kaunas
• 24 September 2018 – Apostolic Journey to Latvia: Holy Mass in the area of the Shrine of the Mother of God, Aglona
• 25 September 2018 – Apostolic Journey to Estonia: Holy Mass in Freedom Square (Tallinn, 25 September 2018)

Messages

• 26 September 2018 – Message of the Holy Father to the catholics of China and to the universal Church

Prayers

• 22 September 2018 – Apostolic Journey to Lithuania: Visit to the Mater Misericordiae Shrine
• 23 September 2018 – Apostolic Journey to Lithuania: Visit and prayer in the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (23 settembre 2018)

Speeches

• 14 September 2018 – To Participants at the General Chapter of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
• 22 September 2018 – Apostolic Journey to Lithuania: Meeting with young people in the Square in front of the Cathedral (Vilnius, 22 September 2018)
• 22 September 2018 – Apostolic Journey to Lithuania: Meeting with the Authorities, with civil Society and with the Diplomatic Corps in the square in front of the Presidential Palace (Vilnius, 22 September 2018)
• 23 September 2018 – Apostolic Journey to Lithuania: Meeting with Priests, Men and Women Religious, Consecrated Persons and Seminarians in the Cathedral of Kaunas
• 24 September 2018 – Apostolic Journey to Latvia: Ecumenical prayer in the Rigas Doms
• 24 September 2018 – Apostolic Journey to Latvia: Meeting with the civil Authorities, civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps in the Reception Hall of the Presidential Palace (Riga, 24 September 2018)
• 25 September 2018 – Apostolic Journey to Estonia: Meeting with those assisted by the Charitable Works of the Church in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (Tallinn, 25 September 2018)
• 25 September 2018 – Apostolic Journey to Estonia: Ecumenical meeting with young people in the Lutheran Saint Charles’ Church (Tallinn, 25 September 2018)
• 25 September 2018 – Apostolic Journey to Estonia: Meeting with the civil Authorities, civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps in the Rose Garden of the Presidential Palace (Tallinn, 25 September 2018)

Papal Tweets

• “When I am merciful, I am a true child of the Father, because the Father is merciful. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 13 September 2018
• “Today the Church invites us to contemplate the Cross of Our Lord. Contemplating the Cross for us Christians means contemplating both a sign of defeat and a sign of victory. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 14 September 2018
• “In the suffering that ecclesial wounds cause us, we embrace the Cross of Christ, because evil can only be opposed with love.” @Pontifex 14 September 2018
• “Only by giving our life do we conquer evil. This is what Don Pino Puglisi teaches: he lived to spread goodness.” @Pontifex 15 September 2018
• “Let us deal with climate change through international cooperation: each person’s choices have repercussions on the life of everyone.” @Pontifex 16 September 2018
• “It takes effort to always do good… The road to holiness is not for the lazy!” @Pontifex 17 September 2018
• “Meek and humble of heart, close to the people, with compassion, with meekness and tenderness. This is Jesus. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 18 September 2018
• “Goodness is loving and never imposes itself. It is a choice.” @Pontifex 19 September 2018
• “We ask that Jesus protect our Church always, that He protect Her with His mercy, granting each one of us His forgiveness. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 20 September 2018
• “If you want to reach the heart of God, take the way of mercy, and allow yourself to be treated with mercy. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 21 September 2018
• “Peace is a choice: it cannot be imposed and it isn’t found by chance.” @Pontifex 21 September 2018
• “The witness of St Padre Pio of Pietrelcina encourages us to live the Beatitudes through prayer and works of mercy.” @Pontifex 23 September 2018
• “Let us offer our lives in service and in joy, to make known to everyone that Jesus Christ is our only hope!” @Pontifex 23 September 2018
• “Let us allow the Holy Spirit to clothe us with the weapons of dialogue, understanding, the search for mutual respect and fellowship!” @Pontifex 24 September 2018
• “The Lord draws good out of evil through His power and His infinite creativity.” @Pontifex 25 September 2018
• “Let us pray that programmes for development may predominate in the world, and not those for weapons.” @Pontifex 26 September 2018
• “I hope that a new phase may open up in China, that will help to heal the wounds of the past, restore and maintain full communiion with all Chinese Catholics, and take up the proclamation of the Gospel with renewed commitment. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2018/documents/papa-francesco_20180926_messaggio-cattolici-cinesi.html …” @Pontifex 26 September 2018

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The Weekly Francis – 12 September 2018

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 31 August 2018 to 12 September 2018.

Angelus

• 2 September 2018

General Audiences

• 5 September 2018

Speeches

• 31 August 2018 – To the participants in the General Chapter of the Oblates of Saint Joseph
• 1 September 2018 – To Entrepreneurs participating at a meeting to mark the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation (1st September 2018)
• 5 September 2018 – To the Delegation of the Italian Motocycle Federation
• 8 September 2018 – To Participants at the Communio Internationalis Benedictinarum Symposium
• 12 September 2018 – To Members of the “Tensho Kenoh Shisetsu Kenshoukai” Association (Japan)

Papal Tweets

• “Remember the more you give yourselves to others, the more you will receive and be happy!” @Pontifex 6 September 2018
• “Without the right to education there is no real freedom, which allows every person to be the protagonist of their own destiny!” @Pontifex 7 September 2018
• “May the Virgin Mary help us abandon ourselves with joy to God’s plan for our lives.” @Pontifex 8 September 2018
• “God never goes back on His love” @Pontifex 9 September 2018
• “Let us involve ourselves in our relationship of love with Jesus and we will be able to perform good works that have the fragrance of the Gospel.” @Pontifex 10 September 2018
• “Jesus came down on earth so that we could go up to heaven: this is the mystery of the Cross.” @Pontifex 11 September 2018
• “Mary our Mother knows the joys and difficulties that we experience along our journey.” @Pontifex 12 September 2018

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 12 August 2018 to 5 September 2018.

Angelus

• 12 August 2018
• 15 August 2018
• 19 August 2018

General Audiences

• 22 August 2018
• 29 August 2018

Messages

• 1 September 2018 – Message of the Holy Father for the celebration of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

Papal Tweets

• “We Christians do not have a product to sell, we communicate Life.” @Pontifex 30 August 2018
• “The love of Christ, welcomed with an open heart, changes us, transforms us, and makes us able to love.” @Pontifex 31 August 2018
• “May the Lord strengthen our efforts to care for our common home, and especially for water, a basic good that must be protected and made available to everyone. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2018/documents/papa-francesco_20180901_messaggio-giornata-cura-creato.html …” @Pontifex 1 September 2018
• “May God’s love become more and more the force that guides and directs our freedom.” @Pontifex 2 September 2018
• “True peace is a gift of God that springs from healed and reconciled hearts and reaches out to embrace the entire world.” @Pontifex 3 September 2018
• “Faith helps us grasp the meaning of life: God is with us and loves us infinitely.” @Pontifex 4 September 2018
• “Carry peace with you to give it to others with your life, with a smile, with works of charity. Saint Mother Teresa, pray for us!” @Pontifex 5 September 2018

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 23 August 2018 to 29 August 2018.

Angelus

• 26 August 2018 – Apostolic Visit to Ireland: Angelus, IX World Meeting of Families (Square in front of the Knock Shrine, 26 August 2018)

Homilies

• 26 August 2018 – Apostolic Visit to Ireland: Holy Mass in Phoenix Park (Dublin, 26 August 2018)

Speeches

• 25 August 2018 – Apostolic Visit to Ireland: Feast of Families in Croke Park Stadium (Dublin, 25 August 2018)
• 25 August 2018 – Apostolic Visit to Ireland: Visit to the day centre for homeless families of the capuchin fathers (Dublin, 25 agosto 2018)
• 25 August 2018 – Apostolic Visit to Ireland: Visit to the St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral (Dublin, 25 agosto 2018)
• 25 August 2018 – Apostolic Visit to Ireland: Meeting with Authorities, Civil Society and Diplomatic Corps in Dublin Castle
• 26 August 2018 – Apostolic Visit to Ireland: Press Conference on the return flight from Dublin to Rome (Papal flight, 26 August 2018)
• 26 August 2018 – Apostolic Visit to Ireland: Meeting with the Bishops in the Convent of the Dominican Sisters (Dublin, 26 August 2018)

Papal Tweets

• “The #Family is the cradle of life and the school of love and acceptance. It is a window thrown open to the mystery of God.” @Pontifex 23 August 2018
• “The #Family is an icon of God: the bond between a man and a woman generates life and communion.” @Pontifex 24 August 2018
• “Our world needs a revolution of love! Let that revolution begin with you and your families!” @Pontifex 25 August 2018
• “Is there anything precious that endures at all? Even love itself? Love is God’s dream for us and for the whole human family. Please, never forget this!” @Pontifex 25 August 2018
• “I ask our Blessed Mother to intercede for the healing of the survivors of abuse and to confirm every member of our Christian family in the resolve never again to permit these situations to occur.” @Pontifex 26 August 2018
• “May God’s blessing come down upon all your families, so that they may be places of love and forgiveness.” @Pontifex 26 August 2018
• “Dear Mothers, be like Saint Monica and never give up. Pray unceasingly for your children.” @Pontifex 27 August 2018
• “If the Lord has gifted you with riches, it is in order to do lots of good things for others in His name.” @Pontifex 28 August 2018
• “To pray is the first missionary task of every Christian. It is also the most effective.” @Pontifex 29 August 2018

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