Author: jeffmiller

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 9 – 19 January 2015.

Angelus

• 11 January 2015

Homilies

• 11 January 2015 – Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
• 14 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Holy Mass and Rite of Canonization of Blessed Joseph Vaz
• 16 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Holy Mass with the Bishops, Priests and Religious people gathered in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Manila)
• 17 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Holy Mass (Tacloban International Airport)
• 18 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Holy Mass at Rizal Park (Manila)

Messages

• 9 January 2015 – Message to participants in the meeting of the Presidents of the Doctrinal Commissions of the European Episcopal Conferences (Esztergom, Hungary, 13–15 January 2015)

Speeches

• 12 January 2015 – Meeting with Members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See
• 13 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Arrival ceremony (International Airport of Colombo)
• 13 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Interreligious Meeting at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall
• 14 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Marian prayer at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary (Madhu)
• 15 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Press Conference onboard the Flight from Colombo to Manila
• 16 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Meeting with Authorities and the Diplomatic Corps at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall of the Malacañang Presidential Palace (Manila)
• 16 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Meeting with families at the Mall of Asia Arena (Manila)
• 17 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Meeting with Priests, Religious, Seminarians and families of survivors of Typhoon Yolanda (Cathedral of Palo)
• 18 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Meeting with the young people in the sports field of Santo Tomas University (Manila)

Papal Tweets

• “Please pray with me for everyone in Sri Lanka and the Philippines as I begin my trip.” @pontifex, 12 January 2015
• “Saint Joseph Vaz, teach us to grow in holiness and to live the Gospel’s message of mercy.” @pontifex, 14 January 2015
• “May God bless and protect Sri Lanka.” @pontifex, 15 January 2015
• “The Philippines bear witness to the youthfulness and vitality of the Church.” @pontifex, 16 January 2015
• “The family is the greatest treasure of any country. Let us all work to protect and strengthen this, the cornerstone of society.” @pontifex, 16 January 2015
• “The com-passion of God, his suffering-with-us, gives meaning and worth to our struggles and our sufferings.” @pontifex, 17 January 2015
• “We who are Christians, members of God’s family, are called to go out to the needy and to serve them.” @pontifex, 17 January 2015
• “How often we forget to dedicate ourselves to that which truly matters! We forget that we are children of God.” @pontifex, 18 January 2015
• “To my friends in Sri Lanka and the Philippines: May God bless you all! Please pray for me.” @pontifex, 19 January 2015

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 1 November 2014 – 10 January 2015.

Angelus

• 1 November 2014
• 21 December 2014
• 26 December 2014 – Feast of Saint Stephen
• 28 December 2014 – Angelus, Feast of the Holy Family of Nazareth
• 1 January 2015 – Solemnity of Mary, Most Holy Mother of God
• 4 January 2015
• 6 January 2015 – Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

General Audiences

• 7 January 2015

Homilies

• 31 December 2014 – Celebration of Vespers and Te Deum of Thanksgiving for the end of the year

Messages

• 24 December 2014 – Video message to Korean faithful on the occasion of Christmas
• 1 January 2015 – Video message of the Holy Father to the people of Rio de Janeiro for the 450th anniversary of the founding of the city

Speeches

• 18 December 2014 – Presentation of Letters of Credentials for the new Ambassadors
• 18 December 2014 – To a Delegation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany
• 18 December 2014 – To the children of the Italian Catholic Action
• 19 December 2014 – To the delegations from Verona and Catanzaro for the gift of the Crib and the Christmas Tree in Saint Peter’s Square
• 19 December 2014 – To the Leaders and Athletes of the Italian National Olympic Committee
• 20 December 2014 – To the Members of the “Pope John XXIII Community” Association
• 22 December 2014 – To the personnel of the Holy See and of the Vatican City State for the exchange of Christmas wishes
• 28 December 2014 – To the National Numerous Family Association
• 10 January 2015 – To participants in the meeting held in the Vatican on the fifth anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 8 January 2015 – May the Lord change the hearts of the cruel
• 9 January 2015 – Hardened hearts

Papal Tweets

• #PrayersForParis @pontifex, 8 January 2015
• “Sunday is the Lord’s Day. Let us find time to be with him.” @pontifex, 10 January 2015

Note: There is still a large backlog of material not yet translated into English. After auditing material released during the last year I found several items that I had missed or had been published later.

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 21 March 2014 – 6 January 2015.

Homilies

• 1 January 2015 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Most Holy Mother of God
• 6 January 2015 – Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

Messages

• 4 July 2014 – Message signed by the Secretary of State to the President of the Conference on anti-personnel landmines [Maputo, Mozambique, 23–27 June 2014]
• 26 August 2014 – Message of the Holy Father to the International Peace Meeting organized by the Community of Sant’Egidio [Antwerp, 7–9 September 2014]
• 29 November 2014 – Video-Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Vigil of Prayer at Saint Mary Major
• 5 Decemeber 2014 – Message of the Holy Father to the Second International Conference of the Santa Marta Group [London, 5–6 December 2014]
• 11 December 2014 – Message of the Holy Father to the Participants in the Fourth European Conference of Youth Pastoral Care [Rome, 11–13 December 2014]

Speeches

• 21 March 2014 – Prayer Vigil for the 19th “Memorial and Commitment Day”
• 31 May 2014 – Address of the Holy Father to children taking part in the Meeting sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Culture
• 28 July 2014 – Private visit of the Holy Father to Caserta for a meeting with the evangelical pastor Giovanni Traettino
• 18 August 2014 – Meeting with religious leaders at the old Curia Palace of the Archdiocese of Seoul
• 19 September 2014 – To participants in the Meeting sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization
• 20 September 2014 – To the Bishops taking part in the Seminar organized by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
• 20 October 2014 – Ordinary Public Consistory

Papal Tweets

• “Today people are suffering from poverty, but also from lack of love.” @pontifex, 30 December 2014
• “Lord, thank you!” @pontifex, 31 December 2014
• “How many innocent people and children suffer in the world! Lord, grant us your peace!” @pontifex, 1 January 2015
• “Christianity spreads through the joy of disciples who know that they are loved and saved.” @pontifex, 3 January 2015
• “Lord, help us to recognize you in the sick, poor and suffering.” @pontifex, 5 January 2015
• “Jesus came to save us: let us not reject this marvellous gift!” @pontifex, 6 January 2015

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 21 – 28 December 2014.

Homilies

• 24 December 2014 – Solemnity of the Lord’s Birth – Midnight Mass

Letters

• 21 December 2014 – Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Christians in the Middle East

Messages

• 25 December 2014 – Urbi et Orbi – Christmas Day 2014

Speeches

• 22 December 2014 – To the Roman Curia on the occasion of the presentation of Christmas greetings

Papal Tweets

• “At times we are slaves of sin. Lord, come to free us!” @pontifex, 23 December 2014
• “May we try to listen and be silent in order to make space for the beauty of God.” @pontifex, 24 December 2014
• “With Jesus there is true joy.” @pontifex, 25 December 2014
• “Let us pray today for all those who are persecuted for their Christian faith.” @pontifex, 26 December 2014
• “The Christian family is missionary: it announces the love of God to the world.” @pontifex, 28 December 2014

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 8 November – 19 December 2014.

Angelus

• 7 December 2014
• 8 December 2014 – Angelus, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• 14 December 2014

General Audiences

• 3 December 2014
• 10 December 2014
• 17 December 2014

Homilies

• 12 December 2014 – Eucharist Celebration on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
• 14 December 2014 – Pastoral visit to the Roman parish of «San Giuseppe all’Aurelio»

Letters

• 8 November 2014 – Letter of the Holy Father to participants in the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference [Assisi, 10–13 November 2014]
• 9 December 2014 – Letter of the Holy Father for the 8th World Meeting of Families [Philadelphia, 22–27 September 2015]

Messages

• 20 November 2014 – Video message of the Holy Father for the Fourth Edition of the Festival of the Social Doctrine of the Church [Verona, 20–23 November 2014]
• 27 November 2014 – Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the International Pastoral Congress on the World’s Big Cities [Barcelona, 25–26 November 2014]
• 30 November 2014 – Message of the Holy Father for the opening of the Year of Consecrated Life
• 2 December 2014 – Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the opening meeting of the 3rd edition of the Family Festival in Riva del Garda
• 6 December 2014 – Video message of the Holy Father to the Christians of Mosul refugees in Erbil

Speeches

• 22 November 2014 – To participants in the Fourth National Missionary Convention sponsored by the Italian Episcopal Conference
• 27 November 2014 – Meeting with the Pauline Family
• 27 November 2014 – To participants at the International Pastoral Congress on the World’s Big Cities
• 27 November 2014 – To participants in the Plenary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
• 2 December 2014 – Ceremony for the signing of the Faith Leaders’ Universal Declaration Against Slavery
• 4 December 2014 – To the Federation of Christian Organizations for International Volunteer Service (FOCSIV)
• 5 December 2014 – To members of the International Theological Commission
• 7 December 2014 – Lighting of the Christmas tree in Gubbio
• 8 December 2014 – Act of Veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the occasion of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
• 11 December 2014 – Message of the Holy Father to the Participants in the Fourth European Conference of Youth Pastoral Care [Rome, 11–13 December 2014]
• 12 December 2014 – To the Syro-Antiochian Community
• 12 December 2014 – To a Delegation of the Salvation Army
• 13 December 2014 – To the National Council of the Italian Union of Blind and sight-impaired Persons on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Lucy
• 15 December 2014 – To the Board of Directors and Personnel of the Television Network “TV 2000”

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 15 December 2014 – Darkness of the heart
• 16 December 2014 – They shall be first
• 18 December 2014 – We are History
• 19 December 2014 – The Church is not an entrepreneur but a mother

Papal Tweets

• “It is so important to listen! Husbands and wives need to communicate to bring happiness and serenity to family life.” @pontifex, 16 December 2014
• “The Lord put it clearly: you cannot serve two masters. You have to choose between God and money.” @pontifex, 18 December 2014
• “If Jesus is to become the centre of our life, we need to spend time in his presence, before the Tabernacle.” @pontifex, 19 December 2014

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 20 November – 13 December 2014.

Note: The Vatican has translated very few documents into English for the month of December.

Messages

• 7 December 2014 – Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons [Vienna, 8–9 December 2014]
• 10 December 2014 – Message for the World Day of Peace 2015

Speeches

• 20 November 2014 – Visit to FAO on the occasivion of the 2nd International Conference on Nutrition
• 30 November 2014 – Press Conference of the Holy Father during the return flight from Turkey (Papal Flight)

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 2 December 2014 – Only the humble understand
• 9 December 2014 – Going out to give life
• 11 December 2014 – God’s lullaby

Papal Tweets

• “The Church is called to draw near to every person, beginning with the poorest and those who suffer.” @pontifex, 2 December 2014
• “Slaves no more. We are all brothers and sisters. #EndSlavery” @pontifex, 2 December 2014
• “Advent increases our hope, a hope which does not disappoint. The Lord never lets us down.” @pontifex, 4 December 2014
• “Advent begins a new journey. May Mary, our Mother, be our guide.” @pontifex, 6 December 2014
• “My video message for Iraqi Christians” @pontifex, 6 December 2014
• “Let us learn from the Virgin Mary how to be bolder in obeying the word of God.” @pontifex, 8 December 2014
• “The family is a community of love where each of us learns to relate to others and to the world around us.” @pontifex, 9 December 2014
• “Ecology is essential for the survival of mankind; it is a moral issue which affects all of us.” @pontifex, 11 December 2014
• “Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!” @pontifex, 12 December 2014
• “Today is my anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. Please pray for me and all priests.” @pontifex, 13 December 2014

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 13–30 November 2014.

Angelus

• 16 November 2014
• 23 November 2014

Apostolic Letters

• 21 November 2014 – Apostolic Letter to all Consecrated people on the occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life

General Audiences

• 19 November 2014
• 26 November 2014

Homilies

• 29 November 2014 – Holy Mass and Canonizations
• 29 November 2014 – Holy Mass at the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
• 30 November 2014 – Divine Liturgy in the Patriarchal Church of St. George

Messages

• 24 October 2014 – Message of the Holy Father to French seminarians on the occasion of their meeting at the Marian Shrine of Lourdes [8–10 November 2014]

Speeches

• 7 November 2014 – To participants in the National Assembly of the Italian Conference of Major Superiors (CISM)
• 8 November 2014 – Meeting with the Italian Catholic Scout Movement for Adults (MASCI)
• 10 November 2014 – To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Senegal-Cape Verde-Mauritania-Guinea Bissau on their “ad Limina” visit
• 14 November 2014 – Meeting with participants in the World Congress of Accountants
• 15 November 2014 – To partipants in a commemorative conference of the Italian Catholic Physicians’ Association on the occasion of its 70th anniversary of foundation
• 17 November 2014 – To participants in the International Colloquium on the complementarity between man and woman sponsored by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
• 20 November 2014 – Visit to FAO on the occasivion of the 2nd International Conference on Nutrition
• 20 November 2014 – Letter of the Holy Father to participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
• 22 November 2014 – Meeting with participants in the XXIX International Conference sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers on «The Person with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Animating Hope»
• 24 November 2014 – To faithful of the syro-malabar rite gathered for the Canonization of Kuriakose Elias Chavara of the Holy Family and of Euphrasia Eluvathingal of the Sacred Heart
• 25 November 2014 – Press Conference of the Holy Father during the return flight from Strasbourg (Papal Flight)
• 25 November 2014 – Visit to the Council of Europe
• 25 November 2014 – Visit to the European Parliament
• 28 November 2014 – Meeting with the President, Prime Minister and Civil Authorities
• 28 November 2014 – Visit to the President of Religious Affairs (Diyanet)
• 29 November 2014 – Ecumenical Prayer in the Patriarchal Church of Saint George
• 30 November 2014 – Ecumenical Blessing and signing of the Common Declaration
• 30 November 2014 – Greeting of the students of the Salesian Oratory gathered in the garden of the Papal Representative’s Residence

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 13 November 2014 – In the Kingdom of God with 50 cents in their pocket
• 14 November 2014 – Children’s Day
• 24 November 2014 – Where the light comes from
• 27 November 2014 – Depression or hope?

Papal Tweets

• “Love is the measure of faith.” @pontifex, 1 November 2014

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 6 November – 22 November 2014.

Angelus

• 9 November 2014

General Audiences

• 12 November 2014

Letters

• 6 November 2014 – Letter of the Holy Father to the Prime Minister of Australia on the occasion of the G20 Summit [Brisbane, 15–16 November 2014]

Speeches

• 7 November 2014 – To participants in the Ecumenical Convention of Bishop-Friends of the Focolare Movement
• 8 November 2014 – To participants in the General Chapter of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians
• 17 November 2014 – To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Zambia on their “ad Limina” visit
• 22 November 2014 – Address of the Holy Father to Participants of the Third World Congress of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 6 November 2014 – God always goes the distance
• 7 November 2014 – Two Coats of paint
• 10 November 2014 – Sinful Christians
• 11 November 2014 – Don’t be lazy
• 17 November 2014 – From Jericho to Rome
• 18 November 2014 – Am I alive on the inside?
• 19 November 2014 – Fear of surprises
• 20 November 2014 – Jesus weeps

Papal Tweets

• “Work is so important for human dignity, for building up a family, for peace!” @pontifex, 11 November 2014
• “War destroys, kills, impoverishes. Lord, give us your peace!” @pontifex, 13 November 2014
• “A Christian brings peace to others. Not only peace, but also love, kindness, faithfulness and joy.” @pontifex, 15 November 2014
• “There is so much noise in the world! May we learn to be silent in our hearts and before God.” @pontifex, 18 November 2014
• “Let us seek to live in a way that is always worthy of our Christian vocation.” @pontifex, 20 November 2014
• “When we meet a person truly in need, do we see the face of God?” @pontifex, 21 November 2014

Note: There are still a large number of documents that have not yet been translated into English.

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 10 May – 9 November 2014.

Angelus

• 2 November 2014, Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed

General Audiences

• 5 November 2014

Homilies

• 3 November 2014 – Mass for Cardinals and Bishops who died over the course of the year
• 9 November 2014 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of All Saints

Speeches

• 10 May 2014 – To participants of the General Assembly of the Italian Conference of Secular Institutes
• 5 November 2014 – Meeting with participants in the “super rato” course organized by the Tribunal of the Roman Rota
• 6 November 2014 – Meeting with the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi on their “ad Limina” visit
• 10 May 2014 – To participants in the meeting sponsored by the Italian Conference of Secular Institutes

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 3 November 2014 – A bishop’s joy
• 4 November 2014 – God’s gift is free
• 6 November 2014 – God always goes the distance
• 7 November 2014 – Christians with two coats of paint

Papal Tweets

• “Being humble helps us share the burdens of others.” @pontifex, 4 November 2014
• “Indifference towards those in need is not acceptable for a Christian.” @pontifex, 6 November 2014
• “The Church is ever on a journey, seeking new ways to announce the Gospel.” @pontifex, 8 November 2014
• “I ask all people of goodwill to help build a culture of encounter, solidarity and peace. #fotw25” @pontifex, 9 November 2014 Note: #fotw25 is the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 4 October – 1 November 2014.

Angelus

• 19 October 2014
• 26 October 2014

General Audiences

• 22 October 2014
• 29 October 2014

Messages

• 14 October 2014 – Message of the Holy Father to the Italian Catholic Federation of University Students (FUCI)
• 15 October 2014 – Message of the Holy Father to the Bishop of Avila (Spain) on the occasion of the opening of the Teresian Jubilee Year
• 16 October 2014 – Message for the World Food Day 2014
• 16 October 2014 – Message of the Holy Father to participants in the National Convention sponsored by the Italian Episcopal Conference [24–26 October 2014, Salerno]

Speeches

• 18 October 2014 – Address of the Holy Father for the conclusion of the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
• 23 October 2014 – Meeting with the delegates of the International Association of Penal Law
• 24 October 2014 – Meeting with a delegation of the “Orientale Lumen Foundation” in America
• 27 October 2014 – Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences; inauguration of the bust in honour of Pope Benedict XVI
• 30 October 2014 – Meeting with a delegation of the Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Union of Utrecht
• 31 October 2014 – Meeting with members of the “Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Covenant Communities and Fellowships”

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 21 October 2014 – Waiting with hope
• 23 October 2014 – An infinite horizon
• 24 October 2014 – The stone and the bricks
• 27 October 2014 – Christians in a gray area
• 28 October 2014 – Catholic, but not too Catholic
• 30 October 2014 – A beautiful struggle
• 31 October 2014 – Love and justice are more important than attachment to the laws

Papal Tweets

• “If faith is to be strong and healthy, it must be constantly nourished by the Word of God.” @pontifex, 21 October 2014
• “The family is where we are formed as people. Every family is a brick in the building of society.” @pontifex, 23 October 2014
• “Jesus’ Cross shows the full force of evil, but also the full power of God’s mercy.” @pontifex, 25 October 2014
• “May we help people to discover the joy of the Christian message: a message of love and mercy.” @pontifex, 28 October 2014
• “The principal mission of the Church is evangelization, bringing the Good News to everyone.” @pontifex, 30 October 2014
• “A good example brings about so much good, but hypocrisy brings about much evil.” @pontifex, 1 November 2014