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The Weekly Francis – 09 July 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 30 March 2019 to 8 July 2019.

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Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

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Papal Tweets

  • “Blessed are those who believe and who have the courage to foster encounter and communion.” @Pontifex 27 June 2019
  • “Jesus looks at us, loves us and awaits us. He is all heart and all mercy. Let us go with confidence to Jesus. He always forgives us. #SacredHeartofJesus” @Pontifex 28 June 2019
  • “Today we celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network. I invite you to pray with me to be united to the Heart of Jesus and to enter together into a mission of compassion for the world.” @Pontifex 28 June 2019
  • “Pray for all Priests and for my Petrine Ministry, that every pastoral action may be sealed with the love that Christ has for every person. #SanctificationOfPriests” @Pontifex 28 June 2019
  • “#StsPeterandPaul were transparent before God. Throughout life, they preserved this humility, to the very end. Both understood that holiness does not consist in exalting but rather humbling oneself.” @Pontifex 29 June 2019
  • “The Bible is not just a beautiful book to keep on a shelf. It is the Word of life be sown, a gift that the Risen Jesus asks us to accept in order to have life in His name.” @Pontifex 1 July 2019
  • “Through your attention to the little ones and to the poor, you can kindle stars in the night for those who suffer.” @Pontifex 2 July 2019
  • “Video” @Pontifex 4 July 2019
  • “In difficult times, even more than in times of peace, the priority for believers is to be united to Jesus, our hope.” @Pontifex 5 July 2019
  • “We need people and institutions that defend the dignity of workers, the dignity of work and the good of the earth, our common home. #CoopsDay” @Pontifex 6 July 2019
  • “In today’s Gospel Jesus tells us of the real joy of his disciples: ”Rejoice because your names are written in heaven“ (Lk 10, 20), that is, in the heart of God the Father.” @Pontifex 7 July 2019
  • “On this sixth anniversary of the visit to Lampedusa, my thoughts go out to those “least ones” who daily cry out to the Lord, asking to be freed from the evils that afflict them. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20190708_omelia-migranti.html …” @Pontifex 8 July 2019
  • ““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

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The Weekly Francis – 26 June 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 9 June 2019 to 26 June 2019.

General Audiences

Homilies

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Regina Coeli

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Papal Tweets

  • “Jesus became bread broken for us, and He asks us to give ourselves to others, no longer to live for ourselves, but for one another. #CorpusDomini” @Pontifex 20 June 2019
  • “With refugees, Divine Providence offers us an opportunity to build a more supportive, more fraternal society, and a more open Christian community, according to the Gospel. #WithRefugees” @Pontifex 20 June 2019
  • “Dear young people, I would like to tell each one of you: God loves you; never doubt it, whatever happens to you in life; under any circumstances, you are infinitely loved.” @Pontifex 21 June 2019
  • “The Eucharist prepares us for a place in eternity, because it is the Bread of Heaven. #CorpusDomini” @Pontifex 23 June 2019
  • “Blessing is not about saying nice words or trite phrases; it is about speaking goodness, speaking with love. The Eucharist is itself a school of blessing. #CorpusDomini” @Pontifex 23 June 2019
  • “The example of Saint John the Baptist invites us to be a Church that is always at the service of the Word of God; a Church that does not want to draw attention to itself, but to Jesus Christ.” @Pontifex 24 June 2019
  • “Saying “yes” to the Lord means having the courage to embrace life with love as it comes, with all its fragility and smallness, with all its contradictions.” @Pontifex 25 June 2019
  • “How many times, in prayer, do we limit ourselves to asking for gifts and listing requests, forgetting that the first thing we should do is praise God’s name, adore Him, and then go on to acknowledge His living image in our brothers and sisters.” @Pontifex 26 June 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 19 June 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 31 May 2019 to 19 June 2019.

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  • “Holy Spirit, make us artisans of harmony, sowers of good, apostles of hope!” @Pontifex 13 June 2019
  • “The #poor save us because they enable us to encounter the face of Jesus Christ. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/poveri/documents/papa-francesco_20190613_messaggio-iii-giornatamondiale-poveri–2019.html …” @Pontifex 13 June 2019
  • “Holy Spirit, our harmony, You who make us one body, infuse your peace in the Church and in the world!” @Pontifex 14 June 2019
  • “I am close to many elderly people who live hidden away, forgotten, neglected. And I thank those who are committed to a more inclusive society, which does not need to throw away those who are weak in body and mind. #WEAAD” @Pontifex 15 June 2019
  • “The Holy Spirit calls all of us and helps us discover the beauty of being together and of journeying together, each in his or her own language and tradition but happy to be amongst brothers and sisters.” @Pontifex 15 June 2019
  • “The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity tells us that we do not have a solitary God up there in heaven, far away; no, He is the Father who gave us his Son, who became man like us, and who sends his own Spirit to be even closer to us.” @Pontifex 16 June 2019
  • “Each one of us has infinite value for God: we may be small under heaven and powerless when the earth trembles, but for God we are more precious than anything.” @Pontifex 16 June 2019
  • “Holy Spirit, harmony of God, You who transform fear into trust and hard-heartedness into gift, come into us!” @Pontifex 17 June 2019
  • “Faith is a relationship, an encounter, and under the impetus of God’s love we can communicate, welcome, and understand the gifts of others and respond to them.” @Pontifex 18 June 2019
  • “May the Holy Spirit lead us to live more fully as children of God and as brothers and sisters.” @Pontifex 19 June 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 12 June 2019

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

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  • “Today, with gratitude to God, we remember that our body contains the elements of the planet: its air is that which gives us breath, and its water revives and restores us. #BeatAirPollution #LaudatoSì” @Pontifex 5 June 2019
  • “Pope’s Prayer Intentions Video” @Pontifex 6 June 2019
  • “How do I know the Lord listens to me? We have a certainty: Jesus. He is the great intercessor. He ascended into Heaven, and He stands before the Father to intercede for us. His prayer of intercession is never-ending.” @Pontifex 7 June 2019
  • “Lord, defuse the violence of our tongues and our hands. Renew our hearts and minds, so that the word which always brings us together will be ”brother“, and our way of life will always be: Peace. #OneMinuteForPeace” @Pontifex 8 June 2019
  • “Holy Spirit, breathe into our hearts and let us inhale the tenderness of the Father. Breathe upon the Church, so that she may spread the Gospel with joy. Breathe upon the world the fresh restoration of hope. #Pentecost” @Pontifex 8 June 2019
  • “Lord, defuse the violence of our tongues and our hands. Renew our hearts and minds, so that the word which always brings us together will be ”brother“, and our way of life will always be: Peace. #OneMinuteForPeace” @Pontifex 8 June 2019
  • “To men and women missionaries, and to all those who, by virtue of their baptism, share in any way in the mission of the Church, I send my heartfelt blessing. #MissionaryOctober #Pentecost
    http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/missions/documents/papa-francesco_20190609_giornata-missionaria2019.html …” @Pontifex 9 June 2019
  • “Holy #MaryMotherOfTheChurch, help us to entrust ourselves fully to Jesus and to believe in His love, especially in times of trial, beneath the shadow of the Cross, when our faith is called to mature.” @Pontifex 10 June 2019
  • “Give freely that which you have received freely, so that God’s graces may reach the hearts of all. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 11 June 2019
  • “As adults we must not rob children of their capacity to dream. Let us seek to promote an environment of hope, where their dreams may grow and be shared: A shared dream opens the path towards a new way of life. #NOChildLabourDay” @Pontifex 12 June 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 06 June 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 30 April 2019 to 5 June 2019.

Angelus

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

General Audiences

Homilies

Messages

Regina Coeli

Speeches

Papal Tweets

  • “With His ascension the risen Lord draws our gaze to Heaven, to show us that the goal of our journey is the Father.” @Pontifex 30 May 2019
  • “Tomorrow I will go to Romania as a pilgrim, to walk together with our brothers of the Romanian Orthodox Church and with the Catholic faithful. I ask you, please, to pray for me.” @Pontifex 30 May 2019
  • “The Holy Spirit loves to shape unity from the most beautiful and harmonious diversity. #ApostolicJourney #Romania” @Pontifex 31 May 2019
  • “Contemplating Mary allows us to turn our gaze to all those many women, mothers and grandmothers who, by their quiet sacrifices, devotion and self-denial, are shaping the present and preparing the way for tomorrow’s dreams. #ApostolicJourney #Romania” @Pontifex 31 May 2019
  • “Dear parents, help your children discover the love of Jesus! This will make them strong and courageous. #GlobalParentsDay” @Pontifex 1 June 2019
  • “Let us journey together, allowing the Gospel to be the leaven that permeates everything and fills our peoples with the joy of salvation! #ApostolicJourney #Romania” @Pontifex 1 June 2019
  • “God loves with a Father’s love. Every life, and every one of us, belongs to him. #ApostolicJourney #Romania” @Pontifex 1 June 2019
  • “The feast of the Ascension urges us to raise our eyes to Heaven, to fulfil, with the grace of our risen Lord, the mission He has entrusted to us: to announce the Gospel to everyone.” @Pontifex 2 June 2019
  • “As Christians we are called to manifest, even on the internet, the communion that marks our identity as believers, opening the way to dialogue, encounter, and to smiles. #WorldCommunicationsDay” @Pontifex 2 June 2019
  • “May you be witnesses of freedom and mercy, allowing fraternity and dialogue to prevail over divisions. #ApostolicJourney #Romania” @Pontifex 2 June 2019
  • “Let us choose the way of Jesus. It is a way that demands effort, but the way that brings peace. #ApostolicJourney #Romania” @Pontifex 2 June 2019
  • “Fecioara Maria să-și întindă ocrotirea ei de mamă peste toți cetățenii României care, în decursul istoriei, și-au pus întotdeauna încrederea în mijlocirea ei. Fecioarei Maria vă încredințez pe voi toți și mă rog pentru ca ea să vă călăuzească pe calea credinței. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 2 June 2019
  • “The Ascension of our Lord into Heaven inaugurates a new form of the presence of Jesus amongst us, and asks us to have the eyes and the heart to encounter Him, serve Him, and be His witness to others.” @Pontifex 3 June 2019
  • “Without wonder, faith, like life, becomes grey and routine.” @Pontifex 4 June 2019
  • “Euthanasia and assisted suicide are a defeat for all. We are called never to abandon those who are suffering, never giving up but caring and loving to restore hope.” @Pontifex 5 June 2019
  • “Today, with gratitude to God, we remember that our body contains the elements of the planet: its air is that which gives us breath, and its water revives and restores us. #BeatAirPollution #LaudatoSì” @Pontifex 5 June 2019
  • “Video” @Pontifex 5 June 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 29 May 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 26 March 2019 to 29 May 2019.

General Audiences

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Motu Proprio

Regina Coeli

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Papal Tweets

  • ““The word of God is alive” (Hebrews 4:12); it does not die or get old, but remains forever.” @Pontifex 16 May 2019
  • “Let yourself be transformed and renewed by the Holy Spirit, in order to bring Christ into every environment and to give witness to the joy and youthfulness of the Gospel!” @Pontifex 17 May 2019
  • “It is the Spirit who is the protagonist of Christian life, the Holy Spirit, who is with us, accompanies us, transforms us, is victorious with us.” @Pontifex 18 May 2019
  • “Let us remain united to the Lord Jesus through listening to the Word, through the sacraments, a life of fraternity and service to others.” @Pontifex 19 May 2019
  • “We pray for those who live with severe illness. Let us always safeguard life, God’s gift, from its beginning until its natural end. Let us not give in to a throwaway culture.” @Pontifex 20 May 2019
  • “The peace of Jesus is a gift. We cannot obtain it through human means. The peace of Jesus is something else: the peace of Jesus teaches us to endure. To endure is to carry life on our shoulders, our difficulties, our work, everything, and to have the courage to go forward.” @Pontifex 21 May 2019
  • “Every creature has a function, none is superfluous. The whole universe speaks the language of God’s love, of His boundless affection for us: soil, water, mountains, everything is God’s caress. #Biodiversity #LaudatoSì’” @Pontifex 22 May 2019
  • “God does not reside in the greatness of that which we accomplish, but in the littleness of the poor persons that we meet. #Caritas” @Pontifex 23 May 2019
  • “We pray for the Catholics in China. May Our Lady of Sheshan help them witness to the faith, in communion with the universal Church, and to persevere in unity despite the wounds and the trials, trusting in the hope that does not disappoint.” @Pontifex 24 May 2019
  • “Mary is a woman who walks with the grace and the tenderness of a mother; she unties all the knots of the many problems we manage to create, and she teaches us to stand upright in the midst of storms. #MaryHelpOfChristians” @Pontifex 24 May 2019
  • “Mercy shown to those who can only receive, without giving anything in return, is precious in the eyes of God.” @Pontifex 25 May 2019
  • “It is the Spirit who makes us arise from our limitations, from our deaths, because we have so many necroses in our life, in our soul. The message of the Resurrection is this: we must be reborn.” @Pontifex 26 May 2019
  • “Even today so many Christians are killed and persecuted for the love of Christ. They give their lives in silence, because their martyrdom isn’t newsworthy. Yet there are more Christian martyrs today than in the early centuries.” @Pontifex 27 May 2019
  • “In our lives there are crosses, there are difficult moments. But in these difficult moments we feel that the Holy Spirit helps us to go forward and to overcome the difficulties. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 28 May 2019
  • “If you trust in the goodness of the Lord, you will understand the meaning of events and the purpose of your life.” @Pontifex 29 May 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 15 May 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 18 March 2019 to 15 May 2019.

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

General Audiences

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Papal Tweets

  • “Today we ask for the grace to be docile to the voice of the Lord and for a heart open to the Lord; for the grace not to be afraid to do great things and the sensitivity to pay attention to the small things. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 10 May 2019
  • “This is the time of mercy; this is the time of the Lord’s compassion. Let us open our hearts so that He may come to us.” @Pontifex 11 May 2019
  • “God has placed this plan in our hearts and in all creation: to love Him, our brothers and sisters, and the whole world, and to find true happiness in this love.” @Pontifex 12 May 2019
  • “On this World Day of Prayer for Vocations, let us join in prayer and ask the Lord to help us discover his plan of love for our lives, and to grant us the courage to walk in the path that, from the beginning, he has chosen for each of us. #Vocations http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/vocations/documents/papa-francesco_20190131_56-messaggio-giornata-mondiale-vocazioni.html …” @Pontifex 12 May 2019
  • “Mary, Virgin of #Fatima, we are certain that each one of us is precious in your eyes and that nothing in our hearts has estranged you. Guard our life with your embrace, guide us all on the path to holiness.” @Pontifex 13 May 2019
  • “God proposes Himself, He never imposes Himself; He enlightens us, but never blinds us.” @Pontifex 14 May 2019
  • “Promoting the development of the #family means supporting and caring for every human person and for all of creation. #ClimateAction” @Pontifex 15 May 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 08 May 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 16 April 2019 to 8 May 2019.

General Audiences

Homilies

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Prayers

Regina Coeli

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Papal Tweets

  • “Video” @Pontifex 2 May 2019
  • “We need a journalism that is free, at the service of truth, goodness, and justice; a journalism that helps build a culture of encounter. #DefendMediaFreedom” @Pontifex 3 May 2019
  • “In many countries May is the month of Mary. May the Mother of God accompany us and protect Christians in fighting against the forces of evil. Let us entrust ourselves to her and pray for the Church and for peace in the world.” @Pontifex 3 May 2019
  • “I ask you to accompany with your prayers my journey to Bulgaria and North Macedonia, which I begin tomorrow as a pilgrim of peace and fraternity. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 4 May 2019
  • “As Saint Cyril said: “With joy I set out for the Christian faith; however weary and physically weak, I will go with joy”. #ApostolicJourney #Bulgaria http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2019/may/documents/papa-francesco_20190505_bulgaria-patriarca.html …” @Pontifex 5 May 2019
  • “Every morning, God comes to find us where we are. He summons us to rise at his word, to look up and to realize that we were made for heaven. #ApostolicJourney #Bulgaria http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20190505_omelia-bulgaria.html …” @Pontifex 5 May 2019
  • “As Pope John XXIII said: “I never met a pessimist who managed to do something good”. The Lord is the first not to be pessimistic. He constantly tries to open up paths of resurrection for all of us. #ApostolicJourney #Bulgaria” @Pontifex 6 May 2019
  • “May each of us, wherever we may be, in all that we do, be able to say: “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace”. #ApostolicJourney #Bulgaria http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/prayers/documents/papa-francesco_preghiere_20190506_bulgaria-preghiera-pace.html …” @Pontifex 6 May 2019
  • “Mother Teresa, we ask you to intercede with Jesus, that we too may obtain the grace to be attentive to the cry of the poor, the sick, the outcast and the least of our brothers and sisters. #ApostolicJourney #NorthMacedonia http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/prayers/documents/papa-francesco_preghiere_20190507_macedoniadelnord-preghiera.html …” @Pontifex 7 May 2019
  • “Faith must lead us believers to see other persons as our brothers and sisters that we need to support and love. #ApostolicJourney #NorthMacedonia http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2019/may/documents/papa-francesco_20190507_macedoniadelnord-giovani.html …” @Pontifex 7 May 2019
  • “Virgin of the #HolyRosary, help us to be of one heart and one soul, a holy people journeying toward our Heavenly home.” @Pontifex 8 May 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 01 May 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 18 April 2019 to 1 May 2019.

General Audiences

Homilies

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Prayers

Regina Coeli

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Papal Tweets

  • “Christ is risen, and with Him our creative hope arises to face the problems of our day, because we know we are not alone. #Easter” @Pontifex 25 April 2019
  • “During these #Easter days, proclaim with your life and with your words, the wonderful news that Jesus is Risen.” @Pontifex 26 April 2019
  • “The Lord seeks everyone, He wants everyone to feel the warmth of His mercy and His love.” @Pontifex 27 April 2019
  • “If we open our hearts to mercy and we seal forgiveness with a fraternal embrace, we proclaim before the world that it is possible to overcome evil with good. #DivineMercy” @Pontifex 28 April 2019
  • “God searches for you, even if you don’t search for Him. God loves you, even if you have forgotten Him. God looks for beauty in you, even if you think you have uselessly squandered all your talents.” @Pontifex 29 April 2019
  • “Let us ask the Lord to grant us the awareness that we cannot truly be Christians unless we walk with the Holy Spirit, unless we let the Holy Spirit be the protagonist of our life. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 30 April 2019
  • “May St Joseph, the humble workman of Nazareth, direct us toward Christ, support the sacrifice of those who do good, and intercede for those who have lost their job or who are not successful in finding a job.” @Pontifex 1 May 2019

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The Weekly Francis – 24 April 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 7 March 2019 to 24 April 2019.

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Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

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Homilies

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Papal Tweets

  • “From the Cross, Jesus teaches us the powerful courage of renunciation. Because we will never go forward if we are weighed down by heavy loads. #Lent” @Pontifex 11 April 2019
  • “Fasting also means changing our attitude towards other people and towards all creatures: from the temptation to “devour” everything to satisfy our greed, to the ability to suffer for love. #Lent” @Pontifex 12 April 2019
  • “If we return to the Lord with our frailties, if we take the way of love, we will embrace the life that never fades. And we will experience joy. #Lent” @Pontifex 13 April 2019
  • “By his self-abasement, Jesus wanted to open up to us the path of faith and to precede us on that path. #PalmSunday #HolyWeek Homily @Pontifex 14 April 2019
  • “Today, World Youth Day, I would like to mention all those young saints, especially the saints “next door” to us, known only to God; sometimes he likes to surprise us with them. #DiocesanWYD” @Pontifex 14 April 2019
  • “Christ, out of love, sacrificed himself completely in order to save you. His outstretched arms on the cross are the most telling sign that he is a friend who is willing to stop at nothing. #HolyWeek” @Pontifex 15 April 2019
  • “Today we unite in prayer with the people of France, as we wait for the sorrow inflicted by the serious damage to be transformed into hope with reconstruction. Holy Mary, Our Lady, pray for us. #NotreDame” @Pontifex 16 April 2019
  • “Christ died because He loves each one of us: young and old, saints and sinners, people of His time and people of our time. #HolyWeek” @Pontifex 17 April 2019
  • “Look at the open arms of Christ crucified, and let Him save you. Contemplate His blood shed out of love and let yourself be purified by it. In this way you can be reborn. #GoodFriday” @Pontifex 18 April 2019
  • “Today we contemplate the empty tomb of Christ and we hear the words of the angel: ”Do not be afraid! He is risen!“ #Easter” @Pontifex 21 April 2019
  • “Today, too, let us join in prayer with the Christian community of Sri Lanka, which was struck by terrible violence on Easter Sunday. We entrust to the risen Lord the victims, the wounded and all the suffering. #PrayForSriLanka” @Pontifex 22 April 2019
  • “Let us welcome Christ’s victory over sin and death into our lives. In this way, we will draw His transforming power upon all creation as well.” @Pontifex 22 April 2019
  • “May the proclamation of the Lord’s Resurrection sustain our hope and transform it into concrete acts of charity. #Easter” @Pontifex 23 April 2019
  • “The martyrs of all times, with their fidelity to Christ, tell us that injustice does not have the last word: we can continue to hope in the risen Lord. #Easter” @Pontifex 24 April 2019

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