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The Weekly Francis – 30 January 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 17 January 2019 to 30 January 2019.

Angelus

• 20 January 2019
• 27 January 2019

Homilies

• 25 January 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Panama: Penitential liturgy with young detainees in the Centro de Cumplimiento de Menores Las Garzas de Pacora (25 gennaio 2019)
• 26 January 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Panama: Holy Mass with the dedication of the altar of the Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria la Antigua with priests, consecrated persons and lay movements
• 27 January 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Panama: Holy Mass for World Youth Day (Campo San Juan Pablo II – Metro Park, 27 January 2019)

Messages

• 17 January 2019 – Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the Fourth International Conference for World Balance [Havana, 28–31 January]
• 24 January 2019 – LIII World Communications Day, 2019 – « “We are members one of another” (Eph 4,25). From social network communities to the human community »

Moto Proprio

• 17 January 2019 – Apostolic Letter “Motu proprio” regarding the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

Speeches

• 23 January 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Panama: Greeting to journalists on the flight to Panama (Papal flight, 23 January 2019)
• 24 January 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Panama: Welcome ceremony and opening of WYD at Campo Santa Maria la Antigua – Cinta Costera
• 24 January 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Panama: Meeting with central american Bishops (Church of San Francisco de Asis, 24 January 2019)
• 24 January 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Panama: Meeting with the Authorities, with the Diplomatic Corps and with Representatives of Society in Palacio Bolivar – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 25 January 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Panama: Via Crucis with young people at Campo Santa Maria la Antigua – Cinta Costera
• 26 January 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Panama: Vigil with young people (Campo San Juan Pablo II – Metro Park, 26 January 2019)
• 27 January 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Panama: Meeting with the WYD volunteers (Rommel Fernandez Stadium, 27 January 2019)
• 27 January 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Panama: Visit to the Casa Hogar del Buen Samaritano
• 29 January 2019 – Inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Papal Tweets

• “This is the network we want, a network created not to entrap, but to liberate, to protect a communion of people who are free. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/communications/documents/papa-francesco_20190124_messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html …” @Pontifex 24 January 2019
• “What prompts us to encounter each other in this WYD? The certainty of knowing that we have been loved with a profound love that we neither can nor want to keep quiet about a love that challenges us to respond in the same way: with love. #Panama2019” @Pontifex 24 January 2019
• “In this WYD #Panama2019 I invite you to pray all together the Holy Rosary for Peace through @clicktoprayapp.” @Pontifex 24 January 2019
• “Friends, Jesus teaches us to believe. Seek out and listen to the voices that encourage you to look ahead, not those that pull you down. #Panama2019” @Pontifex 25 January 2019
• “Let us not quench our thirst with just any water but with the “spring of water welling up to eternal life”. #Panama2019” @Pontifex 26 January 2019
• “With her “yes”, Mary became the most influential woman in history. Without social networks, she became the first “influencer”: the “influencer” of God. #Panama2019” @Pontifex 26 January 2019
• “Only what is loved can be saved. Only what is embraced can be transformed. #Panama2019” @Pontifex 27 January 2019
• “Let us not forget the victims of the Holocaust. Their unspeakable suffering continues to cry out to humanity: We are all brothers and sisters! #RemembranceDay” @Pontifex 27 January 2019
• “To you, dear young people, a big “thank you” for #Panama2019. Keep walking. Keep living the faith and sharing it. See you in Lisbon in 2022!” @Pontifex 27 January 2019
• “Here in Panama, I have thought a lot about the Venezuelan people, to whom I feel particularly united in these days. In the face of the serious ongoing situation, I ask you to pray that a just and peaceful solution may be reached.” @Pontifex 27 January 2019
• “Let us pray for the victims of the terrorist attack on the Cathedral of Jolo, in the Philippines. May the Lord, Prince of Peace, convert the hearts of the violent, and grant the inhabitants of that region a peaceful coexistence.” @Pontifex 27 January 2019
• “Go forth and bear witness to what you have seen and heard, not with lots of words but with simple, daily actions. I don’t know if I’ll be present at the next WYD, but Peter will certainly be there, and he will confirm you in the faith. #Panama2019” @Pontifex 27 January 2019
• “I thank God for having given us the opportunity to share these days together and to experience once more this World Youth Day. My thanks go to all those who have supported us with their prayers, and who have helped by their efforts and hard work! #Panama2019” @Pontifex 27 January 2019
• “Meekness and tenderness: these human virtues seem small, but they can overcome the most difficult conflicts.” @Pontifex 29 January 2019
• “The secret to navigating life well is to invite Jesus on board. The helm of life should be given to Him, so that He can direct the route.” @Pontifex 30 January 2019

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 21 November 2018 to 23 January 2019.

Angelus

• 13 January 2019

General Audiences

• 16 January 2019

Homilies

• 13 January 2019 – Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (13 January 2018)
• 18 January 2019 – Friday of the 1st Week in Ordinary Time – Vespers for the beginning of the Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity

Messages

• 21 November 2018 – Videomessage of the Holy Father to young people on the occasion of the 34th World Youth Day 2019 [Panama, 22–27 January 2019]
• 18 January 2019 – Video Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the World Indigenous Youth Gathering (EMJI) [Soloy-Panama, 17–21 January 2019]

Speeches

• 19 January 2019 – To members of the Ecumenical Delegation of the Lutheran Church of Finland on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Henrik

Papal Tweets

• “Let us be careful not to have a perverse heart that leads to cowardice; an obstinate heart that leads to being shut off; a heart that is slave to the seduction that leads to a Christian life of compromise. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 17 January 2019
• “Today marks the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: all of us are asked to implore from God this great gift.” @Pontifex 18 January 2019
• “Prayer from a humble heart is heard by God.” @Pontifex 19 January 2019
• “What will remain on the threshold of eternity is not how much we earned, but how much we gave away.” @Pontifex 20 January 2019
• “The Christian way is that of the Beatitudes: meekness, humility, patience in suffering, love for justice, ability to endure persecution, not judging others… #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 21 January 2019
• “Saying “yes” to God’s love is the first step to being happy, and to making many other people happy.” @Pontifex 22 January 2019
• “I am leaving for the World Youth Day in Panama. I ask you to pray for this very beautiful and important event on the path of the Church.” @Pontifex 23 January 2019

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 6 January 2019 to 16 January 2019.

Angelus

• 6 January 2019

General Audiences

• 9 January 2019

Letters

• 6 January 2019 – Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to the President of the Pontifical Academy for Life for the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Academy

Messages

• 10 January 2019 – Message to the Participants in the Meeting of the Presidents of Doctrinal Commissions of the Episcopal Conferences in Asia

Papal Tweets

• “The spirit of the world is conquered with the spirit of faith: believing that God is really in the brother and sister who are close to me. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 10 January 2019
• “The first step in prayer is to be humble, go to the Father and say: “Look at me, I am a sinner.” And the Lord listens.” @Pontifex 11 January 2019
• “Smallness is freedom. One who is small, in the Gospel sense, is unencumbered and free from any urge to show off, and from any claim to success.” @Pontifex 12 January 2019
• “Baptism is the best gift we have received. Through it, we belong to God and we possess the joy of salvation.” @Pontifex 13 January 2019
• “Let us look at our hands, often so empty of love, and today let us try to think of some gift we can offer freely.” @Pontifex 14 January 2019
• “Don’t let the sufferings you see frighten you. Place them before the Crucifix and the Eucharist from which we draw patient and compassionate love.” @Pontifex 15 January 2019
• “The Spirit of God speaks freely to each person through feelings and thoughts. The Spirit cannot be confined with simple reasoning, but must be welcomed with the heart!” @Pontifex 16 January 2019

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 25 November 2018 to 9 January 2019.

Angelus

• 23 December 2018
• 26 December 2018
• 30 December 2018
• 1 January 2019

General Audiences

• 2 January 2019

Homilies

• 31 December 2018 – Celebration of Vespers and Te Deum in Thanksgiving for the past year
• 6 January 2019 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

Letters

• 22 December 2018 – Holy Father’s letter to Prof. Giovanni Maria Vian on concluding his term as Director of the “L’Osservatore Romano”
• 1 January 2019 – Letter sent by the Holy Father to the Bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (1st January 2019)

Messages

• 25 November 2018 – 27th World Day of the Sick 2019
• 6 January 2019 – Holy Father’s videomessage to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt to mark the dedication of the new Cathedral of the Nativity near Cairo

Speeches

• 7 January 2019 – To the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the traditional exchange of New Year Greetings

Papal Tweets

• “If we live as Jesus taught us, and in harmony with what we proclaim, our witness will bear fruit.” @Pontifex 3 January 2019
• “Jesus is the gift of God for us. If we welcome Him, we too can be a gift of God to others.” @Pontifex 4 January 2019
• “The Church grows in silence, in prayer, and with the good works that give witness.” @Pontifex 5 January 2019
• “The Magi offered their precious gifts to the Christ Child. Today, let us ask God: Lord, help me rediscover the joy of giving.” @Pontifex 6 January 2019
• “God became man in Jesus in order to share our lives. Let us keep this relationship alive with Him and with one another. Happy Christmas to our Christian brothers and sisters from the East.” @Pontifex 7 January 2019
• “Love does not tolerate indifference; love is compassionate. Love means putting your heart on the line for others. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 8 January 2019
• “Video” @Pontifex 8 January 2019
• “Do not be afraid to weep when you encounter difficult situations: tears are drops that irrigate life. Tears of compassion purify hearts and feelings.” @Pontifex 9 January 2019

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 6 December 2018 to 27 December 2018.

Angelus

• 16 December 2018

General Audiences

• 19 December 2018

Homilies

• 12 December 2018 – Holy Mass on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
• 24 December 2018 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord

Messages

• 25 December 2018 – “Urbi et Orbi” – Christmas 2018

Prayers

• 8 December 2018 – Act of Veneration to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Spanish Steps

Speeches

• 6 December 2018 – To the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians)
• 13 December 2018 – To Collaborators and Friends of Telepace
• 16 December 2018 – To volunteers, parents and children of “Santa Marta” Pediatric Dispensary
• 17 December 2018 – To the Delegation of the International Commission against the Death Penalty
• 20 December 2018 – To Young People of Italian Catholic Action
• 21 December 2018 – Address to the employees of the Holy See and of Vatican City State, with their respective families, for the exchange of Christmas greetings
• 21 December 2018 – Christmas greetings to the Roman Curia

Papal Tweets

• “May the symbols of the nativity scene and the Christmas tree allow a reflection of God’s light and tenderness to enter into family life. #Christmas” @Pontifex 21 December 2018
• “Let us entrust ourselves to Our Lady so that she may help us prepare our hearts to welcome Baby Jesus at his birth. #Christmas” @Pontifex 22 December 2018
• “The lights of the Christmas tree remind us that Jesus is the light of the world, the light of our souls that drives away the darkness of hatred and makes room for forgiveness. #Christmas” @Pontifex 23 December 2018
• “By contemplating God, who became a child, radiating light from the humility of the crib, we can also become witnesses to humility, tenderness and goodness. #Christmas” @Pontifex 24 December 2018
• “Christ is born for us! Come, all of you who are seeking the face of God. Here He is, the Child lying in the manger.” @Pontifex 25 December 2018
• “The Church grows with the blood of the martyrs, men and women who give their lives for Jesus. Today there are many, even if they do not make the headlines.” @Pontifex 26 December 2018
• “Looking at Jesus we see the face of the God who is Love, and we learn to recognize Him in the faces of our brothers and sisters.” @Pontifex 27 December 2018

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 2 December 2018 to 13 December 2018.

Angelus

• 2 December 2018

General Audiences

• 5 December 2018

Speeches

• 13 December 2018 – To New Non-Resident Ambassadors accredited to the Holy See

Papal Tweets

• “Loving God means serving our neighbour without reserve, and trying to forgive without limits.” @Pontifex 7 December 2018
• “What is the secret of Mary’s beauty, “tota pulchra”? Not appearances, or that which passes, but a heart totally centred on God.” @Pontifex 8 December 2018
• “Advent is a time to recognize the emptiness needs to be filled in our lives, a time to smooth the rough edges of pride, and to make room for Jesus who comes. #Advent” @Pontifex 9 December 2018
• “Every human person, created in God’s image and likeness, is a value unto themselves and is subject to inalienable rights. #HumanRightsDay” @Pontifex 10 December 2018
• “Keep the faith. In this second week of Advent, we ask for the grace to prepare ourselves with faith to celebrate Christmas. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 10 December 2018
• ““Comfort, comfort my people” (Is 40,1). How does the Lord give comfort? With tenderness. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 11 December 2018
• “Let us beg the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe, to continue accompanying and protecting the peoples of the American continent. #VirgendeGuadalupe” @Pontifex 12 December 2018
• “Even when we pray alone, we pray together with all the people of God.” @Pontifex 13 December 2018

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 4 September 2018 to 6 December 2018.

Angelus

• 25 November 2018

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 4 September 2018 – Examination of conscience

General Audiences

• 28 November 2018

Messages

• 29 November 2018 – Holy Father’s Message to participants at the Conference “Doesn’t God dwell here anymore? Decommissioning places of worship and integrated management of ecclesiastical cultural heritage” [Pontifical Gregorian University, 29–30 November 2018]
• 30 November 2018 – Message of Pope Francis to His Holiness Bartholomew I on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Andrew
• 4 December 2018 – Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 23rd Public Session of the Pontifical Academies

Speeches

• 16 November 2018 – To Members of the Consulta of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
• 20 November 2018 – To Members of the “Maronite Foundation” and Authorities from Lebanon
• 29 November 2018 – To Participants at the International Convention of the Rectors and Pastoral Workers of Shrines
• 30 November 2018 – To the “Sardegna Solidale” Centre for Volunteer Service
• 30 November 2018 – To Children from the Oncological Clinic of Wroclaw (Poland)
• 30 November 2018 – To Members of the “Shahbaz Bhatti Mission” Association
• 1 December 2018 – Holy Father’s Audience with the Dioceses of Ugento and Molfetta
• 1 December 2018 – To participants at the International Conference on “Drugs and Addictions: an Obstacle to Integral Human Development”
• 3 December 2018 – To the Rondine “Cittadella della Pace” Association
• 3 December 2018 – To the Community of the International College of the Gesù, in Rome

Papal Tweets

• “Let us ask the Lord for the grace to leave everything in order to go forward in proclamation and witness, just as Peter and Andrew did. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 29 November 2018
• “There is no such thing as the perfect family. Only by the daily exercise of forgiveness can a family grow.” @Pontifex 1 December 2018
• “Advent is the time to welcome the Lord who comes to meet us, the time to look ahead, and to prepare ourselves for Christ’s return. #Advent” @Pontifex 2 December 2018
• “Let us lift the veil of indifference that weighs on the destiny of those who suffer. Nobody can wash their hands when faced with the tragic reality of modern slavery. #EndSlavery” @Pontifex 2 December 2018
• “So many persons with disabilities and difficulties reopen their hearts to life when they realize they are loved! And how much love can flow from a heart thanks to the remedy of a smile! #WorldDisabilityDay” @Pontifex 3 December 2018
• “Advent is a time for renewing the faith, for purifying it, so that it can be more authentic. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 3 December 2018
• “This Advent, make yourself small, make yourself humble, make yourself a servant of others, and the Lord will give you the ability to understand how to make peace. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 4 December 2018
• “The beginning of faith is feeling the need for salvation: this is the way that prepares us to meet Jesus.” @Pontifex 5 December 2018
• ““Saying or doing?” Am I a Christian of words or deeds? “Sand and rock?” Am I building my life on the rock of God, or on the sand of worldliness? “High or low?” Is my life inspired by the Magnificat? #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 6 December 2018
• “Video – The Pope’s Prayer Intentions” @Pontifex 6 December 2018

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 18 November 2018 to 29 November 2018.

Angelus

• 18 November 2018

General Audiences

• 21 November 2018

Letters

• 24 November 2018 – Letter sent by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on behalf of the Holy Father to the Archbishop of Milan for the Conference for the Centenary of the death of Blessed Giuseppe Toniolo
• 24 November 2018 – Letter of the Holy Father to the Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto for the 50th anniversary of the elevation of the Basilica of Saint Nicholas of Bari to “Pontifical Basilica”

Messages

• 22 November 2018 – Message of the Holy Father to Participants in the XXVI World Congress of UNIAPAC [Lisbon, 22–24 November 2018] (22 Novemnber 2018)

Speeches

• 19 November 2018 – To participants in the pilgrimage from Albania
• 23 November 2018 – To Members of the “Giorgio La Pira” Foundation
• 24 November 2018 – To Participants in the III International Meeting of Choirs in the Vatican, on the Feast Day of St. Cecilia
• 24 November 2018 – To Seminarians of the Diocese of Agrigento

Papal Tweets

• “May the Virgin Mary help us joyfully follow Jesus on the way of service, the royal road that leads to Heaven.” @Pontifex 21 November 2018
• “In the eyes of God human life is precious, sacred and inviolable. No one can despise the lives of others or one’s own life.” @Pontifex 22 November 2018
• “Men and women bear God’s image within and are the object of His infinite love, in whatever condition they were called into existence.” @Pontifex 23 November 2018
• “None of us can survive without mercy. We all have need for forgiveness.” @Pontifex 24 November 2018
• “While the great ones of the Earth build themselves ‘thrones’ for their own power, God chooses an uncomfortable throne, the cross, from which to reign by giving his life.” @Pontifex 25 November 2018
• “Let us ask the Lord for the grace of being generous, so that our hearts may be opened and we may become kinder. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 26 November 2018
• “This week the Church invites us to ask ourselves: what state do I want the Lord to find me in when He calls? #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 27 November 2018
• “We cannot truly follow Jesus when we are weighed down by things, because if the heart is crowded with other goods, there will be no room for the Lord, who will become just one thing among others.” @Pontifex 28 November 2018
• “Faced with the tragedies of life, we are called to look to the horizon, because we have been redeemed and the Lord will come to save us. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 29 November 2018

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 1 May 2018 to 21 November 2018.

Angelus

• 11 November 2018

General Audiences

• 14 November 2018

Homilies

• 18 November 2018 – World Day of the Poor: Holy Mass

Letters

• 11 November 2018 – Letter of His Holiness to Enzo Bianchi to mark the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Monastic Community of Bose
• 12 November 2018 – Letter of His Holiness to Cardinal De Donatis for the inauguration of the Academic Year of the Pontifical Lateran University

Messages

• 1 May 2018 – Message for the 101st German Catholic Convention (“Katholikentag”) [Münster, 9–13 may 2018] (1° may 2018)
• 28 May 2018 – Holy Father’s videomessage to the Pontifical Mission Societies
• 6 September 2018 – Message of the Holy Father to the G20 Interfaith Forum [Buenos Aires, 26–28 September 2018]
• 11 October 2018 – Message of the Holy Father to mark the opening of the interreligious meeting of Prayer for Peace “Bridges of Peace” [Bologna, 14–16 October 2018]
• 29 October 2018 – Message of the Holy Father to the Director of SIR News Agency, Vincenzo Corrado, to mark 30 years of publication
• 1 November 2018 – Videomessage of the Holy Father to the Scholas Occurrentes of Buenos Aires
• 5 November 2018 – Message of the Holy Father to the XXV General Assembly of the Spanish Conference of Religious Men and Women (CONFER) [Madrid, 13–15 November 2018]
• 21 November 2018 – Message of the Holy Father Francis to the participants in the Meeting organized by the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life on the occasion of the “Pro Orantibus” Day (St John Lateran, 21 November 2018)
• 21 November 2018 – Videomessage of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 34th World Youth Day 2019 [Panama, 22–27 January 2019]

Speeches

• 15 November 2018 – To the Community of the Pius Pontifical Latin American College in Rome
• 17 November 2018 – Audience with the “Joseph Ratzinger – Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation” for the conferral of the Ratzinger Prize 2018
• 17 November 2018 – Audience with Members of the Apostolic Movement of the Blind (MAC)

Papal Tweets

• “Do not follow Jesus only when you feel like it, rather, seek Him every day. Find in Him the God who loves you always, the meaning of your life and the strength to give of yourself.” @Pontifex 16 November 2018
• “Nobody can delude themselves by thinking, “I’m fine because I’m not doing anything wrong”. To be a follower of Jesus it is not enough not to do wrong, because there is good that we must do!” @Pontifex 17 November 2018
• “Let us ask for the grace to open our eyes and hearts to the poor in order to hear their cry and recognize their needs. #WorldDayofthePoor
  http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/poveri/documents/papa-francesco_20180613_messaggio-ii-giornatamondiale-poveri–2018.html …” @Pontifex 18 November 2018
• “You cannot love only as long as it is “advantageous”. Love manifests itself when it goes beyond one’s own self-interest, and when it is given without reservation.” @Pontifex 19 November 2018
• “Faithfulness is the characteristic of free, mature and responsible human relationships.” @Pontifex 20 November 2018
• “Since today is World Fisheries Day, let us pray for all seafarers and advocate for a global commitment to stop human trafficking and forced labor in the fishing industry. #WorldFisheriesDay” @Pontifex 21 November 2018
• “May the Virgin Mary help us joyfully follow Jesus on the way of service, the royal road that leads to Heaven.” @Pontifex 21 November 2018

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