Jimmy Akin

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 19 April 2023 to 30 April 2023.

General Audiences

• 19 April 2023 – General Audience – Catechesis. The passion for evangelization’ the apostolic zeal of the believer. 9. Witnesses’ the martyrs
• 26 April 2023 – General Audience – The passion for evangelization’ the apostolic zeal of the believer. 2. Witnesses’ monasticism and the power of intercession. Gregory of Narek

Messages

• 30 April 2023 – Message for the 60th World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2023

Regina Caeli

• 23 April 2023 – Regina Caeli

Speeches

• 20 April 2023 – To a Delegation of ‘Interfaith Leaders from Greater Manchester’ (Great Britain)
• 20 April 2023 – To members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission
• 21 April 2023 – To the members of the ‘Papal Foundation’
• 22 April 2023 – To the Participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
• 22 April 2023 – To the Participants in the pilgrimage of thanksgiving for the Beatification of Armida Barelli
• 26 April 2023 – To Members of the ‘Catholic Extension Society’

Papal Tweets

• “Let us #PrayTogether that we may never tire of bearing witness to the Gospel, even in times of tribulation. May all the martyr saints be seeds of peace among peoples for a more humane and fraternal world, as we await the full manifestation of the Kingdom of Heaven.” @Pontifex, 19 April 2023
• “Let us persevere in our closeness in prayer for dear and distressed #Ukraine, which continues to endure terrible suffering. Let us #PrayTogether.” @Pontifex, 19 April 2023
• “God’s gaze never stops with our past filled of errors, but looks with infinite confidence at what we can become.” @Pontifex, 20 April 2023
• “Praising God is like breathing pure oxygen: it purifies the soul, it makes you look far ahead, it does not leave you imprisoned in the difficult and dark moment of hardship.” @Pontifex, 21 April 2023
• “The Book of Genesis tells us that the Lord entrusted human beings with the responsibility of being stewards of creation (Gen 2:15). Care for the Earth, then, is a moral obligation for all men and women as children of God. #EarthDay @EarthDay” @Pontifex, 22 April 2023
• “The #GospelOfToday (Lk 24: 13–35) invites us to tell Jesus everything, sincerely, without fear of saying the wrong thing. The Lord is happy whenever we open ourselves to Him; only in this way can He take us by the hand, accompany us and make our hearts burn again.” @Pontifex, 23 April 2023
• “Next Friday I will go to Budapest, in Hungary. It will be a journey to the centre of Europe, over which the icy winds of war continue to blow, while the displacement of so many people puts urgent humanitarian questions on the agenda.” @Pontifex, 23 April 2023
• “Dear Hungarian brothers and sisters, I know you are making great efforts to prepare for my arrival: I thank you from my heart. And I ask you all to accompany me with your prayers.” @Pontifex, 23 April 2023
• “Using weapons to resolve conflicts is a sign of weakness and fragility. Negotiation, proceeding in mediation, and conciliation require courage. #Peace” @Pontifex, 24 April 2023
• “We discover we are children of God at the moment we discover we are brothers and sisters, children of the same Father. This is why it is essential to be part of a journeying community. No one goes to the Lord alone.” @Pontifex, 25 April 2023
• “This year, for the World Day of Prayer for #Vocations, I would ask you, in your reflection and prayer, to take as your guide the theme “Vocation: Grace and Mission”. xLCuT Message” @Pontifex, 26 April 2023
• “Monks and nuns are the beating heart of the proclamation of the Gospel: their prayer is oxygen for all the members of the Body of Christ, the invisible force that sustains the mission. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 26 April 2023

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• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 12 April 2023 to 18 April 2023.

General Audiences

• 12 April 2023 – General Audience – Catechesis. The passion for evangelization’ the apostolic zeal of the believer. 9. Witnesses’ Saint Paul. 2

Regina Caeli

• 16 April 2023 – Regina Caeli

Speeches

• 14 April 2023 – To the Directors and Staff of ITA Airways
• 14 April 2023 – To a Delegation of Diocesan Oblate Brothers
• 15 April 2023 – To the Members of the ‘Fundación Madre de la Esperanza de Talavera de la Reina’, of Toledo (Spain)
• 15 April 2023 – To the Pilgrimage of the Diocese of Crema (Italy)
• 17 April 2023 – To a Delegation of the Community of the Beatitudes

Papal Tweets

• “Brothers and sisters, filled with the joy of the Risen Christ, let us ask the grace of being a Church ”moving out“, the community of missionary disciples taking initiative and committed to proclaim the Gospel of peace and mercy. #GeneralAudience #Easter” @Pontifex, 12 April 2023
• “60 years ago, St. John XXIII addressed the Encyclical ”Pacem in terris“ to the Church and to the world. I invite everyone to read it, because it is more timely than ever. And I pray that the heads of nations might allow it to inspire projects and decisions yIneqi Vatican” @Pontifex, 12 April 2023
• “Our wounds can be passages, openings that, in imitating the wounds of the Lord, allow God’s mercy to enter. His grace changes our lives and makes us artisans of #peace and reconciliation.” @Pontifex, 13 April 2023
• “Let us welcome the grace of Christ’s Resurrection! Let us be renewed by God’s mercy. Let us allow the power of His love to transform our lives too. And let us become agents of this mercy so justice and peace can flourish in the world.” @Pontifex, 14 April 2023
• “Today, with the world torn always more by war, distancing itself from God, we have all the more need of the Father’s mercy. Let us #PrayTogether #DivineMercy” @Pontifex, 15 April 2023
• “On this Divine Mercy Sunday, certain of interpreting the feelings of the faithful throughout the world, I direct a grateful thought to the memory of Saint John Paul II, the object of offensive and unfounded inferences these past few days.” @Pontifex, 16 April 2023
• “Let us #PrayTogether for the victims of war, which continue to sow death in horrific ways, asking God that the world might never more have to experience the shock of violent death by the human hand, but the awe of the life that He gives and renews with His grace!” @Pontifex, 16 April 2023
• “I express my closeness to all our brothers and sisters who are celebrating Easter today. Dear brothers and sisters, may the Risen Lord be with you and fill you with His Holy Spirit! Happy Easter to all of you!” @Pontifex, 16 April 2023
• “The wounds of the risen Jesus are the signs of the Love that overcomes hatred, of the Pardon that disarms revenge, of the Life that conquers death. #GospelOfTheDay (Jn 20:19–3) #DivineMercy” @Pontifex, 16 April 2023
• “If you have dreams of true glory, not the glory of this passing world, but of the glory of God, this is the path to follow: the works of #mercy give glory to God more than any other thing.” @Pontifex, 17 April 2023
• “Our hope is called Jesus. He is alive and evil has no more power over Him. Failure cannot prevent us from beginning again, and death becomes the passage to the beginning of a new life. #Easter” @Pontifex, 18 April 2023

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• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 5 April 2023 to 11 April 2023.

General Audiences

• 5 April 2023 – General Audience – Catechesis. ‘The Crucifix, well-spring of hope’

Homilies

• 6 April 2023 – Holy Chrism Mass
• 6 April 2023 – Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Prison for Minors ‘Casal del Marmo’, Rome)
• 8 April 2023 – Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter

Messages

• 9 April 2023 – ‘Urbi et Orbi’ – Easter 2023

Regina Caeli

• 10 April 2023 – Regina Caeli, Easter Monday

Papal Tweets

• “During these holy days, let’s draw near the Crucified One. Let’s place ourselves before him, stripped, to take an honest look at ourselves, removing whatever is superfluous. Let’s look at him, wounded, and place our wounds in his. Let’s let Jesus regenerate hope in us. #HolyWeek” @Pontifex, 5 April 2023
• “Without the Lord’s Spirit, there can be no Christian life. Without his anointing, there can be no holiness. It is fitting that today, on the birthday of the priesthood, we acknowledge that He is at the origin of the ministry, the life and vitality of every Pastor. #HolyThursday” @Pontifex, 6 April 2023
• “On the cross, Jesus refused to yield to despair, but he prayed and entrusted Himself to the Father. In His abandonment, he continued to love and forgive His crucifiers. Jesus, in His abandonment, asks us to see and have a heart for the many ”abandoned Christs“.” @Pontifex, 7 April 2023
• “#ViaCrucis #GoodFriday U Image” @Pontifex, 7 April 2023
• “Today the power of Easter calls you to roll away every stone of disappointment and mistrust. The Lord is an expert in rolling back the stones of sin and fear. He wants to illuminate your sacred memory, your most beautiful memory, to make you relive your first encounter with him.” @Pontifex, 8 April 2023
• “Let us revive the beauty of that moment when we realized that he is alive and we made him the Lord of our lives. Let us return to Galilee. Let each of us return to his or her own Galilee, to the place where we first encountered him. Let us rise to new life!” @Pontifex, 8 April 2023
• “Let us make haste to surmount our conflicts and divisions, and to open our hearts to those in greatest need. Let us hasten to pursue paths of peace and fraternity.” @Pontifex, 9 April 2023
• “To rise again, to start anew, to take up the journey, we always need to return to Galilee, that is, to go back to the living, concrete and palpable memory of our first encounter with him.” @Pontifex, 9 April 2023
• “#Easter yeultk Image” @Pontifex, 9 April 2023
• “Jesus, the Living One, is with us, forever. Let the Church and the world rejoice, for today our hopes no longer come up against the wall of death, for the Lord has built us a bridge to life.” @Pontifex, 9 April 2023
• “May we allow ourselves to experience amazement at the joyful proclamation of Easter, at the light that illumines the darkness and the gloom in which, all too often, our world finds itself enveloped.” @Pontifex, 9 April 2023
• “The #GospelOfToday lets us relive the women’s encounter with the Risen Jesus on Easter morning. Jesus meets them while they are going to announce him. This is beautiful: when we proclaim the Lord, the Lord comes to us. #Easter” @Pontifex, 10 April 2023
• “When hope is spent and we feel loneliness in our hearts, inner weariness, the torment of sin, the fear of failure, let us return to Jesus. For He is the only one who always defeats death and always renews our life. #Easter” @Pontifex, 11 April 2023

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