Jimmy Akin

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 10 August 2022 to 16 August 2022.

Angelus

• 14 August 2022 – Angelus
• 15 August 2022 – Angelus, Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

General Audiences

• 10 August 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Old Age’ 16. ‘I go to prepare a place for you’. Old age, a time projected towards fulfilment

Messages

• 10 August 2022 – Video Message of the Holy Father to a group of missionaries in Argentina

Papal Tweets

• “Old age is the phase in life most suited to spreading the joyful news that life is the initiation to a final fulfilment. And the best is yet to come. May God grant us an old age capable of this!” @Pontifex, 10 August 2022
• “Those who believe themselves to be rich, successful and secure, base everything on themselves and close themselves off from God and their brothers and sisters, whereas those who know they are poor and not self-sufficient remain open to God and their neighbour. And they find joy.” @Pontifex, 11 August 2022
• “We are unique, free and alive, called to live a love story with God, to make bold and firm decisions, to accept the marvelous risk of loving.” @Pontifex, 12 August 2022
• “We need to pray always, even when everything seems in vain, when God appears to be deaf and mute and it seems we are wasting time. Even if heaven is overshadowed, the Christian does not stop praying.” @Pontifex, 13 August 2022
• “The Gospel sets us in motion, and drives us to open up to God and our brothers. It is just like fire: while it warms us with God’s love, it wants to burn our selfishness, enlighten the dark sides of life, consume the false idols that enslave us. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex, 14 August 2022
• “The populations of Somalia and various zones of the neighbouring countries, who already live in very precarious conditions, now find themselves in mortal danger due to drought. I hope that international solidarity can respond effectively to this emergency. #PrayTogether” @Pontifex, 14 August 2022
• “Looking at the Mother of God in glory, we understand that true power is service, that to reign means to love, and that this is the road to Heaven. #Assumption” @Pontifex, 15 August 2022
• “Let us continue to invoke the intercession of Our Lady, so that God might give the world peace, and let us pray in particular for the Ukrainian people.” @Pontifex, 15 August 2022
• “Love goes beyond usefulness, convenience or duty; love generates wonder, it inspires creative, freely-given zeal.” @Pontifex, 16 August 2022

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 16 July 2022 to 9 August 2022.

Angelus

• 7 August 2022 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 3 August 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis’ The Apostolic Journey in Canada

Messages

• 16 July 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the Youth Festival (Mladifest) [Medjugorje, 1–6 August 2022]

Speeches

• 29 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Press Conference on the return flight to Rome
• 5 August 2022 – To the participants in the ‘Alpha Youth Camp’

Papal Tweets

• “My #ApostolicJourney to #Canada was a penitential pilgrimage. Together we remembered the good memory of the thousands of years of history of these peoples, in harmony with their land and the painful memory of the abuse they suffered.” @Pontifex, 3 August 2022
• “The second step of our journey was reconciliation, and the third, healing, drawing from Christ, the spring of living water. There, in Jesus, we saw the proximity of the Father who heals wounds and also forgives sins.” @Pontifex, 3 August 2022
• “May the fortitude and peaceful action of the indigenous peoples of #Canada be an example for all indigenous peoples not to close in on themselves, but to offer their contribution for a more fraternal humanity that knows how to love creation and the Creator.” @Pontifex, 3 August 2022
• “I hope that #Lebanon, with the help of the international community, may continue on the path of rebirth, remaining faithful to its vocation to be a land of peace and pluralism, where communities of different religions can live in fraternity.” @Pontifex, 4 August 2022
• “Jesus, the Good Shepherd, cares for us because he truly loves us. We, the Church’s pastors, are asked to show that same generosity in tending the flock, so as to manifest Jesus’ concern for everyone and his compassion for each person’s wounds. #CureOfArs” @Pontifex, 4 August 2022
• “To give hope to others, sometimes it is simply enough to be kind, to put aside your own worries and priorities in order to show interest, give the gift of a smile, speak an encouraging word, create a space for listening amid so much indifference.” @Pontifex, 5 August 2022
• “Being disciples of Jesus and progressing along the path of #holiness means first and foremost letting ourselves be transfigured by the power of God’s love.” @Pontifex, 6 August 2022
• “The departure of the first ships loaded with grain from the ports of Ukraine is a sign of hope. I sincerely hope that, following in this direction, there might be an end to combat and that a just and lasting peace might be reached.” @Pontifex, 7 August 2022
• “Brothers and sisters, let us walk without fear, in the certainty that the Lord accompanies us always. And let us stay awake lest we be asleep when the Lord passes by. #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 12:32)” @Pontifex, 7 August 2022
• “Reviving a dialogue happens not with words, but witth silence; not by insisting, but by patiently beginning anew to patiently listen to another person, hearing about their struggles and what they carry inside. The healing of the heart begins with listening.” @Pontifex, 8 August 2022
• “How precious is that profoundly genuine sense of family and community among #IndigenousPeoples! And how important it is to cultivate properly the bond between young and old, and to maintain a healthy and harmonious relationship with all of creation!” @Pontifex, 9 August 2022

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus