Jimmy Akin

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 26 July 2022 to 2 August 2022.

Angelus

• 31 July 2022 – Angelus

Homilies

• 26 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Participation in the ‘Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage’ and Liturgy of the Word
• 28 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Holy Mass at the National Shrine of Saint Anne de Beaupré
• 28 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Vespers with Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Consecrated persons, Seminarians and Pastoral workers in the Cathedral of Notre Dame (Québec)

Speeches

• 27 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Meeting with Civil Authorities, Representatives of Indigenous Peoples and Members of the Diplomatic Corps at the ‘Citadelle de Québec’
• 29 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Meeting with a Delegation of Indigenous Peoples in Québec in the Archbishop’s Residence in Québec
• 29 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Meeting with young people and elders in the primary school square (Iqaluit)

Papal Tweets

• “The message of unity that Heaven sends to earth does not fear differences, but invites us to communion, to start afresh together, because we are all pilgrims on a journey. #IndigenousPeoples #Canada” @Pontifex, 26 July 2022
• “As a Church, all of us need to be healed fom the temptation of choosing to defend the institution rather than seeking the truth. With God’s help, let us contribute to the building up of a Mother Church that is pleasing to Him. #IndigenousPeoples #Canada” @Pontifex, 26 July 2022
• “Dear #Indigenous brothers and sisters, I have come here as a pilgrim also to say to you how precious you are to me and to the Church. May the Lord help us move forward in the healing process, towards an ever more healthy and renewed future. #Canada” @Pontifex, 26 July 2022
• “Today too, there are any number of forms of ideological colonization that become open to the “cancel culture” that neglects their duties toward the most weak and vulnerable: the poor, migrants, the elderly, the sick, the unborn… They are the forgotten ones in well-off societies.” @Pontifex, 27 July 2022
• “Together with the bishops of #Canada, I renew my request for forgiveness for the wrong done by so many Christians against the #IndigenousPeoples. It is tragic when some believers conform themselves to the conventions of the world rather than to the Gospel.” @Pontifex, 27 July 2022
• “We can learn much from the #IndigenousPeoples, from their ability to listen attentively to God, to persons and to nature. And we need it, especially amid the frenzied pace of today’s world that makes difficult a truly human, sustainable and integral development. #Canada” @Pontifex, 27 July 2022
• “It will not be the arms race and strategies of deterrence that will bring peace and security. We need not ask how to pursue wars, but how to stop them. What is needed is creative and farsighted policies capable of moving beyond the categories of opposition.” @Pontifex, 27 July 2022
• “Whenever our failures lead to an encounter with the Lord, life and hope are reborn and we are able to be reconciled: with ourselves, with our brothers and sisters, and with God. #ApostolicJourney #Canada” @Pontifex, 28 July 2022
• “Let us allow ourselves to meet Jesus. Let us allow his Word to show us the way to healing and reconciliation. Let us break the Eucharistic Bread together, so that we can see ourselves once again as beloved children of the Father, called to be brothers and sisters all.” @Pontifex, 28 July 2022
• “Lord Jesus, our strength and consolation, stay with us when hope fades and the night of disappointment falls. For if You walk at our side, failure gives way to the hope of new life. #ApostolicJourney #Canada” @Pontifex, 28 July 2022
• “The Church in #Canada has been hurt by the evil perpetrated by some of its sons and daughters. I would like once more to ask forgiveness of all the victims of abuse. The pain and the shame we feel must become an occasion for conversion: never again! #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 28 July 2022
• “The Gospel is preached effectively when life itself speaks and reveals the freedom that sets others free, the compassion that asks for nothing in return, the mercy that silently speaks of Christ. #ApostolicJourney #Canada” @Pontifex, 28 July 2022
• “I’ve come to #Canada as a pilgrim to walk with you & for the #IndigenousPeoples so that progress may be made in the search for truth, in the processes of healing & reconciliation, & so that seeds of hope be sown for indigenous & non-indigenous people who want to live fraternally.” @Pontifex, 29 July 2022
• “Dear #YoungPeople, in a world in which scandals, war, injustice, environmental destruction, indifference towards those in need, disillusionment on the part of those who should be giving an example, are not lacking, you are the answer because the future is in your hands.” @Pontifex, 29 July 2022
• “In a world so often individualistic, how precious is your profoundly genuine sense of family & community toward the #IndegenousPeoples! How important it is to cultivate the bond between the young & the old, and to preserve a healthy & harmonious relationship with all of creation!” @Pontifex, 29 July 2022
• “Dear brothers & sisters of the #IndigenousPeoples, I now return home bearing in my heart the treasure of all those who have left a mark on me, your faces, smiles and words, stories & places will always remain with me. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 29 July 2022
• “My thoughts and prayers in these days have focused often on Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. We venerate her for her devotion to prayer and work, and her ability to endure many trials patiently and meekly. #IndigenousPeoples” @Pontifex, 29 July 2022
• “On the feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, I extend a heartfelt greeting to my fellow-Jesuits. Continue to walk zealously and joyfully in serving the Lord. Be courageous!” @Pontifex, 31 July 2022
• “Let us continue to pray for the suffering and battered Ukrainian people, asking God to free them from the scourge of war. The only reasonable thing to do would be to stop and negotiate. May wisdom inspire concrete steps toward peace.” @Pontifex, 31 July 2022
• “Accumulating material goods is not enough to live well, for Jesus says that life does not consist in what one possesses (Lk 12:15). It depends, instead, on good relationships – with God, with others, and even with those who have less. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex, 31 July 2022
• “I thank all those who made this penitential pilgrimage possible, beginning with the Civil Authorities, the Chiefs of the Indigenous Peoples, and the Canadian Bishops. I sincerely thank all those who accompanied me with their prayer.” @Pontifex, 31 July 2022
• “The use of #NuclearWeapons, as well as their mere possession, is immoral. Trying to defend and ensure stability and peace through a false sense of security and a “balance of terror” ends up poisoning relationships between peoples and obstructs real dialogue. #NPTRevCon” @Pontifex, 1 August 2022
• “Let us #PrayTogether for small and medium-sized businesses, hard hit by the economic and social crisis, that they may find the necessary means to continue operating and serving their communities. #PrayerIntention Video” @Pontifex, 2 August 2022

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 14 July 2022 to 26 July 2022.

Apostolic Letter

• 14 July 2022 – Apostolic Letter issued ’Motu proprio’ Ad charisma tuendum

Homilies

• 26 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Holy Mass at ‘Commonwealth Stadium’ in Edmonton

Messages

• 16 July 2022 – Message of the Holy Father for the celebration of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

Speeches

• 24 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Greeting to journalists on the flight to Canada
• 25 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Meeting with indigenous peoples’ First nations, Métis and Inuit at Maskwacis
• 25 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Meeting with indigenous peoples and members of the Parish Community of Sacred Heart (Edmonton)

Papal Tweets

• ““Listen to the voice of creation” is the theme and invitation of this year’s Season of Creation from 1 September to 4 October. It is a special time for all Christians to pray and work together to care for our common home.
  https://t.co/GEsiGVxGsW Message” @Pontifex, 21 July 2022
• “We #GrandparentsandElderly have a great responsibility: to teach people how to look on others with the same understanding and loving gaze we give our grandchildren. We can be teachers of a way of life that is peaceful and attentive to the weakest.” @Pontifex, 22 July 2022
• “The World Day of #GrandparentsandElderly is an opportunity to joyfully proclaim once again that the Church wants to celebrate together with all those whom the Lord – as it says in the Bible – has “filled with days”. Let us celebrate it together! Message” @Pontifex, 23 July 2022
• “Dear #GrandparentsandElderly, we are called to be artisans of the revolution of tenderness! Let us do so by growing in our knowledge and use of the most valuable instrument we have: prayer. Our confident prayer can do a great deal!” @Pontifex, 23 July 2022
• “Dear brothers and sisters of #Canada, I come among you to meet the indigenous peoples. I hope, with God’s grace, that my penitential pilgrimage might contribute to the journey of reconciliation already undertaken. Please accompany me with #prayer.” @Pontifex, 24 July 2022
• “Reconciliation is not merely the result of our own efforts. It is a gift that flows from the crucified Lord. It is a peace that radiates from the Heart of Jesus, a grace that must be sought. #IndigenousPeoples #Canada” @Pontifex, 25 July 2022
• “Dear #IndigenousPeoples of #Canada, I have come to your native lands to tell you in person of my sorrow, to implore God’s forgiveness, healing and reconciliation, to express my closeness and to pray with you and for you.” @Pontifex, 25 July 2022
• “I ask forgiveness for the ways in which many members of the Church cooperated in those projects of cultural destruction and assimilation stipulated by the government, which culminated in the system of residential schools. #IndigenousPeoples #Canada” @Pontifex, 25 July 2022
• “Our own efforts aren’t enough to achieve healing and reconciliation: we need God’s grace. We need the Spirit’s quiet and powerful wisdom. May He fulfill the expectations of our hearts. May he take us by the hand and enable us to walk together. #IndigenousPeoples #Canada” @Pontifex, 25 July 2022
• “To pray together, to help one another, to share life stories, common joys and struggles: this is what opens the door to the reconciling work of God. #ApostolicJourney #Canada” @Pontifex, 25 July 2022
• “May Saints #JoachimAndAnn help us honour our #GrandparentsAndElders, to treasure their presence in order to create a better future, a future in which the story of violence and marginalization suffered by our #Indigenous brothers and sisters is never repeated.” @Pontifex, 26 July 2022
• “Let us pray for and in union with our forebears. Let us dedicate time to remember and keep their legacy. In the fog of forgetfulness overshadowing our times, it is essential to cultivate our roots. This is how the future is built. #GrandparentsAndElderly” @Pontifex, 26 July 2022
• “We have received so much from those who have gone before us. What do we want to bequeath to those who come after us? “Rose water” or a living faith? A society founded on personal profit or on fraternity? A world at war or at peace? A devastated creation or a welcoming home?” @Pontifex, 26 July 2022

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 24 June 2022 to 19 July 2022.

Angelus

• 17 July 2022 – Angelus

Letters

• 24 June 2022 – Letter of the Holy Father on the occasion of the inauguration of the new CELAM headquarters in Colombia

Messages

• 13 July 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the Conference ‘Resilience of People and Ecosystems under Climate Stress’ [Casina Pio IV, 13–14 July 2022]
• 15 July 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to the people of the Dominican Republic to mark the Altagracian Jubilee Year
• 15 July 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to the Participants in the SIGNIS World Congress [Seoul, 15–18 August 2022]
• 19 July 2022 – Video message of the Holy Father for the II Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society and Pastoral Life [Nairobi, 19–22 July]

Speeches

• 14 July 2022 – To the Participants in the General Chapters of the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, the Order of the Mother of God and the Congregation of the Mission

Papal Tweets

• “I invite you to go out and look for those elderly persons who are most alone, at home or in residences where they are guests. Let’s make sure no one feels alone. Visiting the elderly who live alone is a work of mercy in our time! #GrandparentsElderly #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 13 July 2022
• “#OurLadyofMountCarmel d Image” @Pontifex, 16 July 2022
• “The word of Jesus is a teaching that touches and shapes life, frees it from the dullness of evil, satisfies and infuses it with a joy that does not pass: it is the better part. Therefore, Mary gives it first place: she stops and listens. The rest will come after. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex, 17 July 2022
• “Let us #PrayTogether for the people of Sri Lanka. I urge all parties to seek a peaceful solution to the current crisis that especially favors the poorest, resecting everyone’s rights.” @Pontifex, 17 July 2022
• “I am near the suffering Ukrainian people. How is it possible not to understand that war only creates destruction and death, driving people apart, killing truth and dialogue? Let us #PrayTogether that negotiations might begin again.” @Pontifex, 17 July 2022
• “We must return to the essence of Christianity: the love of God, the driving force of our joy that sends us out to trod the pathways of the world, and welcoming our neighbour. This is the simplest and most beautiful witness we can give the world.” @Pontifex, 19 July 2022

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus