Jimmy Akin

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 21 January 2022 to 2 February 2022.

Angelus

• 30 January 2022 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 2 February 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Saint Joseph’ 10. Saint Joseph and the communion of saints

Letters

• 2 February 2022 – Letter of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Apostolic Constitution Provida Mater Ecclesia

Speeches

• 21 January 2022 – To participants in the Plenary Session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
• 24 January 2022 – To the Participants in the General Chapter of the Canonesses of Saint-Augustin of the Notre-Dame Congregation
• 27 January 2022 – Inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota
• 28 January 2022 – To Participants in the Meeting promoted by the International Consortium of Catholic Media ‘Catholic fact-checking’

Papal Tweets

• “Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is necessary to foster in the new generations an awareness of the horror of this black page of history, so that we can build a future where human dignity is no longer trampled underfoot.” @Pontifex, 27 January 2022
• “Consistent #prayer produces progressive transformation, makes us strong in times of tribulation, gives us the grace to be supported by Him who loves us and always protects us.” @Pontifex, 28 January 2022
• “Do not judge, Christ tells us. How many times do we not only pass along gossip or rumours, but consider ourselves justified when we are harsh in our judgement of others. We can be indulgent with ourselves, but inflexible with others.” @Pontifex, 29 January 2022
• “Jesus goes the way of the prophets: he presents himself as we would not expect.He is not found by those who seek miracles, new sensations, a faith made up of power and external signs.He is found instead by those who accept his ways and his challenges. #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 4:21–30)” @Pontifex, 30 January 2022
• “On World Leprosy Day #LetsPrayTogether for those who suffer from this disease, that they may never lack spiritual support and health assistance. It is necessary to work together for their full integration.” @Pontifex, 30 January 2022
• “Saint John Bosco, father and teacher of the young, did not shut himself up in the sacristy. He went out into the streets to look for young people, with the creativity that was his hallmark.” @Pontifex, 31 January 2022
• “Faith is not water that extinguishes flames, it is fire that burns; it is not a tranquilizer for people under stress, it is a love story for people in love! That is why Jesus above all else detests lukewarmness (cf. Rev 3:16).” @Pontifex, 31 January 2022
• “Today the Lunar New Year will be celebrated in the Far East. I hope that in the New Year everyone may enjoy peace, health and a peaceful and secure life.” @Pontifex, 1 February 2022
• “Sincere and humble worship of God bears fruit not in discrimination, hatred and violence, but in respect for the sacredness of life, respect for the dignity and freedom of others, and loving commitment to the welfare of all. #WIWH #FratelliTutti” @Pontifex, 1 February 2022
• “Let us #PrayTogether for religious sisters and consecrated women, thanking them for their mission and their courage; may they continue to find new responses to the challenges of our times. #PrayerIntention” @Pontifex, 1 February 2022
• “Today is not so much the time for persuasive and convincing discourses; it is above all the time for witness because, while apologia divides, the beauty of life attracts. Be witnesses who attract!” @Pontifex, 2 February 2022
• “On the feast of the #PresentationOfTheLord in the temple, we present ourselves to God with purified spirits, so that our eyes might see the light of salvation and we might thus bring it to the entire world, as the Saints did.” @Pontifex, 2 February 2022
• “The saints are friends with whom we can grow in friendship. We all need friends who can help us deal with life. This is the trust which enlivens us when we turn to the saints in the decisive moments of our lives. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 2 February 2022
• “We painfully witness the violence bloodying #Myanmar. I join in the appeal of Myanmar’s Bishops urging the international community to work toward reconciliation between the interested parties. Let us #PrayTogether entrusting to God our efforts for peace.” @Pontifex, 2 February 2022
• “You are in the world to witness that it is beloved and blessed by God. You are consecrated for the world, which awaits your testimony to achieve a freedom that gives joy, nourishes hope, and prepares the future.” @Pontifex, 2 February 2022
• “With baptism, we belong to Christ. We are rooted in an everlasting communion with God and each other. Baptism is the source of every form of consecrated, and also the strength to separate us from worldliness.” @Pontifex, 2 February 2022
• “We at times risk seeing our consecration only in terms of results, goals and success. The Spirit, on the other hand, asks for none of this. He wants us to cultivate daily fidelity, attentive to the little things entrusted to our care. #ConsecratedLife” @Pontifex, 2 February 2022

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