The Weekly Francis – Volume 31 – 13 October 2013

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 30 September to 13 October 2013.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s The Weekly Francis. Jimmy Akin came up with this idea when he started “The Weekly Benedict” and I have taken over curation of it.

Angelus

• 6 October 2013

General Audiences

• 2 October 2013

Homilies

• 13 October 2013 – Homily – Holy Mass on the occasion of the Marian Day

Messages

• 12 October 2013 – Prayer Vigil at the Shrine of Divine Love Marian Day – Year of Faith

Speeches

• 30 September 2013 – To Participants in the International Meeting for Peace sponsored by the Community of Sant’Egidio
• 3 October 2013 – To participants in a conference celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pope John XXIII’s Encyclical Letter Pacem in Terris
• 4 October 2013 – Meeting with the sick and disabled children assisted at the Seraphic Institute – Pastoral Visit to Assisi
• 4 October 2013 – Meeting with the poor assisted by Caritas – Pastoral Visit to Assisi
• 4 October 2013 – Meeting with the cloistered nuns – Pastoral Visit to Assisi
• 4 October 2013 – Meeting with the Clergy, Consecrated People and Members of the Diocesan Pastoral Councils – Pastoral Visit to Assisi
• 4 October 2013 – Meeting with the cloistered nuns – Pastoral Visit to Assisi
• 4 October 2013 – Meeting with the young people of Umbria – Pastoral Visit to Assisi
• 9 October 2013 – Interview with Pope Francis by Mr Eugenio Scalfari, Note 1
• 10 October 2013 – To the Board of Directors of the Knights of Columbus
• 12 October 2013 – Marian Prayer on the occasion of the Year of Faith

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 7 October 2013 – Monday – Listen to what God is telling you
• 8 October 2013 – Tuesday – Prayer opens the door for God
• 10 October 2013 – Thursday – We receive God Himself when we pray courageously
• 11 October 2013 – Friday – Guard against deceit of the devil

Papal Tweets

• “Mercy is the true power that can save humanity and the world from sin and evil.” @pontifex, 7 October 2013
• “The secret of Christian living is love. Only love fills the empty spaces caused by evil.” @pontifex, 8 October 2013
• “The mystery of the Cross, a mystery of love, can only be understood in prayer. Pray and weep, kneeling before the Cross.” @pontifex, 10 October 2013
• “When we encounter the Cross, we turn to Mary: Give us the strength, Mary our Mother, to accept and embrace the Cross!” @pontifex, 11 October 2013
• “Lord, have mercy! Too often we are blinded by our comfortable lives, and refuse to see those dying at our doorstep. #Lampedusa” @pontifex, 12 October 2013

Note 1: This interview was not recorded and was written from memory by Eugenio Scalfari afterwards. There are some questions about the details related as noted by Cardinal Dolan. See this article for additional information.

Note 2: Due to problems with using copyrighted material from the Vatican the eBook version of The Weekly Francis has been suspended. For users of the previous ebook volume I have some suggestions for alternatives on how to best read these documents especially on mobile platforms.