The Weekly Francis – Volume 255 – 27 December 2018

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 6 December 2018 to 27 December 2018.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

Angelus

• 16 December 2018

General Audiences

• 19 December 2018

Homilies

• 12 December 2018 – Holy Mass on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
• 24 December 2018 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord

Messages

• 25 December 2018 – “Urbi et Orbi” – Christmas 2018

Prayers

• 8 December 2018 – Act of Veneration to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Spanish Steps

Speeches

• 6 December 2018 – To the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians)
• 13 December 2018 – To Collaborators and Friends of Telepace
• 16 December 2018 – To volunteers, parents and children of “Santa Marta” Pediatric Dispensary
• 17 December 2018 – To the Delegation of the International Commission against the Death Penalty
• 20 December 2018 – To Young People of Italian Catholic Action
• 21 December 2018 – Address to the employees of the Holy See and of Vatican City State, with their respective families, for the exchange of Christmas greetings
• 21 December 2018 – Christmas greetings to the Roman Curia

Papal Tweets

• “May the symbols of the nativity scene and the Christmas tree allow a reflection of God’s light and tenderness to enter into family life. #Christmas” @Pontifex 21 December 2018
• “Let us entrust ourselves to Our Lady so that she may help us prepare our hearts to welcome Baby Jesus at his birth. #Christmas” @Pontifex 22 December 2018
• “The lights of the Christmas tree remind us that Jesus is the light of the world, the light of our souls that drives away the darkness of hatred and makes room for forgiveness. #Christmas” @Pontifex 23 December 2018
• “By contemplating God, who became a child, radiating light from the humility of the crib, we can also become witnesses to humility, tenderness and goodness. #Christmas” @Pontifex 24 December 2018
• “Christ is born for us! Come, all of you who are seeking the face of God. Here He is, the Child lying in the manger.” @Pontifex 25 December 2018
• “The Church grows with the blood of the martyrs, men and women who give their lives for Jesus. Today there are many, even if they do not make the headlines.” @Pontifex 26 December 2018
• “Looking at Jesus we see the face of the God who is Love, and we learn to recognize Him in the faces of our brothers and sisters.” @Pontifex 27 December 2018

Papal Instagram

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