The Weekly Francis – Volume 258 – 16 January 2019

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

Angelus

• 6 January 2019

General Audiences

• 9 January 2019

Letters

• 6 January 2019 – Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to the President of the Pontifical Academy for Life for the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Academy

Messages

• 10 January 2019 – Message to the Participants in the Meeting of the Presidents of Doctrinal Commissions of the Episcopal Conferences in Asia

Papal Tweets

• “The spirit of the world is conquered with the spirit of faith: believing that God is really in the brother and sister who are close to me. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 10 January 2019
• “The first step in prayer is to be humble, go to the Father and say: “Look at me, I am a sinner.” And the Lord listens.” @Pontifex 11 January 2019
• “Smallness is freedom. One who is small, in the Gospel sense, is unencumbered and free from any urge to show off, and from any claim to success.” @Pontifex 12 January 2019
• “Baptism is the best gift we have received. Through it, we belong to God and we possess the joy of salvation.” @Pontifex 13 January 2019
• “Let us look at our hands, often so empty of love, and today let us try to think of some gift we can offer freely.” @Pontifex 14 January 2019
• “Don’t let the sufferings you see frighten you. Place them before the Crucifix and the Eucharist from which we draw patient and compassionate love.” @Pontifex 15 January 2019
• “The Spirit of God speaks freely to each person through feelings and thoughts. The Spirit cannot be confined with simple reasoning, but must be welcomed with the heart!” @Pontifex 16 January 2019

Papal Instagram

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