{"id":16591,"date":"2020-02-12T22:47:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T03:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/?p=16591"},"modified":"2020-02-19T23:22:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T04:22:50","slug":"the-weekly-francis-volume-303-12-february-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2020\/02\/the-weekly-francis-volume-303-12-february-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Francis &#8211; Volume 303 &#8211; 12 February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/pope-francis2-300x187.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/pope-francis2-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"pope-francis2-300x187\" class=\"wp-image-14281\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 25 January 2020 to 12 February 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father\u2019s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at <a href=\"http:\/\/jimmyakin.com\/category\/popefrancis\">Jimmy Akin\u2019s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Angelus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/angelus\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_angelus_20200209.html\">9 February 2020<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Apostolic Exhortation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20200202_querida-amazonia.html\">2 February 2020 &#8211; \u201cQuerida Amazonia\u201d: Post-Synodal Exhortation to the People of God and to All Persons of Good Will<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>General Audiences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/audiences\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200205_udienza-generale.html\">5 February 2020<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Messages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200129_messaggio-convegno-focolari.html\">29 January 2020 &#8211; Message of the Holy Father to bishops, friends of the Focolare Movement, participating in the International Conference to mark the centenary of the birth of the Servant of God Chiara Lubich<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Speeches<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2020\/january\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200125_rota-romana.html\">25 January 2020 &#8211; Inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2020\/february\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200206_fiere-mondiali.html\">6 February 2020 &#8211; To the participants of UFI Global CEO Summit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2020\/february\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200210_cavalieri-dicolombo.html\">10 February 2020 &#8211; To the Board of Directors of the Knights of Columbus<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Papal Tweets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201cVideo #PrayAgainstTrafficking\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1225430194246340609\">@Pontifex 6 February 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cBoth John the Baptist, who is the greatest man born of woman, and the Son of God have chosen the path of humiliation. God shows this path to Christians so they can move forward. One cannot be humble without having suffered humiliation. #HomilySantaMarta\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1225755397518249984\">@Pontifex 7 February 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cSaint Bakhita, patron saint of victims of trafficking, faced the pain of slavery and witnessed the freedom and joy of encountering the Lord. Let us pray that all may live this joy and break the chains of slavery. #PrayAgainstTrafficking\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1226113448917909506\">@Pontifex 8 February 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cTogether against trafficking. Only together can we defeat this scourge and protect the victims. Prayer is the strength that sustains our commitment. #PrayAgainstTrafficking\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1226128549989339137\">@Pontifex 8 February 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cIn the #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 5:13\u201316), Jesus calls His disciples to be salt and light in the world. The person who lives and spreads the grace of Christ is salt. The person who lets the Gospel shine with good deeds is light.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1226483384400121858\">@Pontifex 9 February 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cFaith grows when we invoke the Lord with confidence, bringing to Jesus who we are, with open hearts, without hiding our sufferings.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1226845771154128897\">@Pontifex 10 February 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cI entrust to the Virgin Mary, Health of the Sick, all those who carry the burden of illness, along with their families and healthcare providers. I warmly assure everyone of my closeness in prayer. #WorldDayOfTheSick #OurLadyOfLourdes\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1227177960450314241\">@Pontifex 11 February 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cJesus Christ offers His mercy to those who endure distress due to situations of frailty, suffering, and weakness. He invites everyone to share in His life in order to experience tender love. #WorldDayOfTheSick http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/sick\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200103_giornata-malato.html\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1227208159095410688\">@Pontifex 11 February 2020<\/a><\/li><li>&#8220;\u201cBlessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted\u201d (Mt 5:4). Wise and blessed is the person who welcomes the pain that comes with love, because they will receive the consolation of the Holy Spirit,who is God\u2019s tenderness who forgives and corrects.#GeneralAudience#Beatitudes&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1227532798119968768\">@Pontifex 12 February 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cI am addressing the present Exhortation to the whole world. I am doing so to help awaken their affection and concern for that land which is also \u201cours\u201d. #QueridaAmazonia http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20200202_querida-amazonia.html\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1227547901418758145\">@Pontifex 12 February 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cI dream of an Amazon region that fights for the rights of the poor, the original peoples and the least of our brothers and sisters, where their voices can be heard and their dignity advanced. #QueridaAmazonia\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1227563001307205637\">@Pontifex 12 February 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe Lord, who is the first to care for us, teaches us to care for our brothers and sisters and the environment which he daily gives us. This is the first ecology that that we need. #QueridaAmazonia http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20200202_querida-amazonia.html\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1227578099895717889\">@Pontifex 12 February 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cI dream of Christian communities capable of generous commitment, incarnate in the Amazon region, and giving the Church new faces with Amazonian features. #QueridaAmazonia\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1227593196986744832\">@Pontifex 12 February 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe Amazonian peoples have a right to hear the Gospel: the proclamation of God who infinitely loves every man and woman, and has revealed this love fully in Jesus Christ, crucified for us and risen in our lives. #QueridaAmazonia\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1227608300906147841\">@Pontifex 12 February 2020<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Papal Instagram<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/franciscus\/\">Franciscus<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 25 January 2020 to 12 February 2020. 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