{"id":16659,"date":"2020-05-06T21:12:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T01:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/?p=16659"},"modified":"2020-05-06T21:12:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T01:12:55","slug":"the-weekly-francis-volume-315-06-may-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2020\/05\/the-weekly-francis-volume-315-06-may-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Francis &#8211; Volume 315 &#8211; 06 May 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 31 March 2020 to 6 May 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daily Homilies (fervorinos)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/cotidie\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco-cotidie_20200331_laprofezia-sullacroce.html\">31 March 2020 &#8211; Look at the crucifix in the light of redemption<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/cotidie\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco-cotidie_20200401_rimanere-nelsignore.html\">1 April 2020 &#8211; Remain in the Lord (1st April 2020)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/cotidie\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco-cotidie_20200402_letre-dimensioni-dellavita.html\">2 April 2020 &#8211; The three dimensions of Christian life: election, promise, covenant<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/cotidie\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco-cotidie_20200406_la-poverta-nascosta.html\">6 April 2020 &#8211; Seek Jesus in the poor<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/cotidie\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco-cotidie_20200407_perseverare-nelservizio.html\">7 April 2020 &#8211; Persevering in service<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Papal Tweets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201c\u201cWork\u201d is the word the Bible uses to describe God\u2019s creative activity: \u201cGod completed the work He had been doing\u201d (Gen 2:2). God entrusted this task to mankind: Work is the human vocation. #HomilySantaMarta\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1256154858769600512\">@Pontifex 1 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cLet us rediscover the beauty of praying the #Rosary at home during May! At the end of each Rosary, we can recite a prayer asking for Mary\u2019s intercession, that the Lord might free us from this pandemic and life might serenely resume its normal course. <a href=\"http:\/\/vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/letters\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200425_lettera-mesedimaggio.html\">Letter<\/a> \u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1256184091298246656\">@Pontifex 1 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cLet us #PrayTogether for government leaders who are responsible for taking care of their people. May the Lord grant them strength and teach them that they need to show great unity in moments of crisis for the good of the people, because unity is superior to conflict.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1256495961200832513\">@Pontifex 2 May 2020<\/a>]<\/li><li>\u201cA crisis is the moment to make a choice. This pandemic is a time of social crisis. How should we react? With perseverance, silence, and fidelity to God and decisions made earlier. A moment of crisis is like passing through fire to become stronger. #HomilySantaMarta\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1256515619165474816\">@Pontifex 2 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cLet us turn this time of #pandemic into a test case to prepare for our collective future. Without an all-embracing vision, there will be no future for anyone.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1256546476789915651\">@Pontifex 2 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cGood Shepherd Sunday is a beautiful Sunday, one of peace, meekness, and tenderness because our Shepherd cares for us. \u201dThe Lord is my Shepherd, there is nothing I shall want\u201c (Ps 23). #HomilySantaMarta\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1256872155540791301\">@Pontifex 3 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cLet us #PrayTogether for the many pastors who give their lives for the faithful.I think often of priests,as well as other pastors who care for the good of the people: doctors. May the example of these shepherds,priests and doctors help us care for the holy,faithful people of God.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1256881040582418433\">@Pontifex 3 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cLet us #PrayTogether today for #vocations, asking the Lord for the gift of good workers for His Kingdom, whose hearts and hands are open to His love. [Message(]http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/vocations\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200308_57-messaggio-giornata-mondiale-vocazioni.html)\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1256908864588353537\">@Pontifex 3 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cDuring the current crisis, we need good, free journalism that serves all people, especially those who do not have a voice: journalism that is dedicated to the search for truth and which opens paths toward communion and peace. #WPFD2020\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1256946614150692865\">@Pontifex 3 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cDuring the quarantine, families try to do a lot of new things. There\u2019s so much creativity to keep going. But sometimes there\u2019s also domestic violence. Let us #PrayTogether for families, that they might persevere in peace, with creativity and patience during the quarantine.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1257282753470640128\">@Pontifex 4 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cSome ideas cause division to the point that the idea is more important than the Holy Spirit who guides us. May the Lord free us from divisions, and help us understand this great mystery of Jesus: He is everyone\u2019s Shepherd, in Him we are all brothers and sisters. #HomilySantaMarta\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1257286352242163714\">@Pontifex 4 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cI welcome the proposal of the Higher Committee for #HumanFraternity that believers of all religions should unite spiritually on 14 May for a day of prayer and fasting, to implore God to help humanity overcome the #coronavirus. #PrayTogether\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1257290127224844289\">@Pontifex 4 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cToday we pray for the deceased who have died because of the pandemic. They have died alone, without the caresses of their loved ones. So many did not even have a funeral. May the Lord receive them into His glory. #PrayTogether\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1257572421017776128\">@Pontifex 5 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThere are certain attitudes that do not allow us to progress in knowledge of the Lord: wealth, apathy, rigidity, clericalism, worldliness\u2026 Freedom is lacking, and we cannot follow Jesus without that freedom. #HomilySantaMarta\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1257617902758498304\">@Pontifex 5 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cVideo\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1257682713873612801\">@Pontifex 5 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cLet us #PrayTogether for men and women who work in the media. They have risked much and worked tirelessly during this pandemic. May the Lord help them always in their task to transmit the truth. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5ySKOGA3m9g\">Santa Marta Mass<\/a>\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1257947878837886976\">@Pontifex 6 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cIt is not easy to live in the light. The light makes us see many ugly things within us: vices, pride, the worldly spirit. But Jesus tells us: \u201dTake courage; let yourself be enlightened, because I save you\u201c. Let us not be afraid of Jesus\u2019s light! #HomilySantaMarta\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1257965829435666432\">@Pontifex 6 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201c#Prayer is the breath of faith. It is like a cry that comes forth from the heart of the believer and is entrusted to God. 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