{"id":16670,"date":"2020-05-28T21:09:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T01:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/?p=16670"},"modified":"2020-05-28T21:09:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T01:09:40","slug":"the-weekly-francis-volume-318-28-may-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2020\/05\/the-weekly-francis-volume-318-28-may-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Francis &#8211; Volume 318 &#8211; 28 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 17 April 2020 to 28 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_20200417_lafamiliarita-conil-signore.html\">17 April 2020 &#8211; Familiarity with the Lord<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/cotidie\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco-cotidie_20200418_lafranchezza-dellapredicazione.html\">18 April 2020 &#8211; The gift of the Holy Spirit: frankness, courage, parresia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/cotidie\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco-cotidie_20200506_dalletenebreinteriori-allalucedicristo.html\">6 May 2020 &#8211; Having the courage to see through our darkness, so the light of the Lord may enter and save us<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/cotidie\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco-cotidie_20200507_consapevoli-diessere-popolodidio.html\">7 May 2020 &#8211; Being Christian is belonging to the People of God<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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_20200520_udienza-generale.html\">20 May 2020<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Homilies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/homilies\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200518_omelia-100anni-gpii.html\">18 May 2020 &#8211; Holy Mass for the 100th anniversary of Saint John Paul II\u2019s birth<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Letters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/letters\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200524_lettera-card-koch.html\">24 May 2020 &#8211; Letter of the Holy Father to the Cardinal Kurt Koch for the twenty-fifth anniversary of Saint John Paul II\u2019s Encyclical Letter <em>Ut Unum Sint<\/em><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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_20200518_videomessaggio-centenario-gpii.html\">18 May 2020 &#8211; Video Message of the Holy Father for the 100th anniversary of Saint John Paul II\u2019s birth<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200521_messaggio-pom.html\">21 May 2020 &#8211; Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Pontifical Mission Societies<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prayers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/prayers\/documents\/papa-francesco_preghiere_20200518_preghiera-centenario-gpii.html\">18 May 2020 &#8211; Prayer of the Holy Father to mark the centenary of the birth of Saint John Paul&nbsp;II<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unknown<\/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_regina-coeli_20200517.html\">17 May 2020 &#8211; Regina Coeli, 17 May 2020<\/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>\u201cThis life is the gift that God has given us. It is too short to be spent in sadness. Let us praise God, content simply to exist. We are children of the great King, capable of reading His signature in all Creation. #LaudatoSi5\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1263385593226170372\">@Pontifex 21 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cJesus told his disciples that he would send them the Spirit, the Comforter, prior to his departure. In this way, he also entrusted the apostolic work of the Church to the Spirit for all time, until his return. #Ascension [Message(]http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200521_messaggio-pom.html)\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1263413537151561728\">@Pontifex 21 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cIf one follows Jesus, happy to be attracted by Him, others will take notice. They may even be astonished. The joy that radiates from those attracted by Christ and by his Spirit is what can make any missionary initiative fruitful.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1263416747333308416\">@Pontifex 21 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe joy of proclaiming the Gospel always shines brightly against the backdrop of a grateful memory. To be \u201cin a state of mission\u201d is a reflection of gratitude. It is the response of one who by gratitude is made docile to the Spirit and is therefore free. [Message(]http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200521_messaggio-pom.html)\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1263420521624014848\">@Pontifex 21 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cReceiving the joy of the Spirit is a grace. Moreover, it is the only force that enables us to preach the Gospel and to confess our faith in the Lord. Faith means bearing witness to the joy that the Lord gives to us. A joy such as this cannot be the result of our own efforts.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1263424300054278145\">@Pontifex 21 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cEach year sees the disappearance of thousands of plant and animal species which we will never know, which our children will never see. Because of us, thousands of species will no longer give glory to God by their very existence. We have no such right. #Biodiversity #LaudatoSi5\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1263794235247132674\">@Pontifex 22 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cMen and women of #Prayer safeguard the basic truths. They repeat to everyone that this life, despite all its fatigue, trials, and difficult days, is filled with a grace at which we marvel. As such life must always be defended and protected.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1264141522917867520\">@Pontifex 23 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cCare for nature is part of a lifestyle which includes the capacity for living together and communion. Jesus reminded us that we have God as our common Father and that this makes us brothers and sisters. #LaudatoSi5\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1264179272454815746\">@Pontifex 23 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cAn integral ecology includes taking time to recover a serene harmony with creation, reflecting on our lifestyle and our ideals, and contemplating the Creator who lives among us and surrounds us. #LaudatoSi5\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1264458611733876738\">@Pontifex 24 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cKnowledge of the Lord is handed down from generation to generation mainly by telling the story of how He continues to make Himself present. The God of life communicates with us through the story of life. #WorldCommunicationsDay2020 <a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/communications\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200124_messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html\">Message<\/a>\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1264481261176881155\">@Pontifex 24 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe Feast of the #Ascension tells us that Jesus ascended to Heaven to dwell gloriously at the right hand of the Father and remains always among us. This is the source of our strength, perseverance and joy.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1264503910171115521\">@Pontifex 24 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cLet us entrust our brother and sister Catholics in China to the guidance and protection of our Heavenly Mother, so that they might be strong in faith and steadfast in fraternal union, joyful witnesses, and promoters of charity and hope.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1264511464036941824\">@Pontifex 24 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201c\u6211\u4eec\u628a\u5728\u4e2d\u56fd\u7684\u5f1f\u5144\u59ca\u59b9\u8a17\u4ed8\u4e8e\u6211\u4eec\u5929\u4e0a\u7684\u6bcd\u4eb2\u5f15\u9886\u53ca\u5e87\u4f51\uff0c\u613f\u4ed6\u4eec\u4fe1\u5fb7\u575a\u6bc5\uff0c\u5de9\u56fa\u53cb\u7231\u56e2\u7ed3\uff0c\u559c\u4e50\u5730\u89c1\u8bc1\u5e76\u4fc3\u8fdb\u7231\u5fb7\u4e0e\u671b\u5fb7\u3002\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1264511682858057730\">@Pontifex 24 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201c\u6211\u5011\u628a\u5728\u4e2d\u570b\u7684\u5f1f\u5144\u59ca\u59b9\u8a17\u4ed8\u65bc\u6211\u5011\u5929\u4e0a\u7684\u6bcd\u89aa\u5f15\u9818\u53ca\u5e87\u4f51\uff0c\u9858\u4ed6\u5011\u4fe1\u5fb7\u5805\u6bc5\uff0c\u978f\u56fa\u53cb\u611b\u5718\u7d50\uff0c\u559c\u6a02\u5730\u898b\u8b49\u4e26\u4fc3\u9032\u611b\u5fb7\u8207\u671b\u5fb7\u3002\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1264511878765711361\">@Pontifex 24 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cLet us entrust to Mary Help of Christians all in this difficult time who work for peace, for dialogue between nations, for service to the poor, for the care of creation, and for the victory of humanity over every disease of body, heart and soul.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1264534109658857472\">@Pontifex 24 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cGod of love, show us our place in this world as channels of your love for all the creatures of this earth, for not one of them is forgotten in your sight. Praise be to you! #LaudatoSi5\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1264556763036004353\">@Pontifex 24 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cToday marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Saint John Paul II\u2019s Encyclical Letter Ut Unum Sint. On this anniversary, I give thanks to the Lord for the journey he has allowed us to travel as Christians in quest of full communion. <a href=\"http:\/\/vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_enc_25051995_ut-unum-sint.html\">Message<\/a>\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1264858752500391939\">@Pontifex 25 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cJesus bore our humanity and brought it beyond death to a new place, to Heaven, so that there where He is, we might also be.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1264881398344810498\">@Pontifex 25 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe Holy Spirit transforms us into a Church-womb of mercy, that is, into a \u201cmother with a heart open\u201d to all.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1265243786424324096\">@Pontifex 26 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201c#PrayTogether \u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1265300842380435458\">@Pontifex 26 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201c#Prayer liberates us from our instinct toward violence. It is a gaze directed toward God, so that He might take care of the human heart. #GeneralAudience\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1265606175149547525\">@Pontifex 27 May 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe Holy Spirit, when we invite Him into our wounds, anoints our painful memories with the balm of hope, because the Spirit restores hope.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1265968562314731520\">@Pontifex 28 May 2020<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 17 April 2020 to 28 May 2020. 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