{"id":16948,"date":"2021-04-28T22:36:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T02:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/?p=16948"},"modified":"2021-05-26T20:41:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T00:41:16","slug":"the-weekly-francis-volume-358-28-april-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2021\/04\/the-weekly-francis-volume-358-28-april-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Francis &#8211; Volume 358 &#8211; 28 April 2021"},"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 15 April 2021 to 28 April 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father\u2019s writings, speeches, etc which I also post on <a href=\"http:\/\/jimmyakin.com\/category\/popefrancis\">Jimmy Akin\u2019s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\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\/2021\/documents\/papa-francesco_20210428_udienza-generale.html\">28 April 2021<\/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\/2021\/documents\/papa-francesco_20210415_videomessaggio-mujer-excepcional.html\">15 April 2021 &#8211; Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the International Congress \u201cMujer exceptional\u201d, or Exceptional Woman, dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of the proclamation of St. Teresa of \u00c1vila as a Doctor of the Church [St Teresa of \u00c1vila Catholic University, 12\u201315 April 2021]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2021\/documents\/papa-francesco_20210422_videomessaggio-summit-terra.html\">22 April 2021 &#8211; Video Message of the Holy Father to participants in the international \u201cLeaders Summit on Climate\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2021\/documents\/papa-francesco_20210422_videomessaggio-giornata-terra.html\">22 April 2021 &#8211; Video Message of the Holy Father to mark the \u201cEarth Day\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Regina Caeli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/angelus\/2021\/documents\/papa-francesco_regina-caeli_20210425.html\">25 April 2021<\/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\/2021\/april\/documents\/papa-francesco_20210422_pallanuoto.html\">22 April 2021 &#8211; Greetings of the Holy Father to the \u201cPro Recco Waterpolo 1913\u201d team<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2021\/april\/documents\/papa-francesco_20210426_clarisse-paganica.html\">26 April 2021 &#8211; To the Poor Clare Nuns of the Monastery of Saint Clare, in Paganica (L\u2019Aquila)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Papal Tweets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201cWe have broken the bonds of our relationship with the Creator, with our fellow human beings, and with the rest of creation. We need to heal the damaged relationships that are essential to supporting us and the entire fabric of life. #EarthDay\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1385171520629137412\">@Pontifex 22 April 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe fullness of life and of joy is found by giving oneself for the Gospel and for our brothers and sisters, with openness, welcoming and goodness.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1385194170122346504\">@Pontifex 22 April 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe Lord of life wants us to be full of life, and he tells us the secret of life: we come to possess it only by giving it away.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1385556557077696515\">@Pontifex 23 April 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cHow do we prevent conflicts? No people, no social group, can single-handedly achieve #peace, prosperity, security and happiness. None. The lesson learned from the recent pandemic is the awareness that we are a global community, all in the same boat. #DiplomacyForPeace\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1385888746726252545\">@Pontifex 24 April 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe Lord wants to shape the hearts of fathers and mothers to be open, capable of great initiatives, generous, compassionate in comforting anxieties and steadfast in strengthening hopes. The priesthood and consecrated life greatly need these qualities. #Prayer #Vocations\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1386251133660790784\">@Pontifex 25 April 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cSt Joseph is an outstanding example of accepting God\u2019s plans. May he help everyone, especially those who are discerning, to make God\u2019s dreams for them come true. May he grant them the courage to say \u201cyes\u201d to the Lord who always surprises and never disappoints. #Prayer #Vocations\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1386253650155163649\">@Pontifex 25 April 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cDo not be afraid: these are words the Lord addresses to you, dear sister and brother, whenever you feel you can no longer delay your desire to give your life to him. It is a refrain accompanying all who say yes to God with their lives, through daily fidelity. #Prayer #Vocations\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1386256166997696515\">@Pontifex 25 April 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cJesus the #GoodShepherd defends, knows, and above all loves his sheep. This is why He gives His life for them. Love for his sheep, for each one of us, would lead him to die on the cross. For this is the Father\u2019s will: that no one should be lost. #GospelOfTheDay (Jn 10:11\u201318)\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1386281333513543683\">@Pontifex 25 April 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cAs the Good Shepherd, Jesus consoles his shepherds. If you remain close to the Lord, to the bishop, among yourselves, and to the people of God; if you maintain God\u2019s style &#8211; nearness, compassion and tenderness &#8211; you need not be afraid: everything will go well. #PriestlyOrdination\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1386296432085327876\">@Pontifex 25 April 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cI am extremely sad over the tragedy that has once again taken place in the Mediterranean. 130 migrants died in the sea. They are people. They are human beings. Let us pray for these brothers and sisters, and for all those who continue to die in these tragic crossings.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1386326631619334148\">@Pontifex 25 April 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cLet\u2019s not wait for our neighbours to be good before we are good to them, for others to respect us before we serve them. Let\u2019s begin with ourselves.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1386643721588932611\">@Pontifex 26 April 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cIn daily life, we can find the Risen One in the faces of our brothers and sisters above all in the poor and those on the fringes. We will be amazed how the greatness of God is revealed in littleness, how his beauty shines forth in the poor and simple.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1387006109408444419\">@Pontifex 27 April 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThere is no page of the Gospel on which there is no place for us. For us Christians, meditating is a way of coming into contact with Jesus. And in this way, only in this way, can we discover ourselves. #Prayer #GeneralAudience\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1387368496338776066\">@Pontifex 28 April 2021<\/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 15 April 2021 to 28 April 2021. 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