This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 24 April 2014 to 17 May 2014.
The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s The Weekly Francis. Jimmy Akin came up with this idea when he started “The Weekly Benedict” and I have taken over curation of it.
Regina Caeli
General Audiences
Homilies
- 24 April 2014 – Thanksgiving Mass for the canonization of San José de Anchieta
- 4 May 2014 – Holy Mass in the Church of Saint Stanislaus
- 11 May 2014 – Priestly Ordinations in the Vatican Basilica – World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Messages
Speeches
- 2 May 2014 – To the Florence and Naples Soccer Teams and a delegation from the Soccer Federation and the Series A League
- 2 May 2014 – To Members of the Papal Foundation
- 3 May 2014 – To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Sri Lanka on their “ad Limina” visit
- 3 May 2014 – To members of the Italian Catholic Action
- 5 May 2014 – To the Pontifical Swiss Guards
- 5 May 2014 – To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Burundi on their “ad Limina” visit
- 8 May 2014 – To His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians with his Entourage
- To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Ethiopia and Eritrea on their ad Limina visit (9 May 2014)
- To participants in the Meeting of the UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (9 May 2014)
- 9 May 2014 – To participants in the meeting of the Pontifical Mission Societies
- 10 May 2014 – To participants in the meeting promoted by the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation
- 10 May 2014 – To students and teachers from schools across Italy
Daily Homilies (fervorinos)
- 5 May 2014 – Why do I follow Jesus?
- 6 May 2014 – Church is not just a school of religion
- 8 May 2014 – No bureaucracy in the sacristy
- 9 May 2014 – He must increase and we must decrease
- 13 May 2014 – The danger of a hardened heart
- 15 May 2014 – Amid memory and hope
- 16 May 2014 – Three doors
Papal Tweets
- “What does “evangelise” mean? To give witness with joy and simplicity to what we are and what we believe in.” @pontifex, 5 May 2014
- “A society which abandons children and the elderly severs its roots and darkens its future.” @pontifex, 8 May 2014
- “In our families we learn to love and to recognise the dignity of all, especially of the elderly.” @pontifex, 6 May 2014
- “Holiness means giving ourselves in sacrifice every day. And so married life is a tremendous path to sanctity!” @pontifex, 9 May 2014
- “A family enlightened by the Gospel provides a school for Christian living! There one learns faithfulness, patience and sacrifice.” @pontifex, 10 May 2014
- “Let us all join in prayer for the immediate release of the schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria. #BringBackOurGirls” @pontifex, 10 May 2014
- “Our life has been saved by the blood of Christ. Let us always be renewed by this love.” @pontifex, 12 May 2014
- “Let us read the Gospel, a small section each day. This way we will learn what is most essential in our lives: love and mercy.” @pontifex, 13 May 2014
- “Let us pray for the miners who died in Turkey and for the latest victims of shipwreck in the Mediterranean.” @pontifex, 14 May 2014
- “Let us ask the Holy Spirit for the grace to live daily according to the mind of Jesus and his Gospel.” @pontifex, 15 May 2014
- “Our mission as Christians is to conform ourselves evermore to Jesus as the model of our lives.” @pontifex, 16 May 2014
- “The month of May, dedicated to Mary, is a fitting time to begin to recite the rosary daily.” @pontifex, 17 May 2014
