This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 2 May 2019 to 9 January 2020.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

Angelus

• 22 December 2019
• 26 December 2019
• 29 December 2019

General Audiences

• 18 December 2019

Homilies

• 24 December 2019 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
• 1 January 2020 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (1st January 2020)
• 6 January 2020 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

Messages

• 20 December 2019 – Video Message of His Holiness Pope Francis and UN Secretary-General António Guterres
• 25 December 2019 – Christmas message to South Sudan political leaders
• 25 December 2019 – “Urbi et Orbi” – Christmas 2019
• 3 January 2020 – 28th World Day of the Sick 2020

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• 21 December 2019 – Apostolic Letter in the form of Motu Proprio regarding the Office of Dean of the College of Cardinals

Speeches

• 2 May 2019 – To Participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontical Academy of Sciences
• 9 May 2019 – Prayer meeting with Roma and Sinti People
• 10 May 2019 – To Participants at the XXI Plenary Assembly of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG)
• 1 June 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Romania: Visit to Our Lady Queen of Iasi Cathedral
• 4 June 2019 – Intervention of the Holy Father at the Pan-American Judges’ Summit on Social Rights and Franciscan Doctrine
• 2 September 2019 – To Members of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM)
• 2 September 2019 – To Bishops of the Synod of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church
• 12 September 2019 – To Bishops participating in the course promoted by the Congregation for Bishops and by the Congregation for the Eastern Churches
• 14 November 2019 – To Professors and students of St Mary of the Assumption University (LUMSA)
• 19 December 2019 – Presentation of the Credential Letters by the Ambassadors of Seychelles, Mali, Andorra, Kenya, Latvia and Niger
• 21 December 2019 – To the employees of the Holy See and of Vatican City State, with their respective families, for the exchange of Christmas greetings
• 21 December 2019 – Christmas Greetings of the Holy Father to the Roman Curia
• 22 December 2019 – To the children assisted by the “Santa Marta” Pediatric Dispensary
• 9 January 2020 – To the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the traditional exchange of New Year Greetings

Papal Tweets

• “I thank those people everywhere who have sent me their congratulations and good wishes for my fiftieth ordination anniversary and for my birthday. I thank you in a particular way for the gift of your prayers.” @Pontifex 18 December 2019
• “In these days before #Christmas we praise the Lord for the gratuitousness of salvation, for the gratuitousness of life, for everything he gives us for free. Everything is grace. #HomilySantaMarta” @Pontifex 19 December 2019
• “I decided to display this life jacket,”crucified“,to remind everyone of the essential commitment to save every human life, because the life of every person is precious in the eyes of God. The Lord will hold us to account for this at the moment of judgment. https://vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2019–12/pope-francis-it-s-injustice-that-causes-migrants-to-die-at-sea.html” @Pontifex 20 December 2019
• “Let us give thanks for all the good there is in the world, for the many people who dedicate themselves freely, for those who spend their lives in service, to build a more humane and just society. We know: alone we cannot save ourselves.
  @antonioguterres” @Pontifex 20 December 2019
• “Trust in dialogue between individuals and between nations, in multilateralism, in the role of the international organizations, and in diplomacy as an instrument for appreciation and understanding, is indispensable for the building of a peaceful world. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20191220_videomessaggio-guterres.html” @Pontifex 20 December 2019
• “Jesus is the smile of God. He came to reveal to us the love and goodness of our heavenly Father. We need God’s smile to strip us of our false certainties, and to bring us back to enjoying simplicity and gratuitousness.” @Pontifex 21 December 2019
• “We need always to let ourselves be renewed by the smile of the Baby Jesus. Let His disarming goodness purify us from the waste that often encrusts our hearts.” @Pontifex 21 December 2019
• “The Gospel of the Day (Mt 1, 18–24) guides us towards Christmas through Joseph’s experience. His example helps us to listen to the coming Jesus, who asks us to include Him in our plans and in our choices. #GospelOfToday” @Pontifex 22 December 2019
• “In three days’ time it will be #Christmas and my thoughts go especially to families, who are reunited in these festive days. May Holy Christmas be a fraternal time for everyone, one of growth in the faith and of actions of solidarity toward those who are in need.” @Pontifex 22 December 2019
• “The nativity scene reminds us that God did not remain invisible in heaven, but came down to earth and became man. To set up a nativity scene is to celebrate the closeness of God, to rediscover that God is real, concrete; He is humble Love that came down to us. #Nativityscene” @Pontifex 23 December 2019
• “The nativity scene is like a living Gospel: it brings the Gospel into homes, schools, workplaces and meeting spaces, hospitals and nursing homes, prisons and town squares. #Nativityscene” @Pontifex 24 December 2019
• “I hope that setting up a nativity scene may be an opportunity for you to invite Jesus into your life. Because if He inhabits it, life is reborn. And it really is Christmas. #Nativityscene” @Pontifex 24 December 2019
• “Tonight the love of God has been revealed to us. In Jesus, the Most High made Himself small, so that we might love Him. In Jesus, God made Himself a Child, so that we might embrace Him.” @Pontifex 24 December 2019
• “Tonight, in the beauty of God’s love, we also discover our own beauty, for we are beloved of God. In His eyes we are beautiful: not for what we do but for what we are.” @Pontifex 24 December 2019
• “Dear brother, dear sister, if your hands seem empty, if you think your heart is poor in love, this night is for you. The grace of God has appeared to shine forth in your life. Accept it and the light of Christmas will shine forth in you.” @Pontifex 24 December 2019
• “Today is the right day to draw near to the tabernacle, the crèche, the manger, and to say thank you. Let us receive the gift that is Jesus, in order then to become gift like Jesus. To become gift is to give meaning to life. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20191224_omelia-natale.html” @Pontifex 25 December 2019
• “To listen to the Urbi et Orbi” @Pontifex 25 December 2019
• “May Emmanuel bring light to all the suffering members of our human family.May He soften our often stony and self-centred hearts,and make them channels of His love.On this joyful day,may He bring His tenderness to all and brighten the darkness of this world.http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/urbi/documents/papa-francesco_20191225_urbi-et-orbi-” @Pontifex 25 December 2019
• “Today we celebrate the feast of St Stephen, the first martyr. This young servant of the Gospel, filled with the Holy Spirit, knew how to speak about Jesus in word, and above all with his life.” @Pontifex 26 December 2019
• “The nativity scene reminds us how important it is to stop and contemplate. Because only when we recollect ourselves can we embrace what counts in life. Only if we leave the noise of the world outside can we open ourselves to listening to God, who speaks in silence. #Nativityscene” @Pontifex 27 December 2019
• “Bethlehem means ”house of bread.“ The nativity scene we set up at home reminds us that Jesus is the bread of life: He is the one who nourishes our love, He is the one who gives our families the strength to go on and to forgive us. #Nativityscene” @Pontifex 28 December 2019
• “Today, let us entrust to the Holy Family all the world’s families, especially those tried by suffering or by discomfort, and let us invoke divine protection on them.” @Pontifex 29 December 2019
• “In its genuine simplicity, the nativity scene reminds us it is not the quantity of things that counts in life, but the quality of relationships. Drawing our gaze to God, who is poor in possessions and rich in love, it recalls us to what is essential. #Nativityscene” @Pontifex 30 December 2019
• “It is beautiful to stand before the nativity scene, and there to entrust our lives to the Lord, to speak to Him about the people and situations we care about, to take stock with Him of the year that is ending, to share our expectations and concerns. #Nativityscene” @Pontifex 31 December 2019
• “Let us give thanks to God for His grace, which has sustained us in this past year, and with joy let us raise a song of praise to Him.” @Pontifex 31 December 2019
• “Let us begin the year in the sign of Our Lady, the woman who wove the humanity of God. The rebirth of humanity began with woman. If we want to weave humanity into the webs of our day, we must begin again with woman.” @Pontifex 1 January 2020
• “In the womb of a woman, God and mankind are united, never to be separated again. In God, there will forever be our humanity and Mary will forever be the Mother of God.” @Pontifex 1 January 2020
• “Today we invoke the Mother of God, who gathers us together as a people of believers. O Mother, give birth to hope within us and bring us unity. Woman of salvation, to you we entrust this year. Keep it in your heart. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2020/documents/papa-francesco_20200101_omelia-madredidio-pace.html” @Pontifex 1 January 2020
• “May Mary, Mother of the Prince of Peace and Mother of all the peoples of the earth, accompany and sustain us at every step of our journey of reconciliation. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20191208_messaggio–53giornatamondiale-pace2020.html” @Pontifex 1 January 2020
• “Jesus, newly born, was mirrored in the face of His mother. From her, He received His first caresses; with her, He exchanged the first smiles. With her began the revolution of tenderness. The Church, looking at the Baby Jesus, is called to continue that revolution.” @Pontifex 2 January 2020
• “Let us ask for the grace to live this year with the desire to take others to heart and to care for them.” @Pontifex 2 January 2020
• “Video” @Pontifex 2 January 2020
• ““Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28). Message for the XXVIII World Day of the Sick http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/sick/documents/papa-francesco_20200103_giornata-malato.html” @Pontifex 3 January 2020
• “Salvation is in the name of Jesus. We must testify to this: He is the only Saviour.” @Pontifex 3 January 2020
• “We must believe that others need peace just as much as we do. Peace will not be obtained unless it is hoped for. Let us ask the Lord for the gift of peace!” @Pontifex 4 January 2020
• “This is the meaning of Christmas. If the Lord continues to come among us and give us the gift of His Word, it is so that each of us can respond to this call: to become saints in love. #Angelus” @Pontifex 5 January 2020
• “The #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 2:1–12) teaches us that, when we do not worship God, we end up worshiping ourselves. This is a grave risk: we use God instead of serving Him.” @Pontifex 6 January 2020
• “Worship means concentrating on what is essential: ridding ourselves of useless things and addictions that anesthetize the heart and confound the mind.” @Pontifex 6 January 2020
• “In worshiping, we too will discover, like the Magi, the meaning of our journey. And like the Magi, we too will experience “a great joy” (Mt 2:10).” @Pontifex 6 January 2020
• “I address a special thought to the brothers of the Eastern Churches, Catholic and Orthodox, who today celebrate the Lord’s Christmas. To all I wish the light and peace of Christ the Saviour.” @Pontifex 7 January 2020
• “So many people live without knowing what goes on in their hearts. We ask for the grace to remain in the Lord and to distinguish the Spirit of God from the spirit of the world, so that our heart may be the meeting point between God and us. #HomilySantaMarta” @Pontifex 7 January 2020
• “Worship involves making an exodus from the greatest form of bondage: slavery to oneself. Worship means putting the Lord at the centre, not ourselves.” @Pontifex 8 January 2020
• “Worship means bringing our lives to the Lord, and allowing Him enter into them. It means letting His consolation come down to earth, and letting ourselves be pervaded by His tender love.” @Pontifex 8 January 2020
• “If we have no peace in our hearts, how can we think there will be peace in the world? Let’s try to remain in the Lord, and the way to do so is to love, and to love in little things. #HomilySantaMarta” @Pontifex 9 January 2020
• “Hope is not utopian and peace is a good that can always be attained. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2020/january/documents/papa-francesco_20200109_corpo-diplomatico.html” @Pontifex 9 January 2020

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 1 December 2019 to 18 December 2019.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

Angelus

• 15 December 2019

General Audiences

• 11 December 2019

Messages

• 4 December 2019 – Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 24th Public Session of the Pontifical Academies
• 8 December 2019 – LIII World Day of Peace 2020 – Peace as a journey of hope: dialogue, reconciliation and ecological conversion

Prayers

• 8 December 2019 – Act of Veneration to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Spanish Steps

Speeches

• 1 December 2019 – Liturgy of the word and signing of the Letter on the Nativity scene (Shrine of Greccio, 1 December 2019)
• 6 December 2019 – To Members of the “National Notaries’ Fund”
• 11 December 2019 – To a Pilgrimage from the Eparchy of Mukachevo of the Byzantine Rite (Ukraine)
• 12 December 2019 – To Members of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
• 13 December 2019 – To Performers and Organizers of the Christmas Concert
• 13 December 2019 – To Members of Associations, Congregations and Movements dedicated to Mercy in France
• 14 December 2019 – To Diocesan Auxiliaries of Milan and to Diocesan Apostolic Collaborators of Padua and Treviso
• 16 December 2019 – To the members of the Italian National Association of Senior Workers
• 16 December 2019 – To a delegation of boys and girls of the Italian Catholic Action

Papal Tweets

• “When we learn to live in forgiveness, we grow in our capacity to become men and women of #peace. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20191208_messaggio–53giornatamondiale-pace2020.html” @Pontifex 12 December 2019
• “The time before Christmas calls us to ask ourselves: What is the great desire of my heart? It is God Himself who puts this “thirst” in our hearts. And He comes to meet us by this route,wherever there is hunger and thirst for peace, hunger and thirst for justice, freedom and love.” @Pontifex 13 December 2019
• “Thank you for accompanying me on this anniversary. I continue asking for the support of your prayer.” @Pontifex 13 December 2019
• “Faith gives us the ability to look with hope at the events of life, and helps us to accept even defeats and sufferings, in the knowledge that evil never has the last word.” @Pontifex 14 December 2019
• “May the Virgin Mary help us so that, as we approach #Christmas, we do not allow ourselves to be distracted by external things, but make room in our hearts for the One who has already come and wants to come again to heal our illnesses and to give us his joy.” @Pontifex 15 December 2019
• “There are two attitudes typical of lukewarm Christians: putting God in a corner – either you do this for me or I won’t go to Church anymore – and washing our hands of those in need. Let us get rid of these attitudes to make space for the Lord who is coming. #HomilySantaMarta” @Pontifex 16 December 2019
• “Every conversion comes from a previous experience of mercy, from God’s tenderness that captures the heart.” @Pontifex 17 December 2019
• “Our response to the challenges posed by contemporary migration can be summed up in four verbs: welcome, protect, promote and integrate. If we put them into practice, we will help build the city of God and man. #InternationalMigrantsDay http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/migration/documents/papa-francesco_20190527_world-migrants-day–2019.html” @Pontifex 18 December 2019
• “ thank those people everywhere who have sent me their congratulations and good wishes for my fiftieth ordination anniversary and for my birthday. I thank you in a particular way for the gift of your prayers.” @Pontifex 18 December 2019

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 1 December 2019 to 11 December 2019.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

Angelus

• 8 December 2019

Apostolic Letter

• 1 December 2019 – Apostolic Letter “Admirabile signum” on the meaning and importance of the nativity scene

General Audiences

• 4 December 2019

Speeches

• 5 December 2019 – To the Delegations who donated the Crib and the Christmas Tree in St. Peter’s Square
• 6 December 2019 – To the editorial staff and collaborators of the Journal “Aggiornamenti Sociali”
• 7 December 2019 – To Representatives of Acec-Sdc (Catholic Association of Community Cinema-theatre operators) to mark 70 years of the Community
• 7 December 2019 – To participants in Catholic-inspired Non-governmental Organizations
• 9 December 2019 – To the Community of the Pontifical Regional Flaminian Seminary “Benedetto XV”, Bologna
• 9 December 2019 – To Members of the “A Chance in Life” Foundation

Papal Tweets

• “Today the Church praises stability. “Trust in the Lord forever, because the Lord is an eternal Rock” (Isa 26:4). Those who trust in the Lord will always be safe, because their foundations are sunk into the Rock. #HomilySantaMarta” @Pontifex 5 December 2019
• “Prayer is the door of faith; prayer is medicine for the heart.” @Pontifex 6 December 2019
• “The true worship of God is always expressed in love of one’s neighbour.” @Pontifex 7 December 2019
• “May the feast of our Mother #MaryImmaculate help us to make our whole life a ”yes“ to God, a ”yes“ composed of adoration of Him and of daily gestures of love and service.” @Pontifex 8 December 2019
• “May the feast of our Mother #MaryImmaculate help us to make our whole life a ”yes“ to God, a ”yes“ composed of adoration of Him and of daily gestures of love and service.” @Pontifex 8 December 2019
• “Corruption undermines the dignity of the person and shatters all good and beautiful ideals.All of society is called upon to make a concrete commitment to combat the cancer of corruption which, with the illusion of quick and easy profits, in reality impoverishes everyone.#IACD2019” @Pontifex 9 December 2019
• “The human person is always sacred and inviolable, in any situation and at any stage of his or her development. If this conviction falls, there is no solid and permanent foundation for the defense of #HumanRights.” @Pontifex 10 December 2019
• “May Our Lady of #Loreto help us to walk the path of peace and fraternity based on acceptance and forgiveness, respect for others, and on love; may she grant families the blessing of life; and may she bring help and comfort to those in need. #LauretanJubilee” @Pontifex 10 December 2019
• ““Like a shepherd He feeds His flock, in His arms He gathers the lambs, carrying them in his bosom, leading the ewes with care” (Is 40:11), so the Lord comforts us. #HomilySantaMarta” @Pontifex 10 December 2019
• “Let us ask the Lord, in this time of Advent, to revive in us faith in Christ who comes to save us, to help us be always faithful to our vocation as missionary disciples. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 11 December 2019
• “Today in the world many Christians are persecuted and give their lives for their faith. Martyrdom is the breath of the life of a Christian, of a Christian community. There will always be martyrs among us: this is the sign that we are following the way of Jesus. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 11 December 2019

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 26 November 2019 to 4 December 2019.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

Angelus

• 1 December 2019

General Audiences

• 27 November 2019

Homilies

• 1 December 2019 – Holy Mass for the Congolese Community

Messages

• 30 November 2019 – Message of Pope Francis to His Holiness Bartholomew I on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Andrew
• 1 December 2019 – Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the United Nations Conference on Climate [Madrid, 2–13 December 2019]
• 3 December 2019 – Message of Pope Francis to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPwD)

Speeches

• 26 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Japan: Press Conference on the return flight to Rome (Papal flight, 26 November 2019)
• 29 November 2019 – To members of the “Rosario Livatino” Study Center
• 29 November 2019 – To members of the International Theological Commission
• 30 November 2019 – To Participants at the “Children’s global summit”
• 30 November 2019 – To Participants at the International Meeting: The “Church which goes forth”. Evangelii Gaudium: Reception and Perspectives
• 30 November 2019 – To the participants in the course promoted by the Tribunal of the Roman Rota
• 2 December 2019 – To French Catholic entrepreneurs participating in the “Journey of the Common Good” in the Capital
• 4 December 2019 – To Members of the Board of Directors of the Independent Self-governing Trade Union “Solidarność” (Poland)

Papal Tweets

• “How important it is to learn to be a friendly and outstretched hand! Try to grow in friendship even with those who think differently than you, so that solidarity might grow among you and become the best weapon to change the course of history.” @Pontifex 28 November 2019
• “The Church exists to keep alive in people’s heart the memory that God loves them. It exists to tell everyone, even those furthest away: “God doesn’t forget you, He cares about you”.” @Pontifex 30 November 2019
• “In the #GospelOfTheDay, Jesus exhorts us to be ready for His coming: ”Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming“ (Mt 24:42). To watch means to have your heart ready to give and to serve, to be attentive to our neighbour in difficulty.” @Pontifex 1 December 2019
• “The word #Advent means coming. The Lord is coming. This is the root of our hope: the certainty that God’s consolation comes to us amidst the troubles of the world. Not a consolation of words, but of His presence among us.” @Pontifex 1 December 2019
• “With this Letter, I wish to encourage the beautiful family tradition of preparing the nativity scene in the days before Christmas, but also the custom of setting it up in the workplace, in schools, hospitals, prisons and town squares. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_letters/documents/papa-francesco-lettera-ap_20191201_admirabile-signum.html” @Pontifex 1 December 2019
• “The closeness to the Lord invites our heart to approach our brothers and sisters with love, to show compassion towards everyone.” @Pontifex 2 December 2019
• “Today we renew our commitment so that every disabled person may share their gifts with the community to which they belong and in which they take part. #IDPD” @Pontifex 3 December 2019
• “Today the Church praises smallness. God’s works begin by sprouting from a seed, from little things. Jesus speaks about this smallness of the Kingdom: the small heart, humble, that is open to the revelation of the Lord. #HomilySantaMarta” @Pontifex 3 December 2019
• “Let us pray for all the pastors of the Church, that they might guide the flock entrusted to them with the same firmness and tenderness of the Good Shepherd. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 4 December 2019

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 21 November 2019 to 27 November 2019.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

Angelus

• 24 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Japan: Angelus, 24 November 2019, Nagasaki

Homilies

• 21 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Holy Mass in the National Stadium (Bangkok, 21 November 2019)
• 22 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Holy Mass with Young People in the Cathedral of the Assumption (Bangkok, 22 November 2019)
• 24 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Japan: Holy Mass in the Baseball Stadium (Nagasaki, 24 November 2019)
• 25 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Japan: Holy Mass in the Tokyo Dome

Messages

• 24 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Japan: Meeting for peace at the Peace Memorial (Hiroshima, 24 November 2019)
• 24 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Japan: Address on nuclear weapons at the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park (Nagasaki, 24 November 2019)

Speeches

• 21 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Meeting with the medical staff of St. Louis Hospital (Bangkok, 21 November 2019)
• 21 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Visit to the Supreme Buddhist Patriarch at Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram Temple (Bangkok, 21 November 2019)
• 21 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Meeting with Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps in the “Inner Santi Maitri” Hall of the Government House (Bangkok, 21 November 2019)
• 22 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Meeting with the Leaders of the Christian denominations and Other Religions at Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok, 22 November 2019)
• 22 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Meeting with the Bishops of Thailand and FABC at the Blessed Nicholas Boonkerd Kitbamrung Shrine (Bangkok, 22 November 2019)
• 22 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Meeting with Priests, Religious, Seminarians and Catechists in St Peter’s Parish (Bangkok, 22 November 2019)
• 23 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Japan: Meeting with the Bishops at the Apostolic Nunciature (Tokyo, 23 November 2019)
• 24 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Japan: Meeting for peace at the Peace Memorial (Hiroshima, 24 November 2019)
• 24 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Japan: Tribute to the Martyr Saints at the Martyrs’ Monument – Nishizaka Hill (Nagasaki, 24 November 2019)
• 24 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Japan: Address on Nuclear Weapons at the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park (Nagasaki, 24 November 2019)
• 25 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Japan: Meeting with Authorities and the Diplomatic Corps at Kantei
• 25 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Japan: Meeting with Young People at the Cathedral of Holy Mary (Tokyo, 25 November 2019)
• 25 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Japan: Meeting with the victims of Triple Disaster at “Bellesalle Hanzomon” (Tokyo, 25 November 2019)
• 26 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Japan: Visit to Sophia University
• 27 November 2019 – To the Nizami Ganjavi Foundation

Papal Tweets

• “When Christians and Buddhists have the opportunity to appreciate and esteem one another, in spite of our differences, we offer the world a word of hope that can encourage and support those who are wounded by division. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 21 November 2019
• “The Gospel is full of questions that attempt to unsettle, to stir and to invite the disciples to set out, to discover the truth that is capable of giving and generating life. #ApostolicJourney http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20191121_messa-thailandia-omelia.html” @Pontifex 21 November 2019
• “Without prayer, our life and mission loses all its meaning, strength and fervor. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 22 November 2019
• “A missionary Church knows that its best message is its readiness to be transformed by the word of life, making service its hallmark. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 22 November 2019
• “The secret to a happy heart is the security we find when we are anchored, rooted in Jesus: in his life, in his words, in his death and resurrection. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 22 November 2019
• “Let us go out to meet Christ the Lord for he is coming! Do not be afraid of the future or allow yourselves to be intimidated. Rather know that the Lord is waiting for you there in order to prepare and celebrate the banquet of his kingdom. #ApostolicJourney http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20191122_messa-giovani-thailandia-omelia.html” @Pontifex 22 November 2019
• “I thank all those who made my visit to Thailand possible, and those who accompanied me with their prayer. I invoke abundant divine blessings on this beloved Nation, and I ask the Lord to guide it on the paths of wisdom, justice and peace. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 22 November 2019
• “Protecting all life and proclaiming the Gospel are not separate or opposed; rather each appeals to, and requires, the other. #ProtectAllLife #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 23 November 2019
• “Try to create spaces in which the culture of efficiency, performance and success can become open to a culture of generous and selfless love, capable of offering to everyone, and not only to those who have “made it”, the possibility of a happy and successful life.#ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 23 November 2019
• “I ask you to join in praying each day for the conversion of hearts and for the triumph of a culture of life, reconciliation and fraternity. #EndNuclearWeapons #Nagasaki #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 24 November 2019
• “In a world where millions of children and families live in inhumane conditions, the money that is squandered and the fortunes made through the manufacture, maintenance and sale of ever more destructive weapons, are an affront crying out to heaven.” @Pontifex 24 November 2019
• “We are united with those Christians throughout the world who, in our own day, suffer martyrdom for the faith. They are the martyrs of the twenty-first century and their witness summons us to set out with courage on the path of the Beatitudes. #ApostolicJourney #NishizakaHill” @Pontifex 24 November 2019
• “The kingdom of heaven is our common goal, a goal that cannot be only about tomorrow. We have to implore it and begin to experience it today. #GospelOfToday #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 24 November 2019
• “Peace is no more than an empty word unless it is founded on truth, built up in justice, animated and perfected by charity, and attained in freedom. #Hiroshima #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 24 November 2019
• “The use of atomic energy for purposes of war is immoral, just as the possession of atomic weapons is immoral, as I said two years ago. We will be judged on this. #EndNuclearWeapons #Hiroshima #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 24 November 2019
• “To remember, to journey together, to protect. These are three moral imperatives that here in #Hiroshima assume even more powerful and universal significance, and can open a true path to peace. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2019/november/documents/papa-francesco_20191124_messaggio-incontropace-hiroshima.html” @Pontifex 24 November 2019
• “In the ongoing work of recovery and rebuilding after the disasters, many hands must join together and many hearts unite as one. In this way, those who are suffering will be supported and know that they have not been forgotten. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 25 November 2019
• “The world needs you. Never forget that! The Lord needs you, so that you can encourage all those people around us who are looking for a helping hand to lift them up. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 25 November 2019
• “The theme of my visit is “Protect All Life”, in the recognition of its inviolable dignity and the importance of showing solidarity and support to our brothers and sisters in any kind of need. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 25 November 2019
• “I thank the entire Japanese people for the kind reception and welcome accorded me during my Apostolic Visit. I will keep all of you in my prayers.” @Pontifex 25 November 2019
• “私の訪日に際し、皆様が私を真心を込めてあたたかくお迎えくださったことに対し、私は日本のすべての皆様に深く感謝申し上げます。お祈りの内に皆様のことを心に留めております。” @Pontifex 25 November 2019
• “My apostolic journey to Thailand and Japan was a gift for which I am so grateful to the Lord. This visit increased my closeness and affection for these peoples: may God bless them with prosperity and peace in abundance. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 27 November 2019

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 3 October 2019 to 20 November 2019.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

Angelus

• 17 November 2019

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 3 October 2019 – The Feast of the Word
• 8 October 2019 – Christians who are afraid to grow
• 15 October 2019 – Pointing the finger at ourselves before God frees us from hypocrisy
• 25 October 2019 – Choosing salvation in the inner struggle between good and evil

General Audiences

• 13 November 2019

Homilies

• 9 November 2019 – Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran
• 17 November 2019 – World Day of the Poor: Holy Mass

Messages

• 15 November 2019 – Video message of the Holy Father on the occasion of his upcoming Apostolic Journey to Thailand [19–23 November 2019]
• 15 November 2019 – Video Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the “Fratello Gathering 2019”
• 15 November 2019 – Video Message of the Holy Father to the population of San Cristóbal de La Habana, Cuba, for the celebrations for the fifth centenary of the founding of the city
• 18 November 2019 – Video message of the Holy Father on the occasion of his upcoming Apostolic Journey to Japan [23–26 November 2019]
• 18 November 2019 – Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the Opening of the Second Regular Session of the Executive Board of the World Food Programme
• 20 November 2019 – Video Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to Young People in Thailand

Speeches

• 7 November 2019 – To Participants at the Meeting of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat of the Society of Jesus
• 14 November 2019 – To the Academic Community of the Sophia University Institute of Loppiano
• 14 November 2019 – To Participants in the Congress on “Child Dignity in the Digital World”
• 15 November 2019 – To Participants at the World Congress of the International Association of Penal Law (15 novembre 2019)
• 18 November 2019 – To adherents to the Service for the Parish Cells of Evangelisation
• 18 November 2019 – To Participants at the meeting promoted by the “Instituto para el Dialogo Interreligioso de la Argentina” (IDI)
• 19 November 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Thailand and Japan: Greeting to journalists on the flight to Bangkok (Papal flight, 19 November 2019)

Papal Tweets

• “My thoughts go out to beloved Burkina Faso, where an attack has killed many people. I entrust to the Lord the victims and all those who suffer as a result of such tragedies. I appeal to the Authorities to promote inter-religious dialogue and harmony.” @Pontifex 13 November 2019
• “God has entrusted us with His greatest gifts: our life, the lives of others, and so many different gifts for each person. He invites us to make these talents bear fruit with audacity and creativity.” @Pontifex 14 November 2019
• “God is merciful towards those who admit their need.” @Pontifex 15 November 2019
• “Let us pray for the grace to be able to listen to the cry of the poor: it is the cry of hope of the Church.” @Pontifex 16 November 2019
• “In #GospelOfToday (Luke 21, 5–19) as an antidote to haste, Jesus proposes perseverance to each of us: “By your perseverance you will secure your lives”.” @Pontifex 17 November 2019
• “The poor facilitate our access to Heaven. Even now, they are the treasure of the Church. They reveal to us the riches that never grow old, that unite heaven and earth, for which life is truly worth living: the riches of love. #WorldayofthePoor http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20191117_omelia-giornatamondiale-poveri.html” @Pontifex 17 November 2019
• “How beautiful it would be if the poor could occupy in our hearts the place they have in the heart of God! #WorldayofthePoor” @Pontifex 17 November 2019
• “I leave today on my 32nd #ApostolicJourney. Dear friends in Thailand and Japan, before we meet, let us pray together that these days may be rich in grace and joy.” @Pontifex 19 November 2019

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 30 September 2019 to 13 November 2019.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

Angelus

• 10 November 2019

General Audiences

• 6 November 2019

Homilies

• 2 November 2019 – Commemoration of all the faithful departed (Catacombs of Priscilla, sits on the Via Salaria, 2 November 2019)

Messages

• 7 November 2019 – Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to the XXXI Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol

Speeches

• 30 September 2019 – To the Delegations of Missionary Institutes of Italian Foundation
• 8 November 2019 – Greeting to a Delegation of the Salvation Army
• 9 November 2019 – Conferral of the 2019 Ratzinger Prize
• 9 November 2019 – To Participants at the Conference “Church, Music, Interpreters: a necessary dialogue”, promoted by the Pontifical Council for Culture
• 11 November 2019 – To the Members of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism

Papal Tweets

• “Christian hope, nourished by the light of Christ, makes the resurrection and life shine even in the world’s darkest nights.” @Pontifex 7 November 2019
• “Faith calls for a journey, a “going out”. Purification takes places on the journey of life, a journey that is often uphill, because it leads upwards.” @Pontifex 8 November 2019
• “Prayer always arouses feelings of fraternity, it breaks down barriers, crosses borders, creates invisible but real and effective bridges, and opens horizons of hope.” @Pontifex 9 November 2019
• “Jesus, true God and true man, destroyed death, is risen and wants to rise again in the hearts of all. No one, no matter how wounded by evil, is condemned to be separated from God on this earth forever.” @Pontifex 9 November 2019
• “Listening to the simple and clear words of Jesus about life after death in the #GospelOfToday (Lk 20:27–38) gives great consolation and hope. We need this a lot in our time, so rich in knowledge about the universe but so poor in wisdom about eternal life.” @Pontifex 10 November 2019
• “We must put an end to the culture of waste, we who pray to the Lord to give us our daily bread. Food waste contributes to hunger and to climate change. http://www.pas.va/content/accademia/en/events/2019/food_waste.html” @Pontifex 11 November 2019
• “We ask the Lord to increase our faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in our hearts: He who assumed our human nature, who became Man in order to fight with our flesh and to conquer in our flesh. #HomilySantaMarta” @Pontifex 12 November 2019
• “I am close to Armenian Catholics of Qamishli, in Syria, as they gather for the funeral of their parish priest, Father Hovsep Bedoyan, who was killed yesterday together with his father. I pray for them, their families, and for all Christians in Syria.” @Pontifex 12 November 2019
• “Let us ask the Lord to pour His Spirit upon Christian couples and families, so that, as they generously open their doors to Christ and to their brothers and sisters, they may bear authentic witness to a life of faith, hope and charity. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 13 November 2019
• “My thoughts go out to beloved Burkina Faso, where an attack has killed many people. I entrust to the Lord the victims and all those who suffer as a result of such tragedies. I appeal to the Authorities to promote inter-religious dialogue and harmony.” @Pontifex 13 November 2019

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 16 September 2019 to 6 November 2019.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

Angelus

• 27 October 2019
• 1 November 2019
• 3 November 2019

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 16 September 2019 – Prayers for Politicians
• 17 September 2019 – Compassion is an Act of Justice
• 19 September 2019 – Ordained Ministry is a gift not a function
• 20 September 2019 – The closeness of bishops
• 26 September 2019 – Spiritual tepidness that transforms life into a cemetery
• 30 September 2019 – The culture of hope

General Audiences

• 23 October 2019
• 30 October 2019

Homilies

• 27 October 2019 – Mass for the Closing of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region
• 4 November 2019 – Holy Mass for the repose of the souls of the Cardinals and Bishops who died over the course of the year

Messages

• 31 October 2019 – Video Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the Fourth World Meeting of Young People promoted by Scholas Occurrentes [Mexico City, 28–31 October 2019]

Motu Proprio

• 22 October 2019 – Apostolic Letter in the form of Motu Proprio of the Supreme Pontiff Francis “L’esperienza storica”, for the change of the name of the Vatican Secret Archive to the Vatican Apostolic Archive

Speeches

• 3 October 2019 – To Participants in the General Chapter of the Roman Union of the Order of Saint Ursula
• 3 October 2019 – To Participants in the International Congress on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Conference of the Latin American Episcopate in Puebla
• 4 October 2019 – To Participants in the General Chapter of the Pious Society of the Daughters of Saint Paul
• 5 October 2019 – To Participants in the General Chapter of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary
• 7 October 2019 – Opening of the Works of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region on the theme: “Amazonia: New Paths for the Church and for Integral Ecology”
• 13 October 2019 – To the Italy National Football Team
• 18 October 2019 – Inauguration of the “Anima Mundi” Museum and Exhibition on Amazonia in the Vatican Museums
• 25 October 2019 – To the participants in the General Chapter of the Order of the Servants of Mary (25 Octber 2019)
• 26 October 2019 – Closing of the Works of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region on the theme: “Amazonia: New Paths for the Church and for Integral Ecology”
• 31 October 2019 – To Members of the “Don Carlo Gnocchi” Foundation
• 31 October 2019 – To Participants in the Course of Formation in International Humanitarian Law for Catholic Military Chaplains
• 4 November 2019 – To Participants at the International Conference for Leaders of Universities: “New Frontiers for University leaders. The future of health and the University ecosystem”

Papal Tweets

• “Let us ask the Lord for the light to really understand what is happening within us. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 25 October 2019
• “In this #AmazonSynod we felt the need to place ourselves before the Lord, to put Him back at the centre, both personally and as the Church. Because we can only proclaim what we live.” @Pontifex 27 October 2019
• “In the #GospelOfToday, looking at the tax collector, we rediscover where to start: from the conviction that we, all of us, are in need of salvation. #AmazonSynod http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20191027_omelia-sinodovescovi-conclusione.html” @Pontifex 27 October 2019
• “In these last days of October, I invite you to pray the #HolyRosary for the mission of the Church today, especially for men and women missionaries who encounter the greatest difficulties. #MissionaryOctober” @Pontifex 28 October 2019
• “The love of God is expressed in the tender tears of Jesus. As He cried for Jerusalem, so He cries for each of us when we don’t allow ourselves to be loved. This is God’s tender love. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 31 October 2019
• “The memory of the Saints leads us to raise our eyes to Heaven: not to forget the realities of the earth, but to face them with more courage and hope. #AllSaintsDay” @Pontifex 1 November 2019
• “Today we remember those who have walked before us, in the hope of meeting them, of reaching the place where we’ll find the love that created us and awaits us: the love of the Father. #AllSoulsDay” @Pontifex 2 November 2019
• “The #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 19:1–10) shows us that the merciful gaze of the Lord reaches us before we even realize that we need it to be saved.” @Pontifex 3 November 2019
• “Holiness is the fruit of God’s grace and of our free response to it. Holiness is a gift and a call.” @Pontifex 4 November 2019
• “We face this choice many times in our lives: do I accept the Lord’s invitation or close myself off in my interests, in my smallness? Let us ask the Lord for the grace always to accept the invitation to His feast, which is free. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 5 November 2019
• “Video” @Pontifex 5 November 2019
• “Dear friends, in this month of November, we are invited to pray for the dead. Let us entrust our family members, friends and acquaintances to God, especially in the Eucharist, feeling them close to us in the spiritual company of the Church. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 6 November 2019

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 4 October 2019 to 23 October 2019.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

Angelus

• 20 October 2019

General Audiences

• 9 October 2019
• 16 October 2019

Homilies

• 4 October 2019 – Episcopal Ordination
• 20 October 2019 – Holy Mass for World Missions Day

Messages

• 21 October 2019 – Message of the Holy Father to participants in the 2019 World Conference of the International Christian Maritime Association [Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 21–25 October 2019]

Papal Tweets

• “Let us work together so that every person can have access to adequate food, according to the will of God. #ZeroHunger http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/food/documents/papa-francesco_20191016_messaggio-giornata-alimentazione.html” @Pontifex 16 October 2019
• ““I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink” (Mt 25,35). Today we ask for the grace of compassion and the capacity to share in the poverty of our brothers and sisters. #EndPoverty” @Pontifex 17 October 2019
• “Saint Luke, you reveal the heart of Jesus and His mercy, help us to rediscover the joy of being Christians, witnesses of the goodness of the Lord. #SaintOfTheDay” @Pontifex 18 October 2019
• “Dear young people, as you pray the #HolyRosary for unity and peace, consider that in one of the rosary beads I too am with you!
  @acn_int” @Pontifex 18 October 2019
• “I encourage you to bring the light of the Gospel to our contemporaries. May you be witnesses of freedom and mercy, allowing fraternity and dialogue to prevail over divisions. #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober” @Pontifex 19 October 2019
• “In the midst of this missionary month, let us ask ourselves: what really counts in my life? To what peaks do I want to ascend? #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober” @Pontifex 20 October 2019
• “This is our mission: to show by our lives, and perhaps even by our words, that God loves everyone and never tires of anyone. #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober” @Pontifex 20 October 2019
• “Go and show love to everyone, because your life is a precious mission: it is not a burden to be borne, but a gift to offer. #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20191020_omelia-giornatamissionaria.html” @Pontifex 20 October 2019
• “During this missionary month, the Lord is also calling you: He is asking you to be a gift wherever you are, just as you are, with everyone around you. Courage! The Lord expects great things from you! #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober” @Pontifex 21 October 2019
• “Let us thank the Lord for all the good done, in the world and in our hearts, through the words, actions and holiness of #JohnPaulII. Let us remember always his call to: ”Open the doors to Christ!“ #SaintOfTheDay” @Pontifex 22 October 2019
• “As we celebrate the #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth, we ask the Holy Spirit to enable us to open the doors of the Gospel to all peoples and to be authentic witnesses of divine love. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex 23 October 2019

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