{"id":15584,"date":"2016-08-31T17:50:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T21:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/?p=15584"},"modified":"2016-08-31T17:50:08","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T21:50:08","slug":"the-weekly-francis-volume-151-31-august-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2016\/08\/the-weekly-francis-volume-151-31-august-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Francis &#8211; Volume 151 &#8211; 31 August 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><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\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/pope-francis2-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"pope-francis2-300x187\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a>This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from\u00a02 August 2016 to 31 August 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father\u2019s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at <a href=\"http:\/\/jimmyakin.com\/2016\/08\/the-weekly-francis-31-august-2016.html\">Jimmy Akin\u2019s The Weekly Francis<\/a>. Jimmy Akin came up with this idea when he started \u201cThe Weekly Benedict\u201d and I have taken over curation of it.<\/p>\n<p>Angelus<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/angelus\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_angelus_20160814.html\">14 August 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/angelus\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_angelus_20160815.html\">15 August 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/angelus\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_angelus_20160821.html\">21 August 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>General Audiences<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/audiences\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_20160817_udienza-generale.html\">17 August 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/audiences\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_20160824_udienza-generale.html\">24 August 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Letters<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/letters\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_20160815_chirografo-mons-paglia.html\">15 August 2016 &#8211; Chirograph of His Holiness Pope Francis by which he names H.E. Msgr. Vincenzo Paglia as the Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Institute \u201cJohn Paul II\u201d for Studies on Marriage and Family and President of the Pontifical Academy for Life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Messages<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_20160802_messaggio-cordoglio-card-macharski.html\">2 August 2016 &#8211; Message of condolence of the Holy Father for the death of Card. Franciszek Macharski<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_20160827_videomessaggio-giubileo-misericordia-americhe.html\">27 August 2016 &#8211; Video message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the celebration of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy in the Americas [Bogot\u00e1, 27-30 August 2016]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Motu Proprio<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/motu_proprio\/documents\/papa-francesco-motu-proprio_20160815_sedula-mater.html\">15 August 2016 &#8211; Apostolic Letter issued \u2018Motu Proprio\u2019 instituting the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/motu_proprio\/documents\/papa-francesco-motu-proprio_20160817_humanam-progressionem.html\">17 August 2016 &#8211; Apostolic Letter issued \u2018Motu Proprio\u2019 instituting the Dicastery for promoting Integral Human Development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speeches<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2016\/august\/documents\/papa-francesco_20160831_esc-congress.html\">31 August 2016 &#8211; Greeting to participants in the World Congress of Cardiology \u201cESC Congress 2016\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Papal Tweets<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cNever abbandon prayer, even when it seems pointless to pray.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/766258533721452545\">@Pontifex 18 August 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhere there is love, there is also understanding and forgiveness.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/766598133836939264\">@Pontifex 19 August 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cMercy does not just mean being a \u201cgood person\u201d nor is it mere sentimentality. It is the measure of our authenticity as disciples of Jesus.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/767322884200996865\">@Pontifex 21 August 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cNew forms of slavery such as human and organ trafficking, forced labour, and prostitution are true crimes against humanity.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/768047732409765888\">@Pontifex 23 August 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cConsoling those who suffer we are able to help build a better world.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/769145309003862016\">@Pontifex 26 August 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cMay a powerful gust of holiness sweep through all the Americas during the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/769497222396256256\">@Pontifex 27 August 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cAn easy prayer to say every day: \u201cLord, I am a sinner: come with your mercy\u201d.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/769859606617083905\">@Pontifex 28 August 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cMay God\u2019s mercy towards us move us to be merciful towards our neighbors.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/770222073482399745\">@Pontifex 29 August 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cServing with love and tenderness those who are in need helps us to grow in humanity.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/770946868066988032\">@Pontifex 31 August 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Papal Instagram<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/franciscus\/\">Franciscus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from\u00a02 August 2016 to 31 August 2016. 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