{"id":15697,"date":"2017-01-04T10:14:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T15:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/?p=15697"},"modified":"2017-01-04T10:14:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T15:14:23","slug":"the-weekly-francis-volume-164-4-january-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2017\/01\/the-weekly-francis-volume-164-4-january-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Francis &#8211; Volume 164 &#8211; 4 January 2017"},"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\" alt=\"pope-francis2-300x187\" src=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/pope-francis2-300x187.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a>This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 10 November 2016 to 4 January 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father&#8217;s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at <a href=\"http:\/\/jimmyakin.com\/2017\/01\/the-weekly-francis-4-january-2017.html\">Jimmy Akin&#8217;s The Weekly Francis<\/a>. Jimmy Akin came up with this idea when he started &#8220;The Weekly Benedict&#8221; 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_20161204.html\">4 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/angelus\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_angelus_20161208.html\">8 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/angelus\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_angelus_20161211.html\">11 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/angelus\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_angelus_20161218.html\">18 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/angelus\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_angelus_20161226.html\">26 December 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_20161207_udienza-generale.html\">7 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/audiences\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161214_udienza-generale.html\">14 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/audiences\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161221_udienza-generale.html\">21 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Homilies<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/homilies\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161212_omelia-guadalupe.html\">12 December 2016 &#8211; Holy Mass on the occasion of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/homilies\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161224_omelia-natale.html\">24 December 2016 &#8211; Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/homilies\/2016\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161231_te-deum.html\">31 December 2016 &#8211; Celebration of Vespers and Te Deum in Thanksgiving for the past year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/homilies\/2017\/documents\/papa-francesco_20170101_omelia-giornata-mondiale-pace.html\">1 January 2017 &#8211; Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God (1st January 2017)<\/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_20161228_santi-innocenti.html\">28 December 2016 &#8211; Letter of the Holy Father to Bishops on the Feast of the Holy Innocents<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Messages<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/sick\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161208_giornata-malato.html\">8 December 2016 &#8211; XXV World Day of the Sick, 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/urbi\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161225_urbi-et-orbi-natale.html\">25 December 2016 &#8211; &#8220;Urbi et Orbi&#8221; &#8211; Christmas 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prayers<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/prayers\/documents\/papa-francesco_preghiere_20161208_immacolata.html\">8 December 2016 &#8211; Act of Veneration to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Spanish Steps<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speeches<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2016\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161110_plenaria-unita-cristiani.html\">10 November 2016 &#8211; To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2016\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161118_corso-rota-romana.html\">18 November 2016 &#8211; To participants in the Formation Course for Bishops on the new guidelines regarding marriage and annulments [17&#8211;19 November 2016]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2016\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161124_seminario-accademia-scienze.html\">24 November 2016 &#8211; To participants in the Meeting sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on: \u201cNarcotics: problems and solutions to this global issue\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2016\/december\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161201_pastorale-studenti-internazionali.html\">1 December 2016 &#8211; To participants in the Fourth World Congress of Pastoral Care for International Students, organized by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (1st December 2016)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2016\/december\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161209_donatori-albero.html\">9 December 2016 &#8211; To the donors of the Crib and the Christmas Tree in Saint Peter&#8217;s Square<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2016\/december\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161210_pont-seminario-pugliese.html\">10 December 2016 &#8211; To the Community of the Pontifical Regional Seminary Pio XI of Apulia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2016\/december\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161215_ambasciatori.html\">15 December 2016 &#8211; Presentation of the Letters of Credence by the Ambassadors of Burundi, Fiji, Mauritius, Moldova, Sweden and Tunisia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2016\/december\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161222_curia-romana.html\">22 December 2016 &#8211; To the Roman Curia on the occasion of the presentation of Christmas greetings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2016\/december\/documents\/papa-francesco_20161222_dipendenti-vaticani.html\">22 December 2016 &#8211; To the personnel of the Holy See and of the Vatican City State for the exchange of Christmas wishes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Papal Tweets<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;The love of God, which can look into the heart of each person and see the deepest desire hidden there, must take primacy over all else.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/809374954575761408\">@Pontifex 15 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Forgiveness is the most visible sign of the Father\u2019s love, which Jesus sought to reveal by his entire life&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/809737343359852544\">@Pontifex 16 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I thank you all for your kindness. Please do not forget to pray for me.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/810099732869746688\">@Pontifex 17 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Our joy comes from the confidence we have that the Lord is close to us with his tenderness, mercy, forgiveness and love.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/810424374692114433\">@Pontifex 18 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I express my solidarity with migrants around the world and thank all those who help them: welcoming others means welcoming God in person!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/810499872587710464\">@Pontifex 18 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Nothing of what a repentant sinner places before God\u2019s mercy can be excluded from the embrace of his forgiveness.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/810824504112861184\">@Pontifex 19 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Mercy is the concrete action of God\u2019s love that, by forgiving, transforms and changes our lives.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/811186894210035712\">@Pontifex 20 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Mercy gives rise to joy, because our hearts are opened to the hope of a new life.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/811549284453654529\">@Pontifex 21 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The birthday of Jesus, who took on the burden of our human weakness, is drawing closer.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/811915442331656193\">@Pontifex 22 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The Lord becomes man to journey with us in our everyday lives.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/812274060868534273\">@Pontifex 23 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Like the shepherds of Bethlehem, may we too, with eyes full of amazement and wonder, gaze upon the Child Jesus, the Son of God.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/812791215494152192\">@Pontifex 24 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Christ is born for us, let us rejoice in the day of our salvation!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/812991282226176001\">@Pontifex 25 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;On today\u2019s Feast of Saint Stephen let us remember the martyrs of today and yesterday. May we overcome evil with good and hatred with love.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/813315920735006720\">@Pontifex 26 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Christmas has above all a taste of hope because, for all the darkness in our lives, God\u2019s light shines forth.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/813727383937236992\">@Pontifex 27 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;God, who is in love with us, draws us to himself with his tenderness, by being born poor and frail in our midst, as one of us.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/814086004353232896\">@Pontifex 28 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Let us be touched by the tenderness that saves. Let us draw close to God who draws close to us. Let us pause to gaze upon the crib.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/814448385159741441\">@Pontifex 29 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Holy Family of Nazareth, help us all to recognize the sacred nature of the family and its beauty in God\u2019s plan for humanity.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/814810779195240448\">@Pontifex 30 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;As we end this year, let us remember the days, weeks and months we have lived in order to give thanks and offer everything to the Lord.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/815173165802397696\">@Pontifex 31 December 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Let us entrust the new year to Mary, Mother of God, so that peace and mercy may grow throughout the world.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/815535551222681605\">@Pontifex 1 January 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;At the beginning of this New Year, I offer heartfelt wishes of peace to the world\u2019s peoples and nations.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/815897938576736256\">@Pontifex 2 January 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;May nonviolence become the hallmark of our decisions, our relationships and our actions.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/816256550184439808\">@Pontifex 3 January 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;To be true followers of Jesus today also includes embracing his teaching about nonviolence.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/816625227887181824\">@Pontifex 4 January 2017<\/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 10 November 2016 to 4 January 2017. 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