{"id":16546,"date":"2019-11-27T19:38:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T00:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/?p=16546"},"modified":"2019-11-27T19:39:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T00:39:03","slug":"the-weekly-francis-volume-294-27-november-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2019\/11\/the-weekly-francis-volume-294-27-november-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Francis &#8211; Volume 294 &#8211; 27 November 2019"},"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 21 November 2019 to 27 November 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\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\/category\/popefrancis\">Jimmy Akin\u2019s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Angelus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/angelus\/2019\/documents\/papa-francesco_angelus-giappone_20191124.html\">24 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Japan: Angelus, 24 November 2019, Nagasaki<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Homilies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/homilies\/2019\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191121_messa-thailandia-omelia.html\">21 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Holy Mass in the National Stadium (Bangkok, 21 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/homilies\/2019\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191122_messa-giovani-thailandia-omelia.html\">22 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Holy Mass with Young People in the Cathedral of the Assumption (Bangkok, 22 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/homilies\/2019\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191124_messa-nagasaki-omelia.html\">24 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Japan: Holy Mass in the Baseball Stadium (Nagasaki, 24 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/homilies\/2019\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191125_messa-tokyo-omelia.html\">25 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Japan: Holy Mass in the Tokyo Dome<\/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\/2019\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191124_messaggio-incontropace-hiroshima.html\">24 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Japan: Meeting for peace at the Peace Memorial (Hiroshima, 24 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2019\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191124_messaggio-arminucleari-nagasaki.html\">24 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Japan: Address on nuclear weapons at the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park (Nagasaki, 24 November 2019)<\/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\/2019\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191121_personalemedico-thailandia.html\">21 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Meeting with the medical staff of St. Louis Hospital (Bangkok, 21 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191121_patriarca-buddisti-thailandia.html\">21 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Visit to the Supreme Buddhist Patriarch at Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram Temple (Bangkok, 21 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191121_autorita-thailandia.html\">21 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Meeting with Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps in the \u201cInner Santi Maitri\u201d Hall of the Government House (Bangkok, 21 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191122_leaderreligiosi-thailandia.html\">22 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Meeting with the Leaders of the Christian denominations and Other Religions at Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok, 22 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191122_vescovi-thailandia-fabc.html\">22 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Meeting with the Bishops of Thailand and FABC at the Blessed Nicholas Boonkerd Kitbamrung Shrine (Bangkok, 22 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191122_consacrati-thailandia.html\">22 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Thailand: Meeting with Priests, Religious, Seminarians and Catechists in St Peter\u2019s Parish (Bangkok, 22 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191123_vescovi-tokyo.html\">23 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Japan: Meeting with the Bishops at the Apostolic Nunciature (Tokyo, 23 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191124_messaggio-incontropace-hiroshima.html\">24 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Japan: Meeting for peace at the Peace Memorial (Hiroshima, 24 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191124_omaggio-santimartiri-nagasaki.html\">24 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Japan: Tribute to the Martyr Saints at the Martyrs\u2019 Monument &#8211; Nishizaka Hill (Nagasaki, 24 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191124_messaggio-arminucleari-nagasaki.html\">24 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Japan: Address on Nuclear Weapons at the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park (Nagasaki, 24 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191125_autorita-tokyo.html\">25 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Japan: Meeting with Authorities and the Diplomatic Corps at Kantei<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191125_giovani-tokyo.html\">25 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Japan: Meeting with Young People at the Cathedral of Holy Mary (Tokyo, 25 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191125_vittime-triplicedisastro-tokyo.html\">25 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Japan: Meeting with the victims of Triple Disaster at \u201cBellesalle Hanzomon\u201d (Tokyo, 25 November 2019)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191126_universita-tokyo.html\">26 November 2019 &#8211; Apostolic Journey to Japan: Visit to Sophia University<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/november\/documents\/papa-francesco_20191127_fondazione-azerbaigian.html\">27 November 2019 &#8211; To the Nizami Ganjavi Foundation<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Papal Tweets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201cWhen 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\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1197449216706121728\">@Pontifex 21 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe 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\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1197515006595743744\">@Pontifex 21 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cWithout prayer, our life and mission loses all its meaning, strength and fervor. #ApostolicJourney\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1197786797020987392\">@Pontifex 22 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cA missionary Church knows that its best message is its readiness to be transformed by the word of life, making service its hallmark. #ApostolicJourney\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1197794344805122048\">@Pontifex 22 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe 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\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1197877394855596033\">@Pontifex 22 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cLet 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\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1197884942329339905\">@Pontifex 22 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cI 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\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1198066135226363906\">@Pontifex 22 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cProtecting all life and proclaiming the Gospel are not separate or opposed; rather each appeals to, and requires, the other. #ProtectAllLife #ApostolicJourney\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1198202030357127168\">@Pontifex 23 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cTry 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 \u201cmade it\u201d, the possibility of a happy and successful life.#ApostolicJourney\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1198217130543636482\">@Pontifex 23 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cI 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\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1198496471307497472\">@Pontifex 24 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cIn 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.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1198504020236591105\">@Pontifex 24 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cWe 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\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1198511572382932992\">@Pontifex 24 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe 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\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1198519119743598593\">@Pontifex 24 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cPeace 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\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1198571967969935362\">@Pontifex 24 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe 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\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1198579518216294402\">@Pontifex 24 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cTo 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\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1198587067627954177\">@Pontifex 24 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cIn 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\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1198890016392527872\">@Pontifex 25 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe 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\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1198911707613138944\">@Pontifex 25 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe theme of my visit is \u201cProtect All Life\u201d, 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\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1198941905725214720\">@Pontifex 25 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cI 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.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1199148252194574336\">@Pontifex 25 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201c\u79c1\u306e\u8a2a\u65e5\u306b\u969b\u3057\u3001\u7686\u69d8\u304c\u79c1\u3092\u771f\u5fc3\u3092\u8fbc\u3081\u3066\u3042\u305f\u305f\u304b\u304f\u304a\u8fce\u3048\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3001\u79c1\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u7686\u69d8\u306b\u6df1\u304f\u611f\u8b1d\u7533\u3057\u4e0a\u3052\u307e\u3059\u3002\u304a\u7948\u308a\u306e\u5185\u306b\u7686\u69d8\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5fc3\u306b\u7559\u3081\u3066\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1199148326412865536\">@Pontifex 25 November 2019<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cMy apostolic journey to Thailand and Japan was a gift for which I am so grateful to the Lord. 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