{"id":16580,"date":"2020-01-22T18:04:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T23:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/?p=16580"},"modified":"2020-01-22T18:04:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T23:04:34","slug":"the-weekly-francis-volume-300-22-january-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2020\/01\/the-weekly-francis-volume-300-22-january-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Francis &#8211; Volume 300 &#8211; 22 January 2020"},"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 31 December 2019 to 22 January 2020.<\/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\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_angelus_20200101.html\">1 January 2020<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/angelus\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_angelus_20200105.html\">5 January 2020<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/angelus\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_angelus_20200106.html\">6 January 2020<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/angelus\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_angelus_20200112.html\">12 January 2020<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/angelus\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_angelus_20200119.html\">19 January 2020<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>General Audiences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/audiences\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200115_udienza-generale.html\">15 January 2020<\/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_20191231_omelia-tedeum.html\">31 December 2019 &#8211; Celebration of Vespers and Te Deum in Thanksgiving for the past year<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/homilies\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200112_omelia-battesimo.html\">12 January 2020 &#8211; Feast of the Baptism of the Lord<\/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\/2020\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200115_messaggio-worldeconomicforum.html\">15 January 2020 &#8211; Message of the Holy Father to the Executive Chairman of the \u201cWorld Economic Forum\u201d [Davos-Klosters (Switzerland), 21\u201324 January 2020]<\/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\/2020\/january\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200111_collegio-etiopico.html\">11 January 2020 &#8211; To the Community of the Pontifical Ethiopian College in the Vatican<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2020\/january\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200117_chiesa-luterana-finlandia.html\">17 January 2020 &#8211; To the Ecumenical Delegation of the Lutheran Church of Finland<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2020\/january\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200118_pescatori.html\">18 January 2020 &#8211; To the Delegation of Fisherfolk from San Benedetto del Tronto (Ascoli Piceno)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2020\/january\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200120_simon-wiesenthal-center.html\">20 January 2020 &#8211; To a Delegation of the \u201cSimon Wiesenthal Center\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Papal Tweets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201cThe Lord has so much compassion, He involves Himself in our problems. Let us often repeat this simple prayer: Lord, I am a sinner, have mercy on me, have compassion for me. #HomilySantaMarta\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1217784260565839872\">@Pontifex 16 January 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cJesus looks at the paralytic and focuses on what is essential: \u201dYour sins are forgiven\u201c. Physical health is a gift that we must preserve but the Lord teaches us that we must also preserve the health of the heart, spiritual health. #HomilySantaMarta\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1218129419170189312\">@Pontifex 17 January 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cWhoever has faith feels a great need for God and, in our own smallness, we surrender ourselves, trusting fully in Him.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1218510851562295296\">@Pontifex 18 January 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cLet us pause at #GospelofToday (John 1,29\u201334), perhaps even contemplating an icon of Christ, Son of God made lamb, to free us from evil. Yes, we are still poor sinners but not slaves, no, but children, children of God!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1218876862119784448\">@Pontifex 19 January 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cBeing Christian does not mean defending yourself with an ideology in order to move forward. To be Christian is to be free, because we have confidence, because we are docile to the Word of the Lord. #HomilySantaMarta\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1219231836385222656\">@Pontifex 20 January 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThrough Baptism, we Christians are all anointed by the election of the Lord, and this is a pure gift. Today let us ask the Holy Spirit to be able to preserve this gift with faithfulness. This is Christian holiness. #HomilySantaMarta\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1219595207353806848\">@Pontifex 21 January 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThis year, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is dedicated to the theme of hospitality. #GeneralAudience\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1219960402068615168\">@Pontifex 22 January 2020<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cWorking together to practice hospitality, especially towards those whose lives are most vulnerable, will make us better human beings, better disciples, and a more united Christian people. #GeneralAudience\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1219975502666129411\">@Pontifex 22 January 2020<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Papal Instagram<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/franciscus\/\">Franciscus<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 31 December 2019 to 22 January 2020. 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