{"id":16873,"date":"2021-02-03T20:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T01:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/?p=16873"},"modified":"2021-02-03T20:00:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T01:00:02","slug":"the-weekly-francis-volume-347-03-february-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2021\/02\/the-weekly-francis-volume-347-03-february-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Francis &#8211; Volume 347 &#8211; 03 February 2021"},"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 6 January 2021 to 3 February 2021.<\/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\/2021\/documents\/papa-francesco_angelus_20210131.html\">31 January 2021<\/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\/2021\/documents\/papa-francesco_20210202_omelia-vitaconsacrata.html\">2 February 2021 &#8211; Holy Mass on the 25th World Day For Consecrated Life<\/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\/missions\/documents\/papa-francesco_20210106_giornata-missionaria2021.html\">6 January 2021 &#8211; Message for World Mission Day 2021<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2021\/documents\/papa-francesco_20210119_messaggio-vescovi-clero-venezuela.html\">19 January 2021 &#8211; Video message of the Holy Father to the participants in the national Meeting of Bishops and Priests of Venezuela<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2021\/documents\/papa-francesco_20210202_messaggio-forum-popoli-indigeni.html\">2 February 2021 &#8211; Message of the Holy Father to the organisers and participants at the Fifth Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Forum<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/consecrated_life\/documents\/papa-francesco_20210202_omelia-vitaconsacrata.html\">2 February 2021 &#8211; XXV World Day for Consecrated Life &#8211; Feast of the Presentation of the Lord<\/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\/2021\/january\/documents\/papa-francesco_20210129_rota-romana.html\">29 January 2021 &#8211; Inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2021\/january\/documents\/papa-francesco_20210130_ufficio-catechistico-cei.html\">30 January 2021 &#8211; To Participants in the meeting promoted by the national Catechetical Office of the Italian Episcopal Conference<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2021\/february\/documents\/papa-francesco_20210201_catholic-news-service.html\">1 February 2021 &#8211; To a Delegation from the \u201cCatholic News Service\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Papal Tweets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201cThe words of the Sacred Scripture were not written to remain imprisoned on papyrus, parchment or paper, but to be received by a person who prays, making them blossom in his or her heart. #Prayer #WordOfGod\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1354768690949009410\">@Pontifex 28 January 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe history of evangelization began with the Lord\u2019s own passionate desire to call and enter into friendly dialogue with everyone, just as they are (Jn 15:12\u201317). <a href=\"http:\/\/vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/missions\/documents\/papa-francesco_20210106_giornata-missionaria2021.html\">Message<\/a>\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1355115978863075328\">@Pontifex 29 January 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe culture of life is the heritage that Christians want to share with everyone. Every human life, unique and unrepeatable, is priceless. This must be courageously proclaimed ever anew through word and action\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1355138628888870913\">@Pontifex 29 January 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe Lord looks for us where we are, he loves us as we are, and he patiently walks by our side. With his word, he wants to change us, to invite us to live fuller lives and to put out into the deep together with him.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1355493463563886592\">@Pontifex 30 January 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cWhen we read the Gospel by ourselves with an open heart, a little of its light and beneficial power always reaches us, enlightening, healing, consoling. #GospelOfTheDay Mk 1:21\u201328\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1355840753004654593\">@Pontifex 31 January 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe pandemic has confirmed how necessary it is to protect the right to health for the weakest: I hope that the leaders of the nations may unite forces to cure those who are ill with Hansen\u2019s disease and for their inclusion in society.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1355857589704282113\">@Pontifex 31 January 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cGrandparents are the uniting link between generations to transmit to the young the experience of life and faith. Therefore, I have decided to institute the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly which will be held annually on the fourth Sunday of July.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1355886051248787459\">@Pontifex 31 January 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cVideo\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1356267312785969152\">@Pontifex 1 February 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cLet us contemplate God\u2019s patience and implore the trusting patience of Simeon (Lk 2:25). In this way, may our eyes, too, see the light of salvation and bring that light to the whole world.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1356656126457073665\">@Pontifex 2 February 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe Lord does not call us to be soloists, but to be part of a choir that can sometimes miss a note or two, but must always try to sing in unison. #ConsecratedLife\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1356674661212430337\">@Pontifex 2 February 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe Church evangelizes and is herself evangelized through the beauty of the Liturgy.Let us ask the grace of a personal and authentic encounter with the living Christ in the liturgical celebration,so that our lives might become a spiritual sacrifice offered to God.#GeneralAudience\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1356918231366311938\">@Pontifex 3 February 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cTomorrow we will celebrate the first #HumanFraternityDay. Let us pray and work each and every day so that everyone might live fraternally together in our world and in peace.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1356927916400066560\">@Pontifex 3 February 2021<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cI would like to congratulate the UN Secretary General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, and Latifah Ibn Ziaten, Foundress of the Imad Association for Youth and Peace, winners of the 2021 #ZayedAward for #HumanFraternity. I thank both of you for your witness.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1357019006746718210\">@Pontifex 3 February 2021<\/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 6 January 2021 to 3 February 2021. 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