{"id":17575,"date":"2022-12-23T14:53:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T19:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/?p=17575"},"modified":"2022-12-23T14:53:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T19:53:21","slug":"the-weekly-francis-volume-442","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2022\/12\/the-weekly-francis-volume-442\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Francis &#8211; Volume 442"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<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>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father\u2019s writings, speeches, etc., which I also cross-post on <a href=\"http:\/\/jimmyakin.com\/category\/popefrancis\">Jimmy Akin\u2019s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 8 December 2022 to 23 December 2022.<\/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\/2022\/documents\/20221218-angelus.html\">18 December 2022 &#8211; Angelus<\/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\/2022\/documents\/20221214-udienza-generale.html\">14 December 2022 &#8211; General Audience &#8211; Catechesis on Discernment. 12. The Vigilance<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/audiences\/2022\/documents\/20221221-udienza-generale.html\">21 December 2022 &#8211; General Audience &#8211; Catechesis on Discernment<\/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\/peace\/documents\/20221208-messaggio-56giornatamondiale-pace2023.html\">8 December 2022 &#8211; LVI World Day of Peace 2023 &#8211; No one can be saved alone. Combatting Covid\u201319 together, embarking together on paths of peace<\/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\/2022\/december\/documents\/20221215-ragazzi-aci.html\">15 December 2022 &#8211; To the young people from Italian Catholic Action<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2022\/december\/documents\/20221215-credenziali-ambasciatori.html\">15 December 2022 &#8211; Presentation of Credential Letters by the Ambassadors of Belize, Bahamas, Thailand, Norway, Mongolia, Niger, Uganda and Sudan<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2022\/december\/documents\/20221217-delegazione-premiomteresa.html\">17 December 2022 &#8211; To the Delegation of the \u2018Mother Teresa Award\u2019<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2022\/december\/documents\/20221217-artisti-natale.html\">17 December 2022 &#8211; To the Artists of the Christmas Concert in the Vatican<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2022\/december\/documents\/20221222-curia-romana.html\">22 December 2022 &#8211; Christmas Greetings of the Holy Father to the Roman Curia<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Papal Tweets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201c#Advent reminds us of a basic Christian attitude \u2013 vigilance. Let us wait for the Lord\u2019s coming by being attentive to our most vulnerable brothers and sisters who knock on the door of our hearts. Let us ask the Lord to keep us watchful in humility and availability.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1602989279323377664\">@Pontifex, 14 December 2022<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cLet\u2019s renew our closeness to the battered people of #Ukraine, persevering in fervent #prayer for our brothers and sisters who are suffering so much. Let us celebrate #Christmas in a humbler way, with simpler gifts, and let us send what we save to the Ukrainian people who need it.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1603004379463766017\">@Pontifex, 14 December 2022<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cAt times we find ourselves incapable of recognizeing the newness of the Lord, with the presumption that we already know so much about Him. #Advent, then, is the season to overturn our perspective, to allow ourselves to marvel at the greatness of God\u2019s mercy.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1603366765584687105\">@Pontifex, 15 December 2022<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe time is right to evaluate ourselves, to learn, to grow and to allow ourselves to be transformed, both as individuals and as communities. This is a privileged moment to prepare ourselves for \u201cthe day of the Lord\u201d. #Peace<br>yN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/peace\/documents\/20221208-messaggio-56giornatamondiale-pace2023.html\">Message<\/a>\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1603691413065154562\">@Pontifex, 16 December 2022<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cGod is faithful to His promises and guides our steps in the way of #peace. He guides the steps of those who journey on Earth with their gaze turned toward Heaven.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1603729151621353472\">@Pontifex, 16 December 2022<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cMay Our Lady take us by the hand in these days of preparation for #Christmas. And in the littleness of her Child, may she help us recognize the greatness of the God who comes. #Advent\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1604091540359458816\">@Pontifex, 17 December 2022<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cWhen we find ourselves in crisis, we should not make decisions quickly or instinctively, but, like Saint Joseph \u201cconsider everything\u201d, and base ourselves on the underlying certainty of God\u2019s mercy. #GospeloftheDay (Mt 1:18\u201324)\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1604438829695488001\">@Pontifex, 18 December 2022<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cLet us ask the Virgin Mary to touch the hearts of those who can stop the war in Ukraine. Let us not forget the suffering of those people, especially of the babies, the elderly, the people who are sick. Let us #PrayTogether.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1604453927231148032\">@Pontifex, 18 December 2022<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cIt\u2019s important to safeguard the roots of life and faith. Thus, the apostle Paul reminds us of the foundation in which to root our lives to remain firm: remain \u201crooted in Jesus Christ\u201d (Col 2:7) he says. This is what the #Christmas tree reminds us of: being rooted in Jesus Christ.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1604828778693365761\">@Pontifex, 19 December 2022<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cIn these difficult times we are living, let us respond in faith to the appeals the Holy Spirit is directing to us, that we might give the proof of our #solidarity to the people we meet and who count on our fraternal support.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1605178706284056576\">@Pontifex, 20 December 2022<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cThe Holy Spirit gives us the ability to recognize God\u2019s fatherhood. We have a tender, affectionate Father who loves us, who has always loved us. When we experience this, our hearts melt, and doubts and fears dissolve. Nothing can resist this love.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1605548648586129408\">@Pontifex, 21 December 2022<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cOn the Feast when God became a child, let\u2018s think of the Ukrainian children suffering so much because of this war. Let\u2018s think of the Ukrainian people deprived of the basics to survive, and let us #PrayTogether to the Lord that He might bring them #peace as soon as possible.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1605563744741756928\">@Pontifex, 21 December 2022<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cGod became a Child and then let himself be nailed on a cross. In that weakness, God\u2019s omnipotence is manifested. In forgiveness, God\u2019s omnipotence is always at work. Thus, may our gifts this #Christmas be gratitude, conversion and peace.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2022\/december\/documents\/20221222-curia-romana.html\">Speech<\/a>\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1605918581274943492\">@Pontifex, 22 December 2022<\/a><\/li><li>\u201cLet us ask Mary, the Virgin of Sweet Expectation, to teach us how to \u201dwatch and pray\u201c so we do not get distracted in our following of her Son, and to discover His saving presence in the events of our daily lives. #Advent\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pontifex\/status\/1606265870275182593\">@Pontifex, 23 December 2022<\/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>The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father\u2019s writings, speeches, etc., which I also cross-post on Jimmy Akin\u2019s blog. 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