How do we not judge, not condemn, and forgive? "Give and it will be given to you": be generous in giving. Not only material alms, but spiritual alms too: spend time with someone in need, visit someone who is sick, offer a smile. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 18 mars 2019
Pope Francis
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Be generous
I renew my invitation for prayer and gestures of peace to combat hatred and violence
I pray for the victims of the horrible attack against two mosques in #Christchurch, New Zealand. I renew my invitation for prayer and gestures of peace to combat hatred and violece.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 17 mars 2019
Prayer reconnects us to God, charity to our neighbor, fasting to ourselves
Prayer reconnects us to God, charity to our neighbor, fasting to ourselves. God, my brothers and sisters, my life: these are the realities that do not end in nothing, and in which we must invest. #Lent
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 17 mars 2019
Lent is a journey of returning to the essential
#Lent is a journey of returning to the essential, during which the Lord asks us to follow three steps: almsgiving, prayer, and fasting.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 17 mars 2019
Lent is a reminder to stop, to return to the essential
#Lent is a reminder to stop, to return to the essential, to fast from all that is superfluous and distracting. It is a wake-up call for the spirit.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 16 mars 2019
Thursday, 14 March 2019
The week of Spiritual Exercises
I ask everyone to remember in prayer both myself and my collaborators in the Roman Curia, who this evening will be beginning the week of Spiritual Exercises.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 10, 2019
Only those who leave behind their earthly attachments
Only those who leave behind their earthly attachments in order to set out will find the mystery of God.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 9, 2019
Women make the world beautiful
Women make the world beautiful, they protect it and keep it alive. They bring the grace of renewal, the embrace of inclusion, and the courage to give of oneself. #InternationalWomensDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 8, 2019
The grace to preserve the memory of all that the Lord has done in our lives
At the beginning of Lent, it would do us good to ask for the grace to preserve the memory of all that the Lord has done in our lives, of how He has loved us. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 7, 2019
The Lenten journey begins
The Lenten journey begins today, Ash Wednesday. I invite each of you to live this time in an authentic spirit of penance and conversion, like a return to the Father, who awaits us all with open arms.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 6, 2019
Prayer gives consistency and vitality to everything
Prayer gives consistency and vitality to everything we do.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 4, 2019
Let us allow her to remain a welcoming home, in which no one feels excluded
Let us hear the cry of the earth, wounded in a thousand ways by human greed. Let us allow her to remain a welcoming home, in which no one feels excluded. #WorldWildlifeDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 3, 2019
He will open up a new path
Sometimes we may feel we are alone in facing difficulties. But, even if He doesn’t intervene immediately, the Lord walks by our side and, if we keep going forward, He will open up a new path.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 2, 2019
In order to pray well
In order to pray well, we need to have the heart of a child.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 1, 2019
An urgent challenge of our time
I invite you to pray during these days for the Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church, an event that I want to be a powerful gesture of pastoral responsibility in the face of an urgent challenge of our time.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 18, 2019
Let us ask the Holy Spirit to help us transform this evil into an opportunity for awareness
Let us ask the Holy Spirit to sustain us during these days and to help us transform this evil into an opportunity for awareness and purification. #PBC2019
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 21, 2019
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Let’s take a little time every day to examine our conscience. Five minutes at the end of each day will help us think about a change of heart.
Let’s take a little time every day to examine our conscience, to convert to the Lord. Five minutes at the end of each day will help us think about a change of heart and conversion to the Lord, without procrastination. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 28, 2019
If you believe in God
If you believe in God you must try to live justly with everyone, according to the golden rule: “Do to others whatever you would have them do to you” (Mt 7,12).
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 27, 2019
Life consists in loving God with all your heart, and your neighbour as yourself
Religious life consists in loving God with all your heart, and your neighbour as yourself.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 26, 2019
God’s love is the only power capable of making all things new
God’s love is the only power capable of making all things new.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 25, 2019
The wrath of God
Every abuse is an atrocity. In people's justified anger, the Church sees the reflection of the wrath of God. It is our duty to listen attentively to this silent cry. #PBC2019 https://t.co/Gx9M9MgzTX
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 24, 2019
Lord, focus our gaze on what is essential, make us strip ourselves of everything that does not help
Lord, focus our gaze on what is essential, make us strip ourselves of everything that does not help to make the Gospel of Jesus Christ transparent. #PBC2019
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 23, 2019
Humble and concrete answers
Lord, deliver us from the temptation to want to save ourselves, and our reputations; help us to acknowledge our guilt and to seek humble and concrete answers together, and in communion with all the People of God. #PBC2019
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 22, 2019
Lord, open our hearts and shape them in your image
Lord, you know how we resist placing the sufferings of others in our heart. Open our hearts and shape them in your image. #PBC2019
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 21, 2019
Dialogue, communion, listening and discernment
As of tomorrow, we will live several days of dialogue and communion, of listening and discernment. May it be a time of conversion. We don't proclaim ourselves, but He who died for us. #PBC2019
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 20, 2019
In the darkest moments of our history, the Lord draws near, opens paths, lifts up discouraged faith, anoints wounded hope, and awakens sleeping charity
In the darkest moments of our history, the Lord draws near, opens paths, lifts up discouraged faith, anoints wounded hope, and awakens sleeping charity.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 19, 2019
Let us enter into the mystery of the sorrowful heart of God who is Father
Let us enter into the mystery of the sorrowful heart of God who is Father, and let us speak with Him as we witness the many calamities of our time. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 19, 2019
Christians promote peace
Christians promote peace, starting with the community in which they live.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 17, 2019
Jesus asks us to produce one work of art: that of our own life
Jesus asks us to produce just one work of art, which is possible for everyone: that of our own life.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 16, 2019
His boundless love
Truth is the wonderful revelation of God, of His Fatherly face. It is His boundless love.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 15, 2019
Tuesday, 19 February 2019
Monday, 18 February 2019
Those who love use their imagination to discover solutions where others see only problems
Those who love use their imagination to discover solutions where others see only problems. Those who love help others according to their needs and with creativity, not according to preconceived ideas or common conceptions. https://t.co/kvYb0HUNcE
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 14, 2019
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Detachment from worldly appearances is essential to prepare ourselves for heaven
Detachment from worldly appearances is essential to prepare ourselves for heaven.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 13, 2019
Children Not Soldiers
Thousands of children, forced to fight in armed conflicts, are robbed of their childhood. Let us stop this abominable crime. #ChildrenNotSoldiers
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 12, 2019
A generous attitude towards the sick is light of the world
A generous attitude towards the sick is salt of the earth and light of the world. May Our Lady of Lourdes help us to practice it, and obtain peace and comfort for all those who suffer. https://t.co/yImNmXsb0A
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 11, 2019
Love of God and love of neighbour are two sides of the same coin
Love of God and love of neighbour are inseparable. They are two sides of the same coin: lived together they are the true strength of believers!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 9, 2019
Life has value when we give it in love to others, in everyday life, in the family
Life has value when we give it, when we give it in love, in truth; when we give it to others, in everyday life, in the family. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 8, 2019
Human trafficking is a terrible violation of human dignity
Human trafficking is a terrible violation of human dignity. Let us open our eyes to this shameful scourge and commit ourselves to fighting it. #TogetherAgainstHumanTrafficking @M_RSection
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 8, 2019
Monday, 11 February 2019
With a good word, with patience, with a glance
We all need to be healed, and we can all heal others if we are humble and meek: with a good word, with patience, with a glance. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 7 février 2019
Let us pray that the seeds sown may bring forth fruits of peace
This Visit to the United Arab Emirates belongs to the "surprises" of God. So let us praise Him and His providence, and pray that the seeds sown may bring forth fruits of peace. #ApostolicJourney #UAE
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 6 février 2019
The Beatitudes are a roadmap for our life
The Beatitudes are a roadmap for our life: they invite us to keep our hearts pure, to practice meekness and justice, to be merciful to all, to live affliction in union with God. #UAE #ApostolicJourney
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 5 février 2019
If we live in the world according to the ways of God, we will become channels of His presence
Saint Francis reminds us that Christians set out armed only with their humble faith and concrete love. If we live in the world according to the ways of God, we will become channels of His presence. #UAE #ApostolicJourney
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 5 février 2019
Prayer purifies the heart from turning in on itself
Prayer purifies the heart from turning in on itself. Prayer of the heart restores fraternity. #UAE #ApostolicJourney
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 4 février 2019
Inviting all persons who have faith in God and faith in human fraternity to unite and work together
The Document on Human Fraternity, which I signed today in Abu Dhabi with my brother the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, invites all persons who have faith in God and faith in human fraternity to unite and work together. https://t.co/74Ig3XOPzw
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 4 février 2019
God is with those who seek peace
God is with those who seek peace. From heaven He blesses every step which, on this path, is accomplished on earth. #UAE #ApostolicJourney
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 4 février 2019
To write a page of dialogue and to travel paths of peace together
I am about to leave for the United Arab Emirates. I am visiting that Country as a brother, in order to write a page of dialogue together, and to travel paths of peace together. Pray for me!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 3 février 2019
A call to the faithful obedience of daily life and to the unexpected surprises from the Spirit
Consecrated life is a living encounter with the Lord in his people. It is a call to the faithful obedience of daily life, and to the unexpected surprises from the Spirit. It is a vision of what we need to embrace in order to experience joy: Jesus.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 2 février 2019
Go forward with perseverance on the journey of our life
May the Lord give us the grace of memory and of hope, in order to go forward with perseverance on the journey of our life. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 1 février 2019
Don Bosco had the courage to look at reality with human eyes and with the eyes of God
Don Bosco had the courage to look at reality with human eyes and with the eyes of God. May every priest imitate him by seeing reality with human eyes and with the eyes of God. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 31 janvier 2019
The secret to navigating life well is to invite Jesus on board
The secret to navigating life well is to invite Jesus on board. The helm of life should be given to Him, so that He can direct the route.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 30 janvier 2019
Meekness and tenderness
Meekness and tenderness: these human virtues seem small, but they can overcome the most difficult conflicts.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 29 janvier 2019
I thank God for having given us the opportunity to share these days together and to experience once more this World Youth Day
I thank God for having given us the opportunity to share these days together and to experience once more this World Youth Day. My thanks go to all those who have supported us with their prayers, and who have helped by their efforts and hard work! #Panama2019
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 28 janvier 2019
Go forth and bear witness to what you have seen and heard, not with lots of words but with simple, daily actions
Go forth and bear witness to what you have seen and heard, not with lots of words but with simple, daily actions. I don’t know if I’ll be present at the next WYD, but Peter will certainly be there, and he will confirm you in the faith. #Panama2019
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 27 janvier 2019
Let us pray for the victims of the terrorist attack on the Cathedral of Jolo, in the Philippines
Let us pray for the victims of the terrorist attack on the Cathedral of Jolo, in the Philippines. May the Lord, Prince of Peace, convert the hearts of the violent, and grant the inhabitants of that region a peaceful coexistence.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 27 janvier 2019
In the face of the serious ongoing situation, I ask you to pray that a just and peaceful solution may be reached
Here in Panama, I have thought a lot about the Venezuelan people, to whom I feel particularly united in these days. In the face of the serious ongoing situation, I ask you to pray that a just and peaceful solution may be reached.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 27 janvier 2019
Keep living the faith and sharing it
To you, dear young people, a big “thank you” for #Panama2019. Keep walking. Keep living the faith and sharing it. See you in Lisbon in 2022!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 27 janvier 2019
Let us not forget the victims of the Holocaust
Let us not forget the victims of the Holocaust. Their unspeakable suffering continues to cry out to humanity: We are all brothers and sisters! #RemembranceDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 27 janvier 2019
Only what is loved can be saved
Only what is loved can be saved. Only what is embraced can be transformed. #Panama2019
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 27 janvier 2019
Without social networks, she became the first “influencer”: the “influencer” of God
With her “yes”, Mary became the most influential woman in history. Without social networks, she became the first “influencer”: the “influencer” of God. #Panama2019
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 27 janvier 2019
The spring of water welling up to eternal life
Let us not quench our thirst with just any water but with the “spring of water welling up to eternal life”. #Panama2019
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 26 janvier 2019
Seek out and listen to the voices that encourage you to look ahead
Friends, Jesus teaches us to believe. Seek out and listen to the voices that encourage you to look ahead, not those that pull you down. #Panama2019
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 25 janvier 2019
I invite you to pray all together the Holy Rosary for Peace
In this WYD #Panama2019 I invite you to pray all together the Holy Rosary for Peace through @clicktoprayapp.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 24 janvier 2019
Saturday, 26 January 2019
Thursday, 24 January 2019
We have been loved with a profound love that we neither can nor want to keep quiet about a love that challenges us to respond in the same way: with love
What prompts us to encounter each other in this WYD? The certainty of knowing that we have been loved with a profound love that we neither can nor want to keep quiet about a love that challenges us to respond in the same way: with love. #Panama2019
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 24, 2019
This is the network we want
This is the network we want, a network created not to entrap, but to liberate, to protect a communion of people who are free. https://t.co/qZ9XI2rDPe
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 24, 2019
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
I ask you to pray
I am leaving for the World Youth Day in Panama. I ask you to pray for this very beautiful and important event on the path of the Church.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 23, 2019
Saying “yes” to God’s love
Saying “yes” to God’s love is the first step to being happy, and to making many other people happy.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 22, 2019
Meekness, humility, patience in suffering, love for justice, ability to endure persecution, not judging others
The Christian way is that of the Beatitudes: meekness, humility, patience in suffering, love for justice, ability to endure persecution, not judging others... #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 21, 2019
What will remain on the threshold of eternity
What will remain on the threshold of eternity is not how much we earned, but how much we gave away.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 20, 2019
Prayer from a humble heart
Prayer from a humble heart is heard by God.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 19, 2019
Christian Unity
Today marks the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: all of us are asked to implore from God this great gift.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 18, 2019
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