Tomorrow I will go to Romania as a pilgrim, to walk together with our brothers of the Romanian Orthodox Church and with the Catholic faithful. I ask you, please, to pray for me.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 30 mai 2019
Pope Francis
Thursday 30 May 2019
Walking together
The goal of our journey is the Father
With His ascension the risen Lord draws our gaze to Heaven, to show us that the goal of our journey is the Father.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 30 mai 2019
You will understand the meaning of events and the purpose of your life
If you trust in the goodness of the Lord, you will understand the meaning of events and the purpose of your life.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 29 mai 2019
In difficult moments the Holy Spirit helps us to go forward and to overcome the difficulties
In our lives there are crosses, there are difficult moments. But in these difficult moments we feel that the Holy Spirit helps us to go forward and to overcome the difficulties. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 28 mai 2019
There are more Christian martyrs today than in the early centuries
Even today so many Christians are killed and persecuted for the love of Christ. They give their lives in silence, because their martyrdom isn't newsworthy. Yet there are more Christian martyrs today than in the early centuries.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 27 mai 2019
Sunday 26 May 2019
It is the Spirit who makes us arise from our limitations
It is the Spirit who makes us arise from our limitations, from our deaths, because we have so many necroses in our life, in our soul. The message of the Resurrection is this: we must be reborn.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 26, 2019
In the eyes of God
Mercy shown to those who can only receive, without giving anything in return, is precious in the eyes of God.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 25, 2019
Stand upright in the midst of storms
Mary is a woman who walks with the grace and the tenderness of a mother; she unties all the knots of the many problems we manage to create, and she teaches us to stand upright in the midst of storms. #MaryHelpOfChristians
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 24, 2019
We pray for the Catholics in China
We pray for the Catholics in China. May Our Lady of Sheshan help them witness to the faith, in communion with the universal Church, and to persevere in unity despite the wounds and the trials, trusting in the hope that does not disappoint.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 24, 2019
God does not reside in the greatness of that which we accomplish, but in the littleness of the poor persons that we meet
God does not reside in the greatness of that which we accomplish, but in the littleness of the poor persons that we meet. #Caritas
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 23, 2019
The whole universe speaks the language of God's love
Every creature has a function, none is superfluous. The whole universe speaks the language of God's love, of His boundless affection for us: soil, water, mountains, everything is God's caress. #Biodiversity #LaudatoSì'
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 22, 2019
The peace of Jesus teaches us to endure. To endure is to carry life on our shoulders, our difficulties, our work, everything, and to have the courage to go forward
The peace of Jesus is a gift. We cannot obtain it through human means. The peace of Jesus is something else: the peace of Jesus teaches us to endure. To endure is to carry life on our shoulders, our difficulties, our work, everything, and to have the courage to go forward.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 21, 2019
Let us always safeguard life
We pray for those who live with severe illness. Let us always safeguard life, God's gift, from its beginning until its natural end. Let us not give in to a throwaway culture.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 20, 2019
A life of fraternity and service to others
Let us remain united to the Lord Jesus through listening to the Word, through the sacraments, a life of fraternity and service to others.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 19, 2019
It is the Spirit who is the protagonist of Christian life
It is the Spirit who is the protagonist of Christian life, the Holy Spirit, who is with us, accompanies us, transforms us, is victorious with us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 18, 2019
Bring Christ into every environment
Let yourself be transformed and renewed by the Holy Spirit, in order to bring Christ into every environment and to give witness to the joy and youthfulness of the Gospel!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 17, 2019
The word of God is alive
“The word of God is alive” (Hebrews 4:12); it does not die or get old, but remains forever.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 16, 2019
Supporting and caring for every human person
Promoting the development of the #family means supporting and caring for every human person and for all of creation. #ClimateAction
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 15, 2019
God proposes Himself, He never imposes Himself
God proposes Himself, He never imposes Himself; He enlightens us, but never blinds us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 14, 2019
On the path to holiness
Mary, Virgin of #Fatima, we are certain that each one of us is precious in your eyes and that nothing in our hearts has estranged you. Guard our life with your embrace, guide us all on the path to holiness.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 13, 2019
The courage to walk in the path that, from the beginning, He has chosen for each of us
On this World Day of Prayer for Vocations, let us join in prayer and ask the Lord to help us discover his plan of love for our lives, and to grant us the courage to walk in the path that, from the beginning, he has chosen for each of us. #Vocations https://t.co/t5VV9caXjd
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 12, 2019
God has placed this plan in our hearts
God has placed this plan in our hearts and in all creation: to love Him, our brothers and sisters, and the whole world, and to find true happiness in this love.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 12, 2019
This is the time of mercy
This is the time of mercy; this is the time of the Lord’s compassion. Let us open our hearts so that He may come to us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 11, 2019
Pay attention to the small things
Today we ask for the grace to be docile to the voice of the Lord and for a heart open to the Lord; for the grace not to be afraid to do great things and the sensitivity to pay attention to the small things. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 10, 2019
If we live like children of God
If we live like children of God and we let ourselves be guided by the Holy Spirit, we do good to all creation as well.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 9, 2019
A holy people journeying toward our Heavenly home
Virgin of the #HolyRosary, help us to be of one heart and one soul, a holy people journeying toward our Heavenly home.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 8, 2019
See other persons as our brothers and sisters that we need to support and love
Faith must lead us believers to see other persons as our brothers and sisters that we need to support and love. #ApostolicJourney #NorthMacedonia https://t.co/ZgFHoIfz6R
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 7, 2019
Be attentive to the cry of the poor, the sick, the outcast and the least of our brothers and sisters
Mother Teresa, we ask you to intercede with Jesus, that we too may obtain the grace to be attentive to the cry of the poor, the sick, the outcast and the least of our brothers and sisters. #ApostolicJourney #NorthMacedonia https://t.co/wDp161d9UW
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 7, 2019
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace
May each of us, wherever we may be, in all that we do, be able to say: “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace”. #ApostolicJourney #Bulgaria https://t.co/Ue5eb9ujsB
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 6, 2019
I never met a pessimist who managed to do something good
As Pope John XXIII said: “I never met a pessimist who managed to do something good”. The Lord is the first not to be pessimistic. He constantly tries to open up paths of resurrection for all of us. #ApostolicJourney #Bulgaria
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 6, 2019
Every morning, God comes to find us where we are
Every morning, God comes to find us where we are. He summons us to rise at his word, to look up and to realize that we were made for heaven. #ApostolicJourney #Bulgaria https://t.co/TXYMNdJj4v
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 5, 2019
With joy I set out for the Christian faith; however weary and physically weak, I will go with joy
As Saint Cyril said: “With joy I set out for the Christian faith; however weary and physically weak, I will go with joy”. #ApostolicJourney #Bulgaria https://t.co/nODVPVcXRY
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 5, 2019
A pilgrim of peace and fraternity
I ask you to accompany with your prayers my journey to Bulgaria and North Macedonia, which I begin tomorrow as a pilgrim of peace and fraternity. #ApostolicJourney
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 4, 2019
May the Mother of God accompany us and protect Christians in fighting against the forces of evil
In many countries May is the month of Mary. May the Mother of God accompany us and protect Christians in fighting against the forces of evil. Let us entrust ourselves to her and pray for the Church and for peace in the world.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 3, 2019
We need a journalism that is free, at the service of truth, goodness, and justice
We need a journalism that is free, at the service of truth, goodness, and justice; a journalism that helps build a culture of encounter. #DefendMediaFreedom
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 3, 2019
St Joseph, the humble workman of Nazareth
May St Joseph, the humble workman of Nazareth, direct us toward Christ, support the sacrifice of those who do good, and intercede for those who have lost their job or who are not successful in finding a job.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 1, 2019
We walk with the Holy Spirit
Let us ask the Lord to grant us the awareness that we cannot truly be Christians unless we walk with the Holy Spirit, unless we let the Holy Spirit be the protagonist of our life. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 30, 2019
God searches for you, even if you don’t search for Him
God searches for you, even if you don’t search for Him. God loves you, even if you have forgotten Him. God looks for beauty in you, even if you think you have uselessly squandered all your talents.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 29, 2019
Saturday 18 May 2019
We proclaim before the world that it is possible to overcome evil with good
If we open our hearts to mercy and we seal forgiveness with a fraternal embrace, we proclaim before the world that it is possible to overcome evil with good. #DivineMercy
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 28 avril 2019
He wants everyone to feel the warmth of His mercy and His love
The Lord seeks everyone, He wants everyone to feel the warmth of His mercy and His love.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 27 avril 2019
Proclaim with your life and with your words, the wonderful news that Jesus is Risen
During these #Easter days, proclaim with your life and with your words, the wonderful news that Jesus is Risen.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 26 avril 2019
We know we are not alone
Christ is risen, and with Him our creative hope arises to face the problems of our day, because we know we are not alone. #Easter
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 25 avril 2019
Injustice does not have the last word
The martyrs of all times, with their fidelity to Christ, tell us that injustice does not have the last word: we can continue to hope in the risen Lord. #Easter
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 24 avril 2019
Into concrete acts of charity
May the proclamation of the Lord's Resurrection sustain our hope and transform it into concrete acts of charity. #Easter
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 23 avril 2019
His transforming power
Let us welcome Christ’s victory over sin and death into our lives. In this way, we will draw His transforming power upon all creation as well.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 22 avril 2019
Let us join in prayer with the Christian community
Today, too, let us join in prayer with the Christian community of Sri Lanka, which was struck by terrible violence on Easter Sunday. We entrust to the risen Lord the victims, the wounded and all the suffering. #PrayForSriLanka
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 22 avril 2019
The true hope of the world
The resurrection of Christ is the true hope of the world. Happy #Easter!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 21 avril 2019
Do not be afraid!
Today we contemplate the empty tomb of Christ and we hear the words of the angel: "Do not be afraid! He is risen!" #Easter
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 21 avril 2019
Look at the open arms of Christ crucified
Look at the open arms of Christ crucified, and let Him save you. Contemplate His blood shed out of love and let yourself be purified by it. In this way you can be reborn. #GoodFriday
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 19 avril 2019
In the Eucharist you really meet Jesus
In the Eucharist you really meet Jesus, share His life, feel His love; there you experience that His death and resurrection are for you. #HolyThursday
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 18 avril 2019
Christ died because He loves each one of us
Christ died because He loves each one of us: young and old, saints and sinners, people of His time and people of our time. #HolyWeek
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 17 avril 2019
Holy Mary, Our Lady, pray for us
Today we unite in prayer with the people of France, as we wait for the sorrow inflicted by the serious damage to be transformed into hope with reconstruction. Holy Mary, Our Lady, pray for us. #NotreDame
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 16 avril 2019
Friday 17 May 2019
A friend who is willing to stop at nothing
Christ, out of love, sacrificed himself completely in order to save you. His outstretched arms on the cross are the most telling sign that he is a friend who is willing to stop at nothing. #HolyWeek
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 15 avril 2019
By his self-abasement, Jesus wanted to open up to us the path of faith
By his self-abasement, Jesus wanted to open up to us the path of faith and to precede us on that path. #PalmSunday #HolyWeek https://t.co/wtJucvOUTo
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 14 avril 2019
The saints “next door” to us
Today, World Youth Day, I would like to mention all those young saints, especially the saints “next door” to us, known only to God; sometimes he likes to surprise us with them. #DiocesanWYD
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 14 avril 2019
If we take the way of love
If we return to the Lord with our frailties, if we take the way of love, we will embrace the life that never fades. And we will experience joy. #Lent
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 13 avril 2019
The ability to suffer for love
Fasting also means changing our attitude towards other people and towards all creatures: from the temptation to “devour” everything to satisfy our greed, to the ability to suffer for love. #Lent
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 12 avril 2019
From the Cross, Jesus teaches us the powerful courage of renunciation
From the Cross, Jesus teaches us the powerful courage of renunciation. Because we will never go forward if we are weighed down by heavy loads. #Lent
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 11 avril 2019
Almsgiving helps us emerge from the foolishness of living to accumulate everything for ourselves, under the illusion of securing a future that is not ours
Almsgiving helps us emerge from the foolishness of living to accumulate everything for ourselves, under the illusion of securing a future that is not ours. #Lent
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 10 avril 2019
Saturday 11 May 2019
Hope for the future and the strength to keep going
May the Lord always give us hope for the future and the strength to keep going. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 9 avril 2019
The worldliness that anaesthetizes the heart
Lenten fasting frees us from our attachment to things, from the worldliness that anaesthetizes the heart. #Lent
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 8 avril 2019
We are invited to look to others with charity, which frees us from the vanity of possessing, from thinking that things are good
During this time of #Lent we are invited to look to others too with charity, which frees us from the vanity of possessing, from thinking that things are good if they are good for me.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 7 avril 2019
Our ego
#Lent invites us to look upward with prayer, which frees us from a horizontal, flat life, where we find time only for our ego, but forget God.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 7 avril 2019
The Lord is the destination of our journey
#Lent is the time to rediscover our way back to life. The Lord is the destination of our journey in the world: the course must be set on Him.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 6 avril 2019
Fasting
Fasting from sin gives hope to creation too, which will be “set free from slavery to corruption and share in the glorious freedom of the children of God” (Rom 8:21). #Lent
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 5 avril 2019
When we pray
When we pray, let us recall that we do so with Jesus. Jesus is our courage. Jesus is our security, who in this moment intercedes for us. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 4 avril 2019
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