War is always a defeat. Wherever fighting occurs, people are exhausted. Let us #PrayTogether tirelessly, because prayer is effective. May we ask the Lord for the gift of minds and hearts dedicated concretely to #Peace.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 18, 2024
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Tuesday 10 August 2021
They are people
I am extremely sad over the tragedy that has once again taken place in the Mediterranean. 130 migrants died in the sea. They are people. They are human beings. Let us pray for these brothers and sisters, and for all those who continue to die in these tragic crossings.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 25, 2021
Nearness, compassion and tenderness
As the Good Shepherd, Jesus consoles his shepherds. If you remain close to the Lord, to the bishop, among yourselves, and to the people of God; if you maintain God's style - nearness, compassion and tenderness - you need not be afraid: everything will go well. #PriestlyOrdination
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 25, 2021
No one should be lost
Jesus the #GoodShepherd defends, knows, and above all loves his sheep. This is why He gives His life for them. Love for his sheep, for each one of us, would lead him to die on the cross. For this is the Father’s will: that no one should be lost. #GospelOfTheDay (Jn 10:11-18)
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 25, 2021
Do not be afraid!
Do not be afraid: these are words the Lord addresses to you, dear sister and brother, whenever you feel you can no longer delay your desire to give your life to him. It is a refrain accompanying all who say yes to God with their lives, through daily fidelity. #Prayer #Vocations
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 25, 2021
May he help everyone
St Joseph is an outstanding example of accepting God’s plans. May he help everyone, especially those who are discerning, to make God’s dreams for them come true. May he grant them the courage to say “yes” to the Lord who always surprises and never disappoints. #Prayer #Vocations
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 25, 2021
Open, capable of great initiatives, generous, compassionate in comforting anxieties and steadfast in strengthening hopes
The Lord wants to shape the hearts of fathers and mothers to be open, capable of great initiatives, generous, compassionate in comforting anxieties and steadfast in strengthening hopes. The priesthood and consecrated life greatly need these qualities. #Prayer #Vocations
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 25, 2021
The lesson learned from the recent pandemic is the awareness that we are a global community, all in the same boat
How do we prevent conflicts? No people, no social group, can single-handedly achieve #peace, prosperity, security and happiness. None. The lesson learned from the recent pandemic is the awareness that we are a global community, all in the same boat. #DiplomacyForPeace
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 24, 2021
Sunday 8 August 2021
The secret of life: we come to possess it only by giving it away
The Lord of life wants us to be full of life, and he tells us the secret of life: we come to possess it only by giving it away.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 23, 2021
The fullness of life and of joy is found by giving oneself for our brothers and sisters, with openness, welcoming and goodness
The fullness of life and of joy is found by giving oneself for the Gospel and for our brothers and sisters, with openness, welcoming and goodness.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 22, 2021
We need to heal the damaged relationships that are essential to supporting us and the entire fabric of life
We have broken the bonds of our relationship with the Creator, with our fellow human beings, and with the rest of creation. We need to heal the damaged relationships that are essential to supporting us and the entire fabric of life. #EarthDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 22, 2021
Let us not abandon the simple prayers we learned in our families as children that we preserve in our memories and hearts
Let us not abandon the simple prayers we learned in our families as children that we preserve in our memories and hearts. They are sure ways to access the Father's heart. #Prayer #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 21, 2021
You are precious and unique in His eyes
For God, you are that little coin that the Lord seeks without pause. He wants to tell you that you are precious and unique in His eyes. No one can take your place in the heart of God.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 20, 2021
God does not give up
God does not give up. You are close to His heart, you who do not yet know the beauty of His love, you who have not yet welcomed Jesus as the center of your life, you who cannot overcome your sin.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 19, 2021
Reciprocal trust, reconciliation and peace
I invite you to pray for the population of eastern Ukraine. I truly hope that an escalation of the tensions might be avoided and, instead, that actions capable of promoting reciprocal trust and which foster reconciliation and peace might be undertaken.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 18, 2021
A living relationship
Being Christian is not first of all a doctrine or a moral ideal; it is a living relationship with the Risen Lord. #GospelOfTheDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 18, 2021
Only the love can transform our life and set us free from the vicious circles of disappointment, anger and constant complaint
Only the love of Jesus can transform our life, heal our deepest hurts and set us free from the vicious circles of disappointment, anger and constant complaint.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 17, 2021
Great numbers of children continue to live in inhuman situations, exploited, maltreated, enslaved, refugees
Sadly, in this world, with all its highly developed technology, great numbers of children continue to live in inhuman situations, exploited, maltreated, enslaved, refugees. Today, in acknowledging this, we feel shame before God, before God who became a child. #EndChildSlavery
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 16, 2021
Saturday 7 August 2021
Even death trembles when a Christian prays
Even death trembles when a Christian prays, because it knows that everyone who prays has an ally who is stronger than it: the Risen Lord. #Prayer #Easter
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 15, 2021
We grow in faith inasmuch as we learn to pray
The breath of faith is #prayer: we grow in faith inasmuch as we learn to pray. #GeneralAudience https://t.co/PKTt04jgfs
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 14, 2021
Peace be with you!
In the midst of the contradictions and perplexities we must confront each day, the din of so many words and opinions, there is the quiet voice of the Risen Lord who keeps saying to us: “Peace be with you!”
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 13, 2021
He lifts us back up after our falls
Jesus is the Risen One, the Lord who passed through death in order to lead us to safety. Even before we begin to seek Him, He is present beside us. He lifts us back up after our falls. He helps us grow in faith. #Easter
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 12, 2021
Mercy is made tangible, it becomes closeness, service, care for those in difficulty
Mercy is made tangible, it becomes closeness, service, care for those in difficulty. I hope you will always feel you have been granted mercy, so as to be merciful to others in turn.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 11, 2021
Let us be renewed by the peace, forgiveness and wounds of the merciful Jesus
So let us be renewed by the peace, forgiveness and wounds of the merciful Jesus. Only in this way will our faith be alive. Only in this way will we proclaim the Gospel of God, which is the Gospel of mercy. https://t.co/HLWOas4FrF
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 11, 2021
Let us not live a one-way faith, a faith that receives but does not give. Having received mercy, let us now become merciful
Today is the day to ask, “Am I, who have so often received God’s mercy, merciful to others?” Let us not live a one-way faith, a faith that receives but does not give. Having received mercy, let us now become merciful. #DivineMercy
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 11, 2021
The wounds of Jesus are open channels between him and us, shedding mercy upon our misery
The wounds of Jesus are open channels between him and us, shedding mercy upon our misery. They are pathways that God has opened up for us to enter into his tender love and actually “touch” who he is. Let us never again doubt his mercy. #DivineMercy
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 11, 2021
Thursday 15 July 2021
In our failings He sees children to help up; in our misery He sees children in need of His merciful love
The Lord does not want us to keep thinking about our failings. He wants us to look to Him. In our failings He sees children to help up; in our misery He sees children in need of His merciful love. #DivineMercy
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 10, 2021
Peacemakers and witnesses of hope
The Lord calls us to cooperate in the construction of history, becoming, together with Him, peacemakers and witnesses of hope in a future of salvation and resurrection.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 9, 2021
The feast of salvation
#Easter is the most important feast of our faith because it is the feast of our salvation, the feast of God's love for us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 8, 2021
The first way to pray for someone is to speak to God about him or her
The first way to pray for someone is to speak to God about him or her. If we do this frequently, each day, our hearts are not closed, but open to our brothers and sisters. To pray for others is the first way to love them and it moves us toward concretely drawing near. #Prayer
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 7, 2021
Only together can we build a more just and health world
Everyone needs assistance, especially the most vulnerable. Only together can we build a more just and health world. All of us are called to combat the pandemic and vaccines are an essential tool in this fight. #worldhealthday
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 7, 2021
Never lose hope
In these dark months of the #pandemic, let us listen to the Risen Lord as he invites us to begin anew and never lose hope. #Easter
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 6, 2021
To find Christ means to discover peace in our hearts
Let us never tire of seeking the risen Christ who gives life in abundance to those who meet him. To find Christ means to discover peace in our hearts. #Easter #ReginaCoeli
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 5, 2021
Too many wars and too much violence in the world!
There are still too many wars and too much violence in the world! May the Lord, who is our peace, help us to overcome the mindset of war. https://t.co/PsDVCzg2Kr
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 4, 2021
Where there was death, now there is life
Amid the many hardships we are enduring, let us never forget that we have been healed by the wounds of Christ. In the light of the Risen Lord, our sufferings are now transfigured. Where there was death, now there is life. Where there was mourning, now there is consolation.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 4, 2021
If on this night you are experiencing an hour of darkness, a day that has not yet dawned, a light dimmed or a dream shattered, open your heart with amazement to the message
Dear brother, dear sister: if on this night you are experiencing an hour of darkness, a day that has not yet dawned, a light dimmed or a dream shattered, open your heart with amazement to the message of #Easter: “Do not be afraid, he has risen!”
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 3, 2021
He invites us to overcome barriers, banish prejudices and draw near to those around us every day in order to rediscover the grace of everyday life
This is the third message of #Easter: Jesus, the Risen Lord, loves us without limits and is there at every moment of our lives. He invites us to overcome barriers, banish prejudices and draw near to those around us every day in order to rediscover the grace of everyday life.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 3, 2021
He walks beside you each day, in every situation you are experiencing, in every trial you have to endure, in your deepest hopes and dreams
This is the second message of #Easter: faith is not an album of past memories; Jesus is not outdated. He is alive here and now. He walks beside you each day, in every situation you are experiencing, in every trial you have to endure, in your deepest hopes and dreams.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 3, 2021
It is always possible to begin anew, because there is a new life that God can awaken in us in spite of all our failures
This is the first #Easter message that I would offer you: it is always possible to begin anew, because there is a new life that God can awaken in us in spite of all our failures. From the rubble of our hearts, God can create a work of art.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 3, 2021
The disarmed and disarming power of love
From the cross God reigns with the disarmed and disarming power of love. He continues to amaze our minds and hearts. Let us allow ourselves to be filled with that amazement. Let us gaze upon the Crucified One and say: “Truly, You are the Son of God." You are my God. #GoodFriday
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 2, 2021
In those gashes, we recognize our emptiness, our shortcomings
Jesus's cross is God's silent throne. Let us daily contemplate his wounds. In those gashes, we recognize our emptiness, our shortcomings, the wounds of our sin. His wounds were inflicted for our sake, and by those wounds we have been healed. #GoodFriday
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 2, 2021
The cross expresses love, service, unreserved self-giving
The cross expresses love, service, unreserved self-giving: it truly is the “tree of life”, of overabundant life. #GoodFriday
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 2, 2021
A gift
The Eucharist is Jesus himself who gives himself entirely to us. Nourishing ourselves of Him and abiding in Him through Eucharistic Communion, if we do so with faith, transforms our life, transforms it into a gift to God and to our brothers and sisters. #HolyThursday
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 1, 2021
The power of the cross
The preaching of the Gospel is effective not because of our eloquent words but because of the power of the cross (cf. 1 Cor 1:17). #ChrismMass https://t.co/iGKXXIzKsS
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 1, 2021
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