Christian joy comes from the Holy Spirit, who gives us true freedom and the gift of bringing Jesus to our brothers and sisters.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 30, 2017
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Tuesday, 30 May 2017
30/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): true freedom
29/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): God never tires of lowering himself in mercy over humanity
The motherly presence of Mary reminds us that God never tires of lowering himself in mercy over humanity.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 29, 2017
28/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): constructive forms of communication that reject prejudice towards others and foster hope and trust
I encourage everyone to engage in constructive forms of communication that reject prejudice towards others and foster hope and trust today.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 28, 2017
Sunday, 28 May 2017
27/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Let us pray for our Coptic brethren
Let us pray for our Coptic brethren in Egypt who were killed because they did not want to renounce the faith.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 27, 2017
Que nunca deixe de praticar a caridade
Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier
Friday, 26 May 2017
26/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): The future of our societies requires concrete action in favor of life
The future of our societies requires concrete action in favor of life on the part of everyone and especially institutions.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 26, 2017
25/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): the Ascension of Jesus
With the Ascension of Jesus, we participate in the fullness of life with God. Let us carry this in our hearts in our daily lives.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 25, 2017
24/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Let us pray with Catholics in China
Let us pray with Catholics in China, entrusting ourselves to Mary, for the grace to endure patiently and overcome challenges with love.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 24, 2017
24/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): 讓我們與中國天主教徒一同祈禱,將我們託付於聖母瑪利亞,好使我們有足夠的恩寵藉著耐心和愛去克服一切困難
讓我們與中國天主教徒一同祈禱,將我們託付於聖母瑪利亞,好使我們有足夠的恩寵藉著耐心和愛去克服一切困難。
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 24, 2017
23/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Through dialogue we build peace, taking care of everyone
Dialogue allows us to plan for a future in common. Through dialogue we build peace, taking care of everyone.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 23, 2017
22/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): We are called to live with and for others
We are called to live not as one without others, above or against others, but with and for others.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 22, 2017
21/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): even when all seems without meaning, even when He seems hidden
Mary teaches us to place our hope in God even when all seems without meaning, even when He seems hidden.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 21, 2017
Saturday, 20 May 2017
20/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Peace, justice, integral human development, respect for human rights, protection of creation
Peace must be built on justice, on integral human development, on respect for human rights, on the protection of creation.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 20, 2017
19/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): remembering the goal and glory for which we exist, work, struggle and suffer
Let us seek to always hold high the “tone” of our life, remembering the goal and glory for which we exist, work, struggle and suffer.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 19, 2017
18/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): His most beautiful flowers
God makes His most beautiful flowers grow among the driest stones.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 18, 2017
17/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): brothers and sisters
Our hope is the Lord Jesus whom we recognize as living and present in us and in our brothers and sisters.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 17, 2017
16/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Jesus
Jesus asks to be looked in the eye, to be acknowledged, to be loved.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 16, 2017
15/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): patience to carry our own cross
Let us ask for the grace to follow Jesus faithfully, not in words but in deeds, and to have the patience to carry our own cross.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 15, 2017
14/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): understand God’s word
Let us all ask for the gift to understand God’s word.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 14, 2017
13/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): mantle of Light
Fatima is more than anything this mantle of Light where we take refuge when we ask the Virgin Mary: “show unto us Jesus”.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 13, 2017
13/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): the revolutionary nature of love and tenderness
Whenever we look to Mary, we come to believe once again in the revolutionary nature of love and tenderness.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 13, 2017
12/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): concord among all peoples
Here in Fatima, I give praise to Christ, our peace, and I implore for the world concord among all peoples.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 12, 2017
12/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): pilgrims of hope and peace
I ask everyone to join me as pilgrims of hope and peace: may your hands in prayer continue to support mine.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 12, 2017
Saturday, 13 May 2017
Thursday, 11 May 2017
11/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): a pilgrim of hope and peace
With Mary, as a pilgrim of hope and peace I travel to Fatima tomorrow.Let us see in her that everything is God’s gift and He is our strength
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 11, 2017
10/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): a lit candle is enough to overcome the darkest of nights
God is greater than nothingness, and a lit candle is enough to overcome the darkest of nights.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 10, 2017
9/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): no one is excluded from contributing to the good of all
Everyone has something to give to society; no one is excluded from contributing to the good of all.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 9, 2017
8/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): peace
May Jesus, who vanquished the darkness of sin and death, grant peace to our days.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 8, 2017
7/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): a life that is fully human, happy to spend itself in love
Let us be challenged by the words and actions of Jesus, and welcome his call to a life that is fully human, happy to spend itself in love.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 7, 2017
6/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): a seed of resurrection
Rejoice! Hidden within your life is a seed of resurrection, an offer of life ready to be awakened!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 6, 2017
5/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): brothers and sisters, wandering in the deserts of this world
In every age, the Risen Christ tirelessly seeks us, his brothers and sisters, wandering in the deserts of this world.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 5, 2017
4/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): tenderness and love
Let us allow ourselves to be surprised by the newness that Christ alone can give. May his tenderness and love guide our steps.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 4, 2017
3/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): May our attitude be gentle and humble
May our attitude be gentle and humble, attentive to caring for the poor.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 3, 2017
2/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Let’s work together to increase solidarity and sharing
Let’s work together to increase solidarity and sharing. Cooperation helps to build better and more peaceful societies.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 2, 2017
1/5/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): May Saint Joseph give young people the ability to dream
May Saint Joseph give young people the ability to dream, to take risks for big tasks, the things that God dreams for us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 1, 2017
30/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): the way to eternal life
By his resurrection, Jesus Christ has set us free from the slavery of sin and death, and has opened before us the way to eternal life.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 30, 2017
29/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): the language of gratuitous and concrete love
The presence of Jesus can be communicated through our lives and the language of gratuitous and concrete love.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 29, 2017
28/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): pilgrims of communion and messengers of peace
May the Lord today grant us to set out together as pilgrims of communion and messengers of peace.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 28, 2017
28/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): We are called to walk together
We are called to walk together, in the conviction that the future also depends on the encounter of religions and cultures.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 28, 2017
27/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Please pray
Please pray for my journey tomorrow as a pilgrim of peace to Egypt.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 27, 2017
26/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): a world of peace
Let’s promote friendship and respect between men and women of different religious traditions in order to build a world of peace.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 26, 2017
25/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Jesus is alive!
He died, He was buried, He rose and He appeared. Jesus is alive! This is the heart of the Christian message.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 25, 2017
24/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): If we had God’s Word always in our heart
If we had God’s Word always in our heart, no temptation could separate us from God.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 24, 2017
23/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Let us pray for the grace
Let us pray for the grace to never grow tired of drawing from the well of the Father’s mercy and bringing it to the world.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 23, 2017
23/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): God’s mercy is forever
God’s mercy is forever; it never ends, it never runs out, it never gives up when faced with closed doors, and it never tires.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 23, 2017
22/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Lord, bring healing to our lives
Lord, bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it, that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 22, 2017
21/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): When we have reached the lowest point of our misery and our weakness
When we have reached the lowest point of our misery and our weakness, the Risen Christ gives us the strength to rise again.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 21, 2017
20/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): we can look with new eyes and a new heart at every event of our lives, even the most negative ones
Since Christ is resurrected, we can look with new eyes and a new heart at every event of our lives, even the most negative ones.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 20, 2017
19/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): with wonder and gratitude
Let us meditate with wonder and gratitude on the great mystery of the Lord’s Resurrection.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 19, 2017
18/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): the Resurrection of Christ
During this week of Easter it would do us good every day to read a passage from the Gospel which speaks of the Resurrection of Christ.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 18, 2017
17/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Christ indeed from death is risen!
Yes, we are sure of it: Christ indeed from death is risen!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 17, 2017
16/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): all the joy and hope
Happy Easter! May you bring to all the joy and hope of the Risen Christ! pic.twitter.com/SB50xA3Gp5
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 16, 2017
15/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): nothing and no one will ever be able to separate us from God’s love
Today is the celebration of our hope, the celebration of this truth: nothing and no one will ever be able to separate us from God’s love.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 15, 2017
Saturday, 6 May 2017
14/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): the rising of the sun is more powerful than the darkness of night, and God's eternal love wins always
O Cross of Christ, teach us that the rising of the sun is more powerful than the darkness of night, and God's eternal love wins always. pic.twitter.com/FY2I0JKCeo
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 14, 2017
13/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): It is good for us to break out of our set ways
It is good for us to break out of our set ways, because it is proper to the Heart of God to overflow with tenderness, with ever more to give
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 13, 2017
12/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): While the mystery of evil is profound, the reality of God’s Love is infinite and victorious
While the mystery of evil is profound, the reality of God’s Love poured out through Jesus is infinite and victorious.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 12, 2017
11/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): the way of service, of giving, of forgetfulness of ourselves
Jesus comes to save us; we are called to choose his way: the way of service, of giving, of forgetfulness of ourselves.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 11, 2017
10/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): ask for the grace to better understand the mystery
During this Holy Week let us focus our gaze on Jesus and ask for the grace to better understand the mystery of his sacrifice for our sake.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 10, 2017
9/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): for goodness and for light
O Cross of Christ, inspire in us a desire for God, for goodness and for light.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 9, 2017
8/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): don’t be afraid to respond generously
Dear young friends, don’t be afraid to say “yes” to Jesus with all your heart, to respond generously and to follow him!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 8, 2017
7/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): enabling ourselves to rise
Lent is a period of repentance aimed at enabling ourselves to rise with Christ, to renew our baptismal identity.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 7, 2017
6/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Hope helps believers to be open
Hope helps believers to be open to the surprises God has in store for us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 6, 2017
5/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): dedicating ourselves to our brothers and sisters in need
Let us follow in the footsteps of Christ, especially by dedicating ourselves to our brothers and sisters in need.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 5, 2017
4/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): a world without mines!
Today is the International Day of Mine Awareness. Let us please renew the commitment for a world without mines!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 4, 2017
3/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): a time of hope
Lent is, by nature, a time of hope because it leads us to be born anew “of the spirit”, by the love of God.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 3, 2017
2/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): the Lord is near and takes care of us
When the Holy Spirit abides in our hearts, it is he who makes us understand that the Lord is near and takes care of us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 2, 2017
1/4/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): the Lord’s mercy and goodness are greater than every thing
Even in the hardest and most disturbing moments, the Lord’s mercy and goodness are greater than every thing.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 1, 2017