Let us ask the Lord for the light to really understand what is happening within us. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 25, 2019
Pope Francis
Friday, 25 October 2019
Let us ask the Lord for the light to really understand what is happening within us
Be authentic witnesses of divine love
As we celebrate the #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth, we ask the Holy Spirit to enable us to open the doors of the Gospel to all peoples and to be authentic witnesses of divine love. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 23, 2019
Let us thank the Lord for all the good done, in the world and in our hearts
Let us thank the Lord for all the good done, in the world and in our hearts, through the words, actions and holiness of #JohnPaulII. Let us remember always his call to: "Open the doors to Christ!" #SaintOfTheDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 22, 2019
He is asking you to be a gift wherever you are, just as you are, with everyone around you
During this missionary month, the Lord is also calling you: He is asking you to be a gift wherever you are, just as you are, with everyone around you. Courage! The Lord expects great things from you! #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 21, 2019
Sunday, 20 October 2019
Go and show love to everyone, because your life is a precious mission
Go and show love to everyone, because your life is a precious mission: it is not a burden to be borne, but a gift to offer. #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober https://t.co/2hdbjOPe7J
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 20, 2019
This is our mission: to show by our lives, and perhaps even by our words, that God loves everyone and never tires of anyone
This is our mission: to show by our lives, and perhaps even by our words, that God loves everyone and never tires of anyone. #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 20, 2019
What really counts in my life? To what peaks do I want to ascend?
In the midst of this missionary month, let us ask ourselves: what really counts in my life? To what peaks do I want to ascend? #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober https://t.co/6kve0dDX5A
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 20, 2019
Witnesses of freedom and mercy, allowing fraternity and dialogue to prevail over divisions
I encourage you to bring the light of the Gospel to our contemporaries. May you be witnesses of freedom and mercy, allowing fraternity and dialogue to prevail over divisions. #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 19, 2019
Unity and peace
Dear young people, as you pray the #HolyRosary for unity and peace, consider that in one of the rosary beads I too am with you! @acn_int
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 18, 2019
Witnesses of the goodness of the Lord
Saint Luke, you reveal the heart of Jesus and His mercy, help us to rediscover the joy of being Christians, witnesses of the goodness of the Lord. #SaintOfTheDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 18, 2019
We ask for the grace of compassion and the capacity to share in the poverty of our brothers and sisters
"I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink" (Mt 25,35). Today we ask for the grace of compassion and the capacity to share in the poverty of our brothers and sisters. #EndPoverty
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 17, 2019
Let us work together so that every person can have access to adequate food
Let us work together so that every person can have access to adequate food, according to the will of God. #ZeroHunger https://t.co/3yy0PeCkX6
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 16, 2019
We ask for the grace to allow ourselves to be amazed by God
Today we ask for the grace to allow ourselves to be amazed by God's surprises, to not hinder His creativity, but to encourage hearts to encounter the Lord. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 16, 2019
How do we root out hypocrisy?
How do we root out hypocrisy? There's a good medicine that can help us not be hypocrites: point the finger at ourselves and say to the Lord "Look at the way I am, Lord!", and say it with humility. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 15, 2019
The Lord gives each of us a challenge to discover the talents and abilities we possess and to put them at the service of others
The Lord gives each of us a vocation, a challenge to discover the talents and abilities we possess and to put them at the service of others.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 14, 2019
He alone frees us from evil and heals our hearts
The #GospelOfToday shows us that the ultimate goal is the encounter with Jesus. He alone frees us from evil and heals our hearts. Only an encounter with him can save, can make life full and beautiful. https://t.co/dkqYPEnUzt
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 13, 2019
Today we give thanks to the Lord for our new Saints
Today we give thanks to the Lord for our new #Saints. They walked by faith and now we invoke their intercession.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 13, 2019
Giving witness to the joy of Christian life
Let us pray for our communities, that by giving witness to the joy of Christian life, they may see a flowering of the call to holiness.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 12, 2019
The Lord always reminds us how precious we are
The Lord always reminds us how precious we are in His eyes, and He entrusts us with a mission.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 11, 2019
May the Holy Spirit, the builder of fraternity, give us the grace to walk beside one another
May the Holy Spirit, the builder of fraternity, give us the grace to walk beside one another. May He make us courageous as we experience unprecedented ways of sharing and of mission.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 10, 2019
The Lord always wants to heal and to save, not to condemn
Jonah is stubborn in his faith convictions, and the Lord is stubborn in His mercy. Because the Lord always wants to heal and to save, not to condemn. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 8, 2019
I ask you to accompany this important ecclesial event with prayers
I ask you to accompany this important ecclesial event with prayers, so that it may be experienced in fraternal communion and docility to the Holy Spirit, who always shows the ways for bearing witness to the Gospel. #SinodoAmazonico https://t.co/YLXA70PjiO
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 7, 2019
So many of our brothers and sisters in Amazonia are bearing heavy crosses
So many of our brothers and sisters in Amazonia are bearing heavy crosses and awaiting the liberating consolation of the Gospel, the Church’s caress of love. For them, and with them, let us journey together. #SinodoAmazonico https://t.co/EVmARSJQWx
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 6, 2019
The measure of faith is service
In the #GospelOfToday, Jesus shows us that . "We are useless servants" is an expression of humility and availability that does so much good for the Church. #Angelus
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 6, 2019
Rooted in compassion
The willingness of a Cardinal to shed his own blood, symbolized by the red colour of his clothing, is guaranteed when it is rooted in compassion, received from God, and given to his brothers and sisters.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 5, 2019
St. Francis of Assisi
As we close the #SeasonOfCreation today, we entrust the #AmazonSynod to St. Francis of Assisi.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 4, 2019
The Word of God fills us with joy and this joy is our strength
The Word of God fills us with joy and this joy is our strength. We are joyful Christians because we have welcomed the Word of God in our hearts. This is the message for today, for all of us. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 3, 2019
A world renewed in God's love
May the memorial of our #HolyGuardianAngels strengthen in us the certainty that we are not alone. May it sustain us in proclaiming and living Christ's Gospel for a world renewed in God's love.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 2, 2019
Through our small steps of love, God does great things
Through our small steps of love, God does great things. He accomplishes the salvation of the world. Let us entrust to St. Therese of the Child Jesus, our faithful friend, the #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth that begins today. #MissionaryOctober https://t.co/6kve0dDX5A
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 1, 2019
May the Sunday of the Word of God help his people to grow
May the Sunday of the Word of God help his people to grow in religious and intimate familiarity with the sacred Scriptures. #AperuitIllis https://t.co/f9KizpVtkL
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 30, 2019
To share
The sweetness of God’s word leads us to share it with all those whom we encounter in this life and to proclaim the sure hope that it contains. #AperuitIllis https://t.co/f9KizpVtkL
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 30, 2019
The elderly and the young, together. This is the sign that a people cherishes life, that there is a culture of hope
The elderly and the young, together. This is the sign that a people cherishes life, that there is a culture of hope: the care of the young and the elderly. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 30, 2019
A world more in accord with God's plan
It's not just about migrants, it's about all of us, about the human family, called to build together a world more in accord with God's plan. #NotJustAboutMigrants @M_RSectionhttps://t.co/L2psLIrBoC
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 29, 2019
We need others in order to live and to share the love and trust that the Lord gives us
We need others in order to live and to share the love and trust that the Lord gives us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 28, 2019
The true face of love is mercy
The true face of love is mercy. Practicing it, we become a disciple of Jesus and the heart of the Father shows itself.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 27, 2019
The Lord wants conversion, today
When we become "spiritually lukewarm", we become half-Christians, without substance. Instead, the Lord wants conversion, today. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 26, 2019
To live the Gospel faithfully every day
Let us ask the Lord that, by contemplating the martyrs of yesterday and today, we may learn to live the Gospel faithfully every day. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 25, 2019
Let us learn to call people by their name
Let us learn to call people by their name, as the Lord does with us, and to give up using adjectives.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 24, 2019
We are called to be witnesses and messengers of God's mercy
We are called to be witnesses and messengers of God's mercy, to offer the world light where there is darkness, hope where despair reigns, salvation where sin abounds.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 23, 2019
We are always in time to right our wrongs by doing good
In today's Gospel, Jesus assures us that we are always in time to right our wrongs by doing good. Whoever has caused tears, make someone happy; whoever has misappropriated, give to someone in need. #Angelus
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 22, 2019
Peace entails a conversion of heart and soul
Peace entails a conversion of heart and soul. It is a challenge that demands to be taken up ever anew. #PeaceDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 21, 2019
Closeness to God
The Apostle Paul exhorts ministers to closeness: closeness to God, prayer, closeness of the bishop to his priests; closeness of priests to each other; closeness to the people of God. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 20, 2019
If we bishops and priests appropriate the gift of God and turn it into a job, we lose the gaze of Jesus
If we bishops and priests appropriate the gift of God and turn it into a job, we lose the gaze of Jesus. Let us ask the Lord to help us take care of the gift of our ministry. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 19, 2019
Every human project can first be approved and then end up shipwrecked
Every human project can first be approved and then end up shipwrecked. But everything that comes from above and bears the “signature” of God is destined to last. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 18, 2019
Our God is a God of compassion
"The Lord was moved with compassion" (Luke 7:13). Our God is a God of compassion. Compassion is the weakness of God, but also His strength. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 17, 2019
Christians must pray for all people in government, that they may work for the common good
St Paul asks us to pray "for all in authority" (1 Tim 2:2). We must learn to do this, even for politicians with whom we disagree. Christians must pray for all people in government, that they may work for the common good. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 16, 2019
God waits for us
God waits for us: He doesn't get tired, He doesn't lose heart. Because it is each one of us who is that child embraced again, that coin found again, that sheep caressed and put back on His shoulders (Luke 15:1-32). #Angelus
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 15, 2019
The glory of the Cross of Jesus
Today the Church asks us to contemplate the glorious Cross of Our Lord. Though He was God, Christ humbled Himself by becoming a servant. This is the glory of the Cross of Jesus!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 14, 2019
Jesus’ disciples must not complain and look inward
If they want to grow in His friendship, Jesus’ disciples, must not complain and look inward. They must act and commit themselves, certain that the Lord will support and accompany them.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 13, 2019
Reinventing the Global Educational Alliance
I wish to endorse a global event, to take place on 14 May 2020 on the theme Reinventing the Global Educational Alliance. https://t.co/rcVFp7iigp
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 12, 2019
A Christian outlook
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary. I invite everyone to turn to Our Lady. Let her inspire you with a Christian outlook, so as to live like and imitate her Son Jesus ever more.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 12, 2019
Christ is the hope of the world
Christ is the hope of the world: His Gospel is the most powerful leaven of brotherhood, freedom, justice and peace for all peoples. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 11, 2019
May His love and mercy continue to accompany and protect you!
Thank you for your warm welcome. May God bless you all you. May His love and mercy continue to accompany and protect you! #ApostolicJourney
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 9, 2019
What must one do to be a good Christian?
What must one do to be a good Christian? The answer is simple: we have to do, each in our own way, what Jesus says in the Beatitudes. #ApostolicJourney #Mauritius
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 9, 2019
Happy is the Church of the poor and for the poor
Happy are you, happy is the Church of the poor and for the poor, for she lives imbued with the fragrance of her Lord, she lives joyfully proclaiming the Good News to the throw-aways of the earth, to those who are God's favorites. #ApostolicJourney #Madagascar
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 8, 2019
I give thanks to the Lord who has heard the cry of the poor
Akamasoa, "City of Friendship", is the expression of the God’s presence God who decided to live and remain always in the midst of His people. Seeing these radiant faces, I give thanks to the Lord who has heard the cry of the poor. #ApostolicJourney #Madagascar
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 8, 2019
The dawn of salvation for humanity
Let us turn in prayer to the Holy Virgin on this day when we remember her birth, the dawn of salvation for humanity. #Angelus
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 8, 2019
Our life and our talents are the result of a gift
Our life and our talents are the result of a gift woven between God and the many silent hands of persons whose names we will only know in Heaven. #ApostolicJourney #Madagascar
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 8, 2019
The Lord is the first to trust in you
The Lord is the first to trust in you, and He also invites you to trust in yourselves; He invites you to encourage one another, and join Him in writing the most beautiful page of your lives. #ApostolicJourney #Madagascar
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 7, 2019
A sower of peace and hope knows how to wait, he trusts
A sower of peace and hope knows how to wait, he trusts; he realizes the limitations of his sowing, but he never stops loving the field entrusted to his care. #ApostolicJourney #Madagascar
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 7, 2019
He helps us to discover what is most important
Jesus proposes a first golden rule for everyone: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" (Lk 6:31); and he helps us to discover what is most important: to love us and help us. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 6, 2019
Let’s not forget that the names of our poorest brothers and sisters
Let’s not forget that the names of our poorest brothers and sisters, written in heaven, have this inscription next to them: these are the blessed ones of my Father. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 6, 2019
No one is more insignificant than a priest left to his own devices
No one is more insignificant than a priest left to his own devices; therefore, our prayer is that of our Mother: I am a priest because the Lord has regarded my insignificance with kindness (cf. Lk 1:48). #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 5, 2019
Try to keep quiet a moment and let God love you
Try to keep quiet a moment and let God love you. Try to silence all the inner voices, and rest for a second in His loving embrace. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 5, 2019
The pursuit of lasting peace is a mission that involves everyone
The pursuit of lasting peace is a mission that involves everyone. It calls for strenuous, constant and unceasing effort, because peace is like a delicate flower trying to blossom on the stony ground of violence. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 5, 2019
Pray for our brothers and sisters
I invite you, each within your own heart, to pray for our brothers and sisters who have lost their lives or who are suffering because of the hurricane in the Bahamas
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 4, 2019
The only hope for solid and lasting peace
I invite you all to join me in prayer, that God, the Father of all, may consolidate fraternal reconciliation throughout Africa, which is the only hope for solid and lasting peace. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique #Madagascar #Mauritius
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 4, 2019
The Spirit restores hope
The Holy Spirit, when we invite Him into our wounds, anoints our painful memories with the balm of hope, because the Spirit restores hope.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 3, 2019
May God grant us the courage to do good without waiting until it is too late
May God, the lover of life, grant us the courage to do good without waiting for someone else to begin, or until it is too late.https://t.co/ugglgmzHtO
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 2, 2019
Creation, God’s own social network
Creation, a place of encounter with the Lord and one another, is “God’s own social network”, which inspires us to raise a song of cosmic praise to the Creator.https://t.co/ugglgmzHtO
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 2, 2019
We are beloved creatures of God
We are beloved creatures of God, who in His goodness calls us to love life and to live it in communion with the rest of creation.https://t.co/ugglgmRilm
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 2, 2019
This is the season to reflect on our lifestyles
This is the season to reflect on our lifestyles and to undertake prophetic actions.https://t.co/ugglgmzHtO
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 1, 2019
This is the season for letting our prayer be inspired anew by closeness to nature
This is the season for letting our prayer be inspired anew by closeness to nature, which spontaneously leads us to give thanks to God the Creator.https://t.co/ugglgmRilm
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 1, 2019
Now is the time to rediscover our vocation as children of God
Now is the time to rediscover our vocation as children of God, brothers and sisters, and stewards of creation. In this #SeasonOfCreation, I invite everyone to dedicate themselves to prayer.https://t.co/ugglgmzHtO
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 1, 2019
Jesus invites us to selfless generosity
In today’s Gospel, Jesus invites us to selfless generosity, to open the path towards a much greater joy: that of participating in God’s own love. #Angelus
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 1, 2019
We rediscover our roots
In our daily relationship with Jesus, and in the strength of His forgiveness, we rediscover our roots.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 30, 2019
Saint John the Baptist
Saint John the Baptist who bore witness to the Messiah by dying for the truth, pray for us!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 29, 2019
We ask for the grace
We ask for the grace not to be lukewarm Christians, living on half measures, letting love grow cold.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 28, 2019
The light of God
The light of God enlightens those who welcome it.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 27, 2019
Whoever draws near to God will not stumble, but strives ahead
Whoever draws near to God will not stumble, but strives ahead: beginning anew, trying again, rebuilding.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 26, 2019
Loving God and our neighbour
In today's Gospel, Jesus explains how in Heaven there is no "limited number", but in order to get there, already in this life we must pass through the "narrow gate": loving God and our neighbour. And this is not easy! #Angelus
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 25, 2019
May God
May God who remembers us, God who heals our wounded memories by anointing them with hope, God who is near to lift us up from within, help us to build up the good and to console hearts.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 24, 2019
All of us have been created in the image and likeness of God and have the same dignity
All of us have been created in the image and likeness of God and have the same dignity. Let us stop slavery! #IDRSTA
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 23, 2019
May the Lord open our hearts to the needs of the poor
May the Lord open our hearts to the needs of the poor, the defenseless, those who knock on our door to be recognized as a person.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 22, 2019
It takes more strength to repair than to build
It takes more strength to repair than to build, to start anew than to begin, to be reconciled than to get along. This is the strength that God gives us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 21, 2019
In the uncertainty
In the uncertainty that we feel both inside and out, the Lord gives us a certainty: He remembers us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 20, 2019
All the brave women who go out to meet their brothers and sisters in difficulty
Today we remember all the brave women who go out to meet their brothers and sisters in difficulty. Each of them is a sign of God's closeness and compassion. #WomenHumanitarians
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 19, 2019
Starting from the change of each one
In today's Gospel, Jesus reveals to us His most ardent desire: to bring to the earth the fire of the Father's love: the fire that saves, that changes the world, starting from the change of each one's heart. #Angelus
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 18, 2019
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