The Beatitudes are the "identity card" of a Christian. They are not about the joy that passes, but about happiness that knows how to live side by side with suffering. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 29, 2020
Pope Francis
Wednesday, 29 January 2020
The Beatitudes are not about the joy that passes, but about happiness that knows how to live side by side with suffering
With joyful evangelizers, full of life
The Gospel will not go forward with boring, bitter evangelizers. No. It will only go forward with joyful evangelizers, full of life. #HomilySantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 28, 2020
May the anniversary of the Holocaust, the unspeakable cruelty that humanity learned of 75 years ago, serve as a summons to pause, to be still and to remember
If we lose our memory, we destroy our future. May the anniversary of the Holocaust, the unspeakable cruelty that humanity learned of 75 years ago, serve as a summons to pause, to be still and to remember. We need to do this, lest we become indifferent. #DayofMemory
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 27, 2020
It has the power to change our lives and to lead us out of darkness into the light
God’s Word consoles and encourages us, it challenges us, frees us from the bondage of our selfishness and summons us to conversion; because it has the power to change our lives and to lead us out of darkness into the light. #SundayoftheWordofGod
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 26, 2020
With great love, leads our lives into deep waters
Let us make room for the Word of God! Each day, let us read a verse or two of the Bible. We will discover that God is close to us, that He dispels our darkness and, with great love, leads our lives into deep waters. #SundayoftheWordofGod
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 26, 2020
That one Word that speaks to us not about things, but about life
We need God’s Word: so that we can hear, amid the thousands of other words in our daily lives, that one Word that speaks to us not about things, but about life. #SundayoftheWordofGodhttps://t.co/jQqOkpPvg8
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 26, 2020
A love letter
The Lord gives you his Word, so that you can receive it like a love letter he has written to you, to help you realize that he is at your side. #SundayoftheWordofGod
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 26, 2020
We want to learn to be more hospitable
From this Week of Prayer for #ChristianUnity we want to learn to be more hospitable, in the first place among ourselves as Christians, and among our brothers and sisters of different confessions. Hospitality belongs to the tradition of Christian communities and families.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 25, 2020
The great love story between God and humanity
The Bible is the great love story between God and humanity. At its centre stands Jesus, whose own story brings to fulfilment both God’s love for us and our love for God.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 25, 2020
Envy and jealousy are seeds that generate war
Envy and jealousy are seeds that generate war. Let us ask for the grace to have a transparent heart, like that of David, a transparent heart that seeks justice and peace. #SantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 25, 2020
In order not to get lost, we must make the truth of good stories our own, stories that build up and help us find our roots and the strength to move forward together
This year I want to dedicate World Communications Day to the theme of storytelling. In order not to get lost, we must make the truth of good stories our own. Stories that build up and help us find our roots and the strength to move forward together. https://t.co/sGHsqR8aeR
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 24, 2020
Ecumenical hospitality
Ecumenical hospitality requires a willingness to listen to other Christians, paying attention to their personal stories of faith and to the history of their community.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 23, 2020
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
To practice hospitality, especially towards those whose lives are most vulnerable, will make us better human beings
Working together to practice hospitality, especially towards those whose lives are most vulnerable, will make us better human beings, better disciples, and a more united Christian people. #General Audience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 22, 2020
Hospitality
This year, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is dedicated to the theme of hospitality. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 22, 2020
Christian holiness
Through Baptism, we Christians are all anointed by the election of the Lord, and this is a pure gift. Today let us ask the Holy Spirit to be able to preserve this gift with faithfulness. This is Christian holiness. #HomilySantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 21, 2020
To be Christian
Being Christian does not mean defending yourself with an ideology in order to move forward. To be Christian is to be free, because we have confidence, because we are docile to the Word of the Lord. #HomilySantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 20, 2020
We are poor sinners but not slaves - we are children of God!
Let us pause at #GospelofToday (John 1,29-34), perhaps even contemplating an icon of Christ, Son of God made lamb, to free us from evil. Yes, we are still poor sinners but not slaves, no, but children, children of God!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 19, 2020
In our own smallness, we surrender ourselves, trusting fully in Him
Whoever has faith feels a great need for God and, in our own smallness, we surrender ourselves, trusting fully in Him.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 18, 2020
Physical health is a gift that we must preserve but the Lord teaches us that we must also preserve the health of the heart, spiritual health
Jesus looks at the paralytic and focuses on what is essential: "Your sins are forgiven". Physical health is a gift that we must preserve but the Lord teaches us that we must also preserve the health of the heart, spiritual health. #HomilySantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 17, 2020
This simple prayer
The Lord has so much compassion, He involves Himself in our problems. Let us often repeat this simple prayer: Lord, I am a sinner, have mercy on me, have compassion for me. #HomilySantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 16, 2020
May the Holy Spirit revive in each of us the call to be courageous and joyful evangelizers
May the Holy Spirit revive in each of us the call to be courageous and joyful evangelizers. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 15, 2020
Authority is seen in this: consistency and witness
Jesus had authority because there was consistency in what he taught and what he did, in how he lived. Authority is seen in this: consistency and witness. #HomilySantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 14, 2020
Unless we step out of ourselves, unless we worship, we cannot not know God
In the Christian life, it is not enough to be knowledgeable: unless we step out of ourselves, unless we worship, we cannot not know God. Christian life is a love story with God.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 13, 2020
We are beloved children of God, brothers and sisters among many other brothers and sisters
On the Feast of the #BaptismoftheLord, we rediscover our Baptism. Just as Jesus is the Father’s beloved Son, we too, reborn by water and the Holy Spirit, know that we are beloved children of God, brothers and sisters among many other brothers and sisters.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 12, 2020
In worship, we make it possible for the Lord to transform us by His love, to kindle light amid our darkness
In worship, we make it possible for the Lord to transform us by His love, to kindle light amid our darkness, to grant us strength in weakness and courage amid trials.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 11, 2020
In worship, we allow Jesus to heal and change us
Worship means going to Jesus without a list of petitions, but with one request alone: to abide with Him. In worship, we allow Jesus to heal and change us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 11, 2020
Life’s greatness does not consist in having, but in loving
Worship means bending low before the Most High and to discover in His presence that life’s greatness does not consist in having, but in loving.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 10, 2020
In worship, we learn to reject what should not be worshiped: the god of money, the god of consumerism, the god of pleasure, the god of success, the god of self
In worship, we learn to reject what should not be worshiped: the god of money, the god of consumerism, the god of pleasure, the god of success, the god of self.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 10, 2020
Hope is not utopian and peace is a good that can always be attained
Hope is not utopian and peace is a good that can always be attained. https://t.co/RQSL5qc1r8
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 9, 2020
If we have no peace in our hearts, how can we think there will be peace in the world?
If we have no peace in our hearts, how can we think there will be peace in the world? Let's try to remain in the Lord, and the way to do so is to love, and to love in little things. #HomilySantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 9, 2020
Worship means bringing our lives to the Lord
Worship means bringing our lives to the Lord, and allowing Him enter into them. It means letting His consolation come down to earth, and letting ourselves be pervaded by His tender love.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 8, 2020
Putting the Lord at the centre, not ourselves
Worship involves making an exodus from the greatest form of bondage: slavery to oneself. Worship means putting the Lord at the centre, not ourselves.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 8, 2020
We ask for the grace to remain in the Lord and to distinguish the Spirit of God from the spirit of the world, so that our heart may be the meeting point between God and us
So many people live without knowing what goes on in their hearts. We ask for the grace to remain in the Lord and to distinguish the Spirit of God from the spirit of the world, so that our heart may be the meeting point between God and us. #HomilySantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 7, 2020
The light and peace
I address a special thought to the brothers of the Eastern Churches, Catholic and Orthodox, who today celebrate the Lord's Christmas. To all I wish the light and peace of Christ the Saviour.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 7, 2020
In worshiping, we too will discover, like the Magi, the meaning of our journey
In worshiping, we too will discover, like the Magi, the meaning of our journey. And like the Magi, we too will experience “a great joy” (Mt 2:10).
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 6, 2020
Worship means concentrating on what is essential: ridding ourselves of useless things and addictions that anesthetize the heart and confound the mind
Worship means concentrating on what is essential: ridding ourselves of useless things and addictions that anesthetize the heart and confound the mind.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 6, 2020
When we do not worship God, we end up worshiping ourselves
The #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 2:1-12) teaches us that, when we do not worship God, we end up worshiping ourselves. This is a grave risk: we use God instead of serving Him.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 6, 2020
If the Lord continues to come among us and give us the gift of His Word, it is so that each of us can respond to this call: to become saints in love
This is the meaning of Christmas. If the Lord continues to come among us and give us the gift of His Word, it is so that each of us can respond to this call: to become saints in love. #Angelus
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 5, 2020
We must believe that others need peace just as much as we do
We must believe that others need peace just as much as we do. Peace will not be obtained unless it is hoped for. Let us ask the Lord for the gift of peace!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 4, 2020
Salvation
Salvation is in the name of Jesus. We must testify to this: He is the only Saviour.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 3, 2020
Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened
“Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28). Message for the XXVIII World Day of the Sick https://t.co/8d2uDXZAbq
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 3, 2020
Friday, 17 January 2020
Let us ask for the grace to live with the desire to take others to heart and to care for them
Let us ask for the grace to live this year with the desire to take others to heart and to care for them.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 2 de janeiro de 2020
The revolution of tenderness
Jesus, newly born, was mirrored in the face of His mother. From her, He received His first caresses; with her, He exchanged the first smiles. With her began the revolution of tenderness. The Church, looking at the Baby Jesus, is called to continue that revolution.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 2 de janeiro de 2020
At every step of our journey of reconciliation
May Mary, Mother of the Prince of Peace and Mother of all the peoples of the earth, accompany and sustain us at every step of our journey of reconciliation. https://t.co/xlB9PkSqP5
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 1 de janeiro de 2020
Hope
Today we invoke the Mother of God, who gathers us together as a people of believers. O Mother, give birth to hope within us and bring us unity. Woman of salvation, to you we entrust this year. Keep it in your heart. https://t.co/Fx9Tn14DuB
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 1 de janeiro de 2020
God and mankind are united
In the womb of a woman, God and mankind are united, never to be separated again. In God, there will forever be our humanity and Mary will forever be the Mother of God.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 1 de janeiro de 2020
If we want to weave humanity into the webs of our day, we must begin again with woman
Let us begin the year in the sign of Our Lady, the woman who wove the humanity of God. The rebirth of humanity began with woman. If we want to weave humanity into the webs of our day, we must begin again with woman.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) 1 de janeiro de 2020
Thursday, 16 January 2020
With joy
Let us give thanks to God for His grace, which has sustained us in this past year, and with joy let us raise a song of praise to Him. https://t.co/8nPzsaSkIn
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 31, 2019
It is beautiful to entrust our lives to the Lord
It is beautiful to stand before the nativity scene, and there to entrust our lives to the Lord, to speak to Him about the people and situations we care about, to take stock with Him of the year that is ending, to share our expectations and concerns. #Nativityscene
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 31, 2019
Drawing our gaze to God, who is poor in possessions and rich in love, it recalls us to what is essential
In its genuine simplicity, the nativity scene reminds us it is not the quantity of things that counts in life, but the quality of relationships. Drawing our gaze to God, who is poor in possessions and rich in love, it recalls us to what is essential. #Nativityscene
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 30, 2019
Especially those tried by suffering or by discomfort
Today, let us entrust to the Holy Family all the world’s families, especially those tried by suffering or by discomfort, and let us invoke divine protection on them.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 29, 2019
He is the one who nourishes our love
Bethlehem means "house of bread." The nativity scene we set up at home reminds us that Jesus is the bread of life: He is the one who nourishes our love, He is the one who gives our families the strength to go on and to forgive us. #Nativityscene
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 28, 2019
Only if we leave the noise of the world outside can we open ourselves to listening to God, who speaks in silence
The nativity scene reminds us how important it is to stop and contemplate. Because only when we recollect ourselves can we embrace what counts in life. Only if we leave the noise of the world outside can we open ourselves to listening to God, who speaks in silence. #Nativityscene
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 27, 2019
The Holy Spirit
Today we celebrate the feast of St Stephen, the first martyr. This young servant of the Gospel, filled with the Holy Spirit, knew how to speak about Jesus in word, and above all with his life.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 26, 2019
May Emmanuel bring light to all the suffering members of our human family
May Emmanuel bring light to all the suffering members of our human family. May He soften our often stony and self-centred hearts,and make them channels of His love.On this joyful day,may He bring His tenderness to all and brighten the darkness of this world.https://t.co/3QmmsbfoiR
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 25, 2019
To listen to the Urbi et Orbi
To listen to the Urbi et Orbi https://t.co/DO7vO1kEeT
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 25, 2019
To become gift is to give meaning to life
Today is the right day to draw near to the tabernacle, the crèche, the manger, and to say thank you. Let us receive the gift that is Jesus, in order then to become gift like Jesus. To become gift is to give meaning to life. https://t.co/JETyIn5xNm
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 25, 2019
The grace of God
Dear brother, dear sister, if your hands seem empty, if you think your heart is poor in love, this night is for you. The grace of God has appeared to shine forth in your life. Accept it and the light of Christmas will shine forth in you.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 24, 2019
We are beloved of God
Tonight, in the beauty of God's love, we also discover our own beauty, for we are beloved of God. In His eyes we are beautiful: not for what we do but for what we are. https://t.co/5Xeu4VXUP3
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 24, 2019
The love of God has been revealed to us
Tonight the love of God has been revealed to us. In Jesus, the Most High made Himself small, so that we might love Him. In Jesus, God made Himself a Child, so that we might embrace Him.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 24, 2019
An opportunity for you to invite Jesus into your life
I hope that setting up a nativity scene may be an opportunity for you to invite Jesus into your life. Because if He inhabits it, life is reborn. And it really is Christmas. #Nativityscene
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 24, 2019
A living Gospel
The nativity scene is like a living Gospel: it brings the Gospel into homes, schools, workplaces and meeting spaces, hospitals and nursing homes, prisons and town squares. #Nativityscene
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 24, 2019
He is humble Love that came down to us
The nativity scene reminds us that God did not remain invisible in heaven, but came down to earth and became man. To set up a nativity scene is to celebrate the closeness of God, to rediscover that God is real, concrete; He is humble Love that came down to us. #Nativityscene
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 23, 2019
Faith and actions of solidarity toward those who are in need
In three days’ time it will be #Christmas and my thoughts go especially to families, who are reunited in these festive days. May Holy Christmas be a fraternal time for everyone, one of growth in the faith and of actions of solidarity toward those who are in need.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 22, 2019
Jesus asks us to include Him in our plans and in our choices
The Gospel of the Day (Mt 1, 18-24) guides us towards Christmas through Joseph’s experience. His example helps us to listen to the coming Jesus, who asks us to include Him in our plans and in our choices. #GospelOfToday
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 22, 2019
We need always to let ourselves be renewed by the smile of the Baby Jesus
We need always to let ourselves be renewed by the smile of the Baby Jesus. Let His disarming goodness purify us from the waste that often encrusts our hearts.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 21, 2019
We need God's smile to bring us back to enjoying simplicity and gratuitousness
Jesus is the smile of God. He came to reveal to us the love and goodness of our heavenly Father. We need God's smile to strip us of our false certainties, and to bring us back to enjoying simplicity and gratuitousness.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 21, 2019
The building of a peaceful world
Trust in dialogue between individuals and between nations, in multilateralism, in the role of the international organizations, and in diplomacy as an instrument for appreciation and understanding, is indispensable for the building of a peaceful world. https://t.co/fyonLUPsiA
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 20, 2019
Let us give thanks for all the good there is in the world
Let us give thanks for all the good there is in the world, for the many people who dedicate themselves freely, for those who spend their lives in service, to build a more humane and just society. We know: alone we cannot save ourselves. @antonioguterres https://t.co/bOoWk1k2z1
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 20, 2019
The essential commitment to save every human life
I decided to display this life jacket,"crucified",to remind everyone of the essential commitment to save every human life, because the life of every person is precious in the eyes of God. The Lord will hold us to account for this at the moment of judgment. https://t.co/liDMTq73cU pic.twitter.com/0qFoUOpKwi
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 20, 2019
We praise the Lord for the gratuitousness of salvation, for the gratuitousness of life
In these days before #Christmas we praise the Lord for the gratuitousness of salvation, for the gratuitousness of life, for everything he gives us for free. Everything is grace. #HomilySantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 19, 2019
I thank you for the gift of your prayers
I thank those people everywhere who have sent me their congratulations and good wishes for my fiftieth ordination anniversary and for my birthday. I thank you in a particular way for the gift of your prayers.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 18, 2019
Welcome, protect, promote and integrate
Our response to the challenges posed by contemporary migration can be summed up in four verbs: welcome, protect, promote and integrate. If we put them into practice, we will help build the city of God and man. #InternationalMigrantsDay https://t.co/L2psLIrBoC
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 18, 2019
Every conversion comes from a previous experience of mercy
Every conversion comes from a previous experience of mercy, from God’s tenderness that captures the heart.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 17, 2019
Make space for the Lord
There are two attitudes typical of lukewarm Christians: putting God in a corner - either you do this for me or I won't go to Church anymore - and washing our hands of those in need. Let us get rid of these attitudes to make space for the Lord who is coming. #HomilySantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 16, 2019
To give us His joy
May the Virgin Mary help us so that, as we approach #Christmas, we do not allow ourselves to be distracted by external things, but make room in our hearts for the One who has already come and wants to come again to heal our illnesses and to give us his joy.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 15, 2019
Evil never has the last word
Faith gives us the ability to look with hope at the events of life, and helps us to accept even defeats and sufferings, in the knowledge that evil never has the last word.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 14, 2019
Prayer
Thank you for accompanying me on this anniversary. I continue asking for the support of your prayer.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 13, 2019
Wherever there is hunger and thirst for peace, hunger and thirst for justice, freedom and love
The time before Christmas calls us to ask ourselves: What is the great desire of my heart? It is God Himself who puts this “thirst” in our hearts. And He comes to meet us by this route,wherever there is hunger and thirst for peace, hunger and thirst for justice, freedom and love.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 13, 2019
Sunday, 5 January 2020
When we learn to live in forgiveness
When we learn to live in forgiveness, we grow in our capacity to become men and women of #peace. https://t.co/xlB9PkAPqv
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 12, 2019
Today in the world many Christians are persecuted and give their lives for their faith
Today in the world many Christians are persecuted and give their lives for their faith. Martyrdom is the breath of the life of a Christian, of a Christian community. There will always be martyrs among us: this is the sign that we are following the way of Jesus. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 11, 2019
Missionary disciples
Let us ask the Lord, in this time of Advent, to revive in us faith in Christ who comes to save us, to help us be always faithful to our vocation as missionary disciples. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 11, 2019
The Lord comforts us
"Like a shepherd He feeds His flock, in His arms He gathers the lambs, carrying them in his bosom, leading the ewes with care" (Is 40:11), so the Lord comforts us. #HomilySantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 10, 2019
Peace and fraternity based on acceptance and forgiveness, respect for others, and on love
May Our Lady of #Loreto help us to walk the path of peace and fraternity based on acceptance and forgiveness, respect for others, and on love; may she grant families the blessing of life; and may she bring help and comfort to those in need. #LauretanJubilee
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 10, 2019
The human person is always sacred and inviolable
The human person is always sacred and inviolable, in any situation and at any stage of his or her development. If this conviction falls, there is no solid and permanent foundation for the defense of #HumanRights.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 10, 2019
The illusion of quick and easy profits
Corruption undermines the dignity of the person and shatters all good and beautiful ideals.All of society is called upon to make a concrete commitment to combat the cancer of corruption which, with the illusion of quick and easy profits, in reality impoverishes everyone.#IACD2019
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 9, 2019
Daily gestures of love and service
May the feast of our Mother #MaryImmaculate help us to make our whole life a "yes" to God, a "yes" composed of adoration of Him and of daily gestures of love and service.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 8, 2019
The true worship of God is always expressed in love of one’s neighbour
The true worship of God is always expressed in love of one’s neighbour.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 7, 2019
Prayer is the door of faith
Prayer is the door of faith; prayer is medicine for the heart.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 6, 2019
Those who trust in the Lord will always be safe, because their foundations are sunk into the Rock
Today the Church praises stability. “Trust in the Lord forever, because the Lord is an eternal Rock” (Isa 26:4). Those who trust in the Lord will always be safe, because their foundations are sunk into the Rock. #HomilySantaMarta
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 5, 2019
Let us pray for all the pastors of the Church
Let us pray for all the pastors of the Church, that they might guide the flock entrusted to them with the same firmness and tenderness of the Good Shepherd. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 4, 2019
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