The Lord urges us to remember, repair, rebuild, and to do so together, never forgetting those who suffer.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 16, 2020
Pope Francis
Tuesday 16 June 2020
The Lord urges us to remember, repair, rebuild, and to do so together, never forgetting those who suffer
Above all we are God’s beloved children
Our principle of unity is the Holy Spirit who reminds us that above all we are God’s beloved children. He comes to us, in our differences and difficulties to tell us that we have one Lord, Jesus, and one Father. For this reason we are brothers and sisters!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 15, 2020
Our societies are not organized well enough to make room for the elderly, with proper respect for their dignity and frailty
The #Covid19 pandemic has shown that our societies are not organized well enough to make room for the elderly, with proper respect for their dignity and frailty. When the elderly are not cared for, there is no future for the young. #WEAAD2020
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 15, 2020
World Blood Donor Day is an opportunity to encourage society to be in solidarity with those in need
World Blood Donor Day is an opportunity to encourage society to be in solidarity with those in need. I express my appreciation to all those who perform this simple but very important act of helping others. #WBDD2020
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 14, 2020
I pray for the thousands of migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons and call on the international community to take their plight to heart
I urge international bodies and those who have political and military responsibilities to search for a path to peace in #Libya. I pray for the thousands of migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons and call on the international community to take their plight to heart.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 14, 2020
Genuine closeness is needed, as are true bonds of solidarity
In the Eucharist, Jesus draws close to us. Let us not turn away from those around us, those who hunger for food and dignity, those without work, and those who struggle to carry on. Genuine closeness is needed, as are true bonds of solidarity. https://t.co/aFYP6HCrbX
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 14, 2020
The Lord, offering himself to us in the simplicity of bread,invites us not to waste our lives in chasing the myriad illusions that we think we cannot do without,yet that leave us empty within
The Lord, offering himself to us in the simplicity of bread,invites us not to waste our lives in chasing the myriad illusions that we think we cannot do without,yet that leave us empty within. The Eucharist satisfies our hunger for material things and kindles our desire to serve.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 14, 2020
The Lord knows that evil and sins do not define us
The Lord knows that evil and sins do not define us; they are diseases, infections. And he comes to heal them with the Eucharist, which contains the antibodies to our negative memory. With Jesus, we can become immune to sadness.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 14, 2020
He left us Bread in which He is present, alive and true, with all the flavour of His love
God knows how weak our memory is, so He has done something remarkable: He left us a memorial. He left us Bread in which He is present, alive and true, with all the flavour of His love.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 14, 2020
Let us ask for the grace to approach everyone as a brother or sister
Let us ask for the grace to approach everyone as a brother or sister, and never to regard anyone as an enemy.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 13, 2020
Stretch forth your hand to the poor
“Stretch forth your hand to the poor” (Sir 6:7). Age-old wisdom has proposed these words as a sacred rule to be followed in life. https://t.co/VrlvpZZc47
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 13, 2020
Our heart too will gradually become more patient, more generous, and more merciful
If we draw God’s mercy, forgiveness, and tenderness from the #HeartOfJesus, then our heart too will gradually become more patient, more generous, and more merciful.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 12, 2020
I appeal to institutions to spare no effort to protect minors
Many children are forced into jobs that are inappropriate for their age, depriving them of their childhood and jeopardizing their integral development. I appeal to institutions to spare no effort to protect minors. #NoChildLabourDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 12, 2020
Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them
Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them. The same happens with us, in every Mass, in every church: Jesus is happy to welcome us at His table, where He offers Himself for us. #CorpusDomini
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 11, 2020
Thursday 11 June 2020
In our darkest moments we always have an appointment with God
In our darkest moments, when we sin or are disoriented, we always have an appointment with God. We do not need to be afraid, because God will change our hearts and give us the blessing reserved for those who allow Him to change them. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 10, 2020
There are two Christian responses to escape the spiral of violence: prayer and the gift of self
There are two Christian responses to escape the spiral of violence: prayer and the gift of self.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 9, 2020
God often chooses unthinkable paths, perhaps the path of our limitations, of our tears, of our defeats
The #Beatitudes teach us that God, in order to give Himself to us, often chooses unthinkable paths, perhaps the path of our limitations, of our tears, of our defeats.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 8, 2020
Sunday 7 June 2020
I wish to express my closeness to those populations, to the sick and their families, and to all those who care for them
In many nations #Covid19 continues to claim many victims. I wish to express my closeness to those populations, to the sick and their families, and to all those who care for them. #PrayTogether
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 7, 2020
He is humble, near, who became flesh in order to enter into our history, so that every man and woman may encounter Him and have eternal life
The feast of the #MostHolyTrinity invites us to let ourselves be fascinated by God’s beauty, goodness and inexhaustible truth. He is humble, near, who became flesh in order to enter into our history, so that every man and woman may encounter Him and have eternal life.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 7, 2020
We are not bits of confetti blown about by the wind, but irreplaceable fragments in His mosaic
The Spirit loves us and knows everyone’s place: for Him, we are not bits of confetti blown about by the wind, but irreplaceable fragments in His mosaic.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 6, 2020
The revolution of tenderness
The Heart of Christ is so great it wants to welcome us all into the revolution of tenderness.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 5, 2020
Everything is interconnected: Genuine care for our own lives and our relationships with nature is inseparable from fraternity, justice, and faithfulness to others
Everything is interconnected: Genuine care for our own lives and our relationships with nature is inseparable from fraternity, justice, and faithfulness to others. #LaudatoSi #WorldEnvironmentDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 5, 2020
In order to guarantee universal access to essential technologies
It is important to bring together scientific capabilities – in a transparent and disinterested way – in order to guarantee universal access to essential technologies that will enable every person, in every part of the world, to receive healthcare.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 4, 2020
Wednesday 3 June 2020
Listening, walking, engaging in dialogue
Let us learn from Abraham to pray with faith: listening, walking, engaging in dialogue to the point of argument, but always willing to accept God's word and to put it into practice. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 3, 2020
We cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form
We cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form. At the same time, we have to recognize that violence is self-destructive and self-defeating. Nothing is gained by violence and so much is lost. Let us pray for reconciliation and peace.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 3, 2020
We have such need of the light and strength of the Holy Spirit!
We have such need of the light and strength of the Holy Spirit! The Church needs it to walk harmoniously and courageously in the witness of the Gospel. And the entire human family needs it so as to move out of this crisis more united and not more divided.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 2, 2020
I pray for the poorest
Let us invoke the Holy Spirit. May He might give light and strength to the Church and society in the #Amazon region, sorely tried by the pandemic. I pray for the poorest of that precious Region and the world. And I plead that they may not lack health care.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 2, 2020
A Church that is mother follows the path of tenderness and compassion
A Church that is mother follows the path of tenderness and compassion. A son or daughter of the Church is therefore meek, tender, smiling, and full of love. #MaryMotherOfTheChurch
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 1, 2020
The Holy Spirit assures us that we are not alone
The Holy Spirit assures us that we are not alone, that God sustains us. Dear friends, we must give in turn the gift that we have received: we are called to share the comfort of the Spirit, the closeness of God.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 1, 2020
How I desire that we Christians be more deeply united as witnesses of mercy for the human family
How I desire that we Christians be more deeply united as witnesses of mercy for the human family so severely tested in these days. Let’s ask the Spirit for the gift of unity, for only if we live as brothers & sisters can we spread the spirit of fraternity. https://t.co/iylzrGvG3F
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 31, 2020
A free and conscious response to God’s call
#Mission is a free and conscious response to God’s call. Yet we discern this call only when we have a personal relationship of love with Jesus present in his Church. https://t.co/SK8BbwG9n6
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 31, 2020
Children of God
Let’s view the Church with the Spirit’s eyes not with the world’s which sees us on the right or left. The Spirit sees sons & daughters of the Father,Jesus’s brothers & sisters. The world sees conservatives and progressives. The Spirit sees children of God. https://t.co/JixmeFgsHv
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 31, 2020
You always give yourself; grant us the courage to go out of ourselves, to love and help each other, in order to become one family
Come, Holy Spirit: you are harmony; make us builders of unity. You always give yourself; grant us the courage to go out of ourselves, to love and help each other, in order to become one family. Amen. #Pentecost
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 31, 2020
Holy Spirit, free us from the paralysis of selfishness and awaken in us the desire to serve, to do good
Holy Spirit, memory of God, revive in us the memory of the gift received. Free us from the paralysis of selfishness and awaken in us the desire to serve, to do good. #Pentecost
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 31, 2020
So that He might change our hearts and help us to come out better
From humanity's great trials, among which is the #pandemic, we come out better or worse. We will not be the same. And that is why we open ourselves to the Holy Spirit today so that He might change our hearts and help us to come out better.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 31, 2020
No one is saved alone
We need the Holy Spirit to give us new eyes, to open our minds and our hearts to face the present moment and the future having learned this lesson: That humanity is one. No one is saved alone. No one.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 30, 2020
A season that is always new
The Faith provides us with a realistic and creative imagination, capable of abandoning the logic of repetition, of substitution or of preservation; it invites us to initiate a season that is always new: the season of the Lord.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 30, 2020
Dear brother priests
Dear brother priests, I want to fraternally share with you all these things that I thought and felt during this time of the pandemic, so that they might help us in our journey of praise for the Lord and of service to our brothers. https://t.co/eWK0mlJaIz
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 30, 2020
The Holy Spirit nourishes us with living hope
The Holy Spirit makes us take flight, opens up the wonderful destiny for which we were born, and nourishes us with living hope. Let us ask Him to come to us, and He will draw near.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 29, 2020
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) May 28, 2020
A gaze directed toward God
#Prayer liberates us from our instinct toward violence. It is a gaze directed toward God, so that He might take care of the human heart. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 27, 2020
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit transforms us into a Church-womb of mercy, that is, into a “mother with a heart open” to all.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 26, 2020
Jesus bore our humanity and brought it beyond death to a new place
Jesus bore our humanity and brought it beyond death to a new place, to Heaven, so that there where He is, we might also be.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 25, 2020
Full communion
Today marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Saint John Paul II’s Encyclical Letter Ut Unum Sint. On this anniversary, I give thanks to the Lord for the journey he has allowed us to travel as Christians in quest of full communion. https://t.co/XQvMtUuaMn
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 25, 2020
God of love
God of love, show us our place in this world as channels of your love for all the creatures of this earth, for not one of them is forgotten in your sight. Praise be to you! #LaudatoSi5
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 24, 2020
Peace, dialogue between nations, service to the poor, care of creation
Let us entrust to Mary Help of Christians all in this difficult time who work for peace, for dialogue between nations, for service to the poor, for the care of creation, and for the victory of humanity over every disease of body, heart and soul.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 24, 2020
我們把在中國的弟兄姊妹託付於我們天上的母親引領及庇佑，願他們信德堅毅，鞏固友愛團結，喜樂地見證並促進愛德與望德
我們把在中國的弟兄姊妹託付於我們天上的母親引領及庇佑，願他們信德堅毅，鞏固友愛團結，喜樂地見證並促進愛德與望德。
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 24, 2020
我们把在中国的弟兄姊妹託付于我们天上的母亲引领及庇佑，愿他们信德坚毅，巩固友爱团结，喜乐地见证并促进爱德与望德
我们把在中国的弟兄姊妹託付于我们天上的母亲引领及庇佑，愿他们信德坚毅，巩固友爱团结，喜乐地见证并促进爱德与望德。
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 24, 2020
Let us entrust our brother and sister Catholics in China to the guidance and protection of our Heavenly Mother, so that they might be joyful witnesses, and promoters of charity and hope
Let us entrust our brother and sister Catholics in China to the guidance and protection of our Heavenly Mother, so that they might be strong in faith and steadfast in fraternal union, joyful witnesses, and promoters of charity and hope.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 24, 2020
The source of our strength, perseverance and joy
The Feast of the #Ascension tells us that Jesus ascended to Heaven to dwell gloriously at the right hand of the Father and remains always among us. This is the source of our strength, perseverance and joy.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 24, 2020
The God of life communicates with us through the story of life
Knowledge of the Lord is handed down from generation to generation mainly by telling the story of how He continues to make Himself present. The God of life communicates with us through the story of life. #WorldCommunicationsDay2020 https://t.co/R2qPpcY8fb
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 24, 2020
An integral ecology includes taking time to recover a serene harmony with creation
An integral ecology includes taking time to recover a serene harmony with creation, reflecting on our lifestyle and our ideals, and contemplating the Creator who lives among us and surrounds us. #LaudatoSi5
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 24, 2020
We have God as our common Father and that this makes us brothers and sisters
Care for nature is part of a lifestyle which includes the capacity for living together and communion. Jesus reminded us that we have God as our common Father and that this makes us brothers and sisters. #LaudatoSi5
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 23, 2020
Life must always be defended and protected
Men and women of #Prayer safeguard the basic truths. They repeat to everyone that this life, despite all its fatigue, trials, and difficult days, is filled with a grace at which we marvel. As such life must always be defended and protected.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 23, 2020
Because of us, thousands of species will no longer give glory to God by their very existence
Each year sees the disappearance of thousands of plant and animal species which we will never know, which our children will never see. Because of us, thousands of species will no longer give glory to God by their very existence. We have no such right. #Biodiversity #LaudatoSi5
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 22, 2020
Faith means bearing witness to the joy that the Lord gives to us
Receiving the joy of the Spirit is a grace. Moreover, it is the only force that enables us to preach the Gospel and to confess our faith in the Lord. Faith means bearing witness to the joy that the Lord gives to us. A joy such as this cannot be the result of our own efforts.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 21, 2020
To be “in a state of mission” is a reflection of gratitude
The joy of proclaiming the Gospel always shines brightly against the backdrop of a grateful memory. To be “in a state of mission” is a reflection of gratitude. It is the response of one who by gratitude is made docile to the Spirit and is therefore free. https://t.co/BBW9VX8i4v
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 21, 2020
If one follows Jesus
If one follows Jesus, happy to be attracted by Him, others will take notice. They may even be astonished. The joy that radiates from those attracted by Christ and by his Spirit is what can make any missionary initiative fruitful.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 21, 2020
The Spirit, the Comforter
Jesus told his disciples that he would send them the Spirit, the Comforter, prior to his departure. In this way, he also entrusted the apostolic work of the Church to the Spirit for all time, until his return. #Ascension https://t.co/BBW9VX8i4v
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 21, 2020
This life is the gift that God has given us
This life is the gift that God has given us. It is too short to be spent in sadness. Let us praise God, content simply to exist. We are children of the great King, capable of reading His signature in all Creation. #LaudatoSi5
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 21, 2020
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