For Peter and the other disciples – but for us too! - the cross is a 'hindrance', whereas Jesus considers the 'hindrance' escaping the cross, which would mean avoiding the Father's will, the mission that the Father has entrusted to Him for our salvation. #GospelOfTheDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 30, 2020
Pope Francis
Monday, 31 August 2020
The Cross
Compassion towards the wounds of the crucified Christ present in the many innocent victims of wars and violence, in attacks on life, in environmental disasters, and in poverty
Putting the paschal mystery at the center of our lives means feeling compassion towards the wounds of the crucified Christ present in the many innocent victims of wars and violence, in attacks on life, in environmental disasters, and in poverty.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 29, 2020
Trust in the Lord and make an effort to enter into his plans
Trust in the Lord and make an effort to enter into his plans, accepting that His salvation can reach us in ways that may be different from what we expect.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 28, 2020
The Holy restlessness
We must always have this “holy restlessness” in our hearts, in the search for the true good who is God. Let us help others feel the thirst for God. He gives peace and happiness to our hearts.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 27, 2020
Inspire hope to regenerate a more healthy and equal world
If we take care of the goods that the Creator gives us, if we put what we possess in common in such a way that no one would be lacking, then we would truly inspire hope to regenerate a more healthy and equal world. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 26, 2020
After the crisis, will we continue with this economic system of social injustice and depreciating care for the environment, of creation, of our common home?
After the crisis, will we continue with this economic system of social injustice and depreciating care for the environment, of creation, of our common home? Let’s think about this. #GeneralAudience https://t.co/VbjiYe3Kal
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 26, 2020
The root of every spiritual error is believing ourselves to be righteous
The root of every spiritual error is believing ourselves to be righteous. To consider ourselves righteous is to leave God, the only righteous one, out in the cold.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 25, 2020
The Lord will hold us to account for all of the migrants who have fallen on their journey of Hope
Today is the tenth anniversary of the massacre of 72 migrants in Mexico. I express my solidarity with the families of the victims who today are still asking for truth and justice. The Lord will hold us to account for all of the migrants who have fallen on their journey of Hope.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 24, 2020
To pray is to allow yourself to be looked at by God without illusions, excuses, or justifications
To pray is to allow yourself to be looked at by God without illusions, excuses, or justifications. Because from the devil come darkness and lies, from God come light and truth.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 24, 2020
Let’s not forget the victims of the coronavirus
Let’s not forget the victims of the coronavirus. So much suffering, so many people who lost their lives; and so many volunteers, doctors, nurses, sisters, priests, who also lost their lives. Let us remember the families who have suffered because of this.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 23, 2020
Faith is life!
In the #GospelOfTheDay, we hear Jesus’s question directed to each one of us: “And you, who do you say I am?”. It is a question of giving not a theoretical answer, but one that involves faith, that is, life, because faith is life!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 23, 2020
His love is unconditional
God does not love you because you behave well. He loves you, plain and simple. His love is unconditional; it does not depend on you.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 22, 2020
God has no need to be defended by anyone and does not want His name to be used to terrorize people
God has no need to be defended by anyone and does not want His name to be used to terrorize people. We call upon everyone to stop using religions to incite hatred, violence, extremism and blind fanaticism. #HumanFraternity
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 22, 2020
The Lord wants to remind us of what will remain forever: love, because God is love
Amid so many passing things, the Lord wants to remind us of what will remain forever: love, because “God is love”.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 21, 2020
So that we might spread His love and His truth in the world
May the Holy Spirit make us grow constantly in knowledge of God so that we might spread His love and His truth in the world.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 20, 2020
We must cure a larger virus, that of social injustice
The response to the pandemic is dual: we need to find a cure for this small which has brought the whole world to its knees and we must cure a larger virus, that of social injustice. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 19, 2020
People are worth more than things, they are more valuable than any riches we possess
Wealth can force us to build walls. Jesus, instead, invites His disciples to transform goods and riches into relationships, because people are worth more than things, they are more valuable than any riches we possess.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 18, 2020
It is not the wealthy who bear fruit in life
It is not the wealthy who bear fruit in life, but those who build and maintain many friendships through various "riches", namely, through the various gifts God has given them.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 17, 2020
If we present our poverty to the Lord
If we present our poverty to the Lord, with an existence marked by tears and suffering, but with the tenacious faith of the Canaanite woman (see Mt 15:21-28) then the Lord cannot but welcome our prayer with His paternal eyes and heart. #GospelOfTheDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 16, 2020
The Mother of Hope
Let us invoke the intercession of the “Mother of hope” for all the situations in the world that are most in need of hope, in particular for the population of the northern region of Nigeria, victim of violence and terrorist attacks.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 15, 2020
With God, nothing is lost!
With God, nothing is lost! In Mary, the goal has been reached and we have before our eyes the reasons why we journey: not to gain the things here below, which are fleeting, but the homeland above, which is for ever.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 15, 2020
Hope needs patience
Hope needs patience, the patience of knowing that we sow, but it is God who gives growth.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 14, 2020
Friday, 14 August 2020
When we pray, God expects that we also be mindful of those who do not think as we do
When we pray, God expects that we also be mindful of those who do not think as we do, those who have slammed the door in our face, those whom we find it hard to forgive. Only prayer unlocks chains, only prayer paves the way to unity.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 13, 2020
The coronavirus is not the only disease to be fought, but rather, the pandemic has shed light on broader social ills
The coronavirus is not the only disease to be fought, but rather, the pandemic has shed light on broader social ills. One of these is a distorted view of the person, a perspective that ignores the dignity and relational character of the person. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 12, 2020
Because we are and we feel small
God does not choose us because of our “goodness”, but precisely because we are and we feel small.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 11, 2020
We are born with a seed of dissatisfaction in search of fulfillment
We are born with a seed of dissatisfaction in search of fulfillment. Our heart, even without knowing it, thirsts for the encounter with God and seeks it, many times taking the wrong road. When our dissatisfaction encounters Jesus, the life of grace begins.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 10, 2020
Let us again pray for Lebanon
Let us again pray for #Lebanon: after the catastrophe, for its particular identity, fruit of the encounter of different cultures, that with God’s help and everyone’s genuine participation, it may be reborn free and strong.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 9, 2020
Having faith means keeping your heart turned to God
Having faith means keeping your heart turned to God, to His love, to His Fatherly tenderness, amid the storm. Jesus wanted to teach this to Peter and the disciples, and also to us today (Mt 14:22-33). #GospelOfTheDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 9, 2020
Prayer is the soul of hope
We are all in need of the Father who extends His hand to us. To pray to Him, to invoke Him, is not an illusion. Illusion is to think we can do without Him! Prayer is the soul of hope.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 8, 2020
Saturday, 8 August 2020
Even on the darkest days the sun does not cease to illuminate
Men and women of #Prayer bear the reflection of light on their faces. Even on the darkest days the sun does not cease to illuminate them.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 7, 2020
Resources used in the arms race could and should be used instead to promote integral human development and to protect the natural environment
On the 75th anniversary of the atomic explosion at Hiroshima, let us remember that resources used in the arms race could and should be used instead to promote integral human development and to protect the natural environment. #Hiroshima75
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 6, 2020
He is the light that illuminates the events of every day
Let us keep our eyes fixed on the resplendent face of God, whom we contemplate in Christ transfigured on Mount Tabor. He is the light that illuminates the events of every day. #Transfiguration
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 6, 2020
I invite you to tackle together the pressing questions that the pandemic has brought to the fore, social ills above all
In the next few weeks, I invite you to tackle together the pressing questions that the pandemic has brought to the fore, social ills above all. And we will do it in the light of the Gospel, of the theological virtues and of the principles of the Church’s social doctrine.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 5, 2020
Let us pray for the victims of the explosions in Beirut and for their families
Let us pray for the victims of the explosions in Beirut and for their families; and let us pray for Lebanon so that, through the dedication of all its social, political and religious elements, it might face this extremely tragic and painful moment.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 5, 2020
Men whose lives bear witness to the compassion and mercy
Dear brother priests, let us ask the Lord that we be men whose lives bear witness to the compassion and mercy that Jesus alone can bestow on us. #HolyCureOfArs
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 4, 2020
Thursday, 6 August 2020
With simplicity, respond to evil with good
Let's look at the "saints next door" who, with simplicity, respond to evil with good, have the courage to love their enemies and to pray for them.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 3, 2020
How important it is to put God’s forgiveness, which ‘generates heaven’ in us and around us, back at the centre!
How important it is to put God’s forgiveness, which ‘generates heaven’ in us and around us, back at the centre! #PardonOfAssisi
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 2, 2020
God’s logic: the logic of taking responsibility for others
With the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves (see Mt 14:13-21), Jesus wants to educate His friends, both then and now, about God’s logic: the logic of taking responsibility for others. #GospelOfTheDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 2, 2020
We are fragile clay vessels
#SaintIgnatius teaches us humility. Humility makes us aware that it is not we who build the Kingdom of God, but always the Lord’s grace which acts within us. We are fragile clay vessels, yet we bear and communicate an immense treasure.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) July 31, 2020
Faithful friends, who stand at our side in times of difficulty, are a reflection of the Lord’s love
#Friendship is one of life’s gifts and a grace from God. Faithful friends, who stand at our side in times of difficulty, are a reflection of the Lord’s love, His gentle and consoling presence in our lives.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) July 30, 2020
I offer heartfelt thanks to all those who work on behalf of the innocent victims of the commodification of the human person
Trafficking in persons still constitutes an open wound on the body of contemporary society. I offer heartfelt thanks to all those who work on behalf of the innocent victims of the commodification of the human person. Much remains to be done! #EndHumanTrafficking
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) July 30, 2020
Love is more powerful than death
Men and women who pray know that hope is stronger than discouragement. They believe that love is more powerful than death, and that love will surely triumph one day, even if it be in times and ways we do not know. #Prayer
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) July 29, 2020
We should not think that we deserve everything
When someone offers us a service, we should not think that we deserve everything. Gratitude, appreciation is, first of all, good manners, but it is also a characteristic of a Christian. It is a simple but genuine sign of the Kingdom of God.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) July 27, 2020
Dear young people, each elderly person is your grandparent!
On the memorial of the Saints Joachim and Anne, Jesus's “grandparents”, I would like to invite young people to do something tender towards the elderly, especially the loneliest, in their homes or residences. Dear young people, each elderly person is your grandparent!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) July 26, 2020
The Kingdom of Heaven is the opposite of the superfluous things the world offers
The Kingdom of Heaven is the opposite of the superfluous things the world offers, the opposite of a dull life: it is a treasure that renews everyday life and leads it to extend towards wider horizons. #GospelOfTheDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) July 26, 2020
The true pilgrim is capable of going at the pace of the slowest person
The true pilgrim is capable of going at the pace of the slowest person. And Jesus is capable of this. Jesus is our pilgrim companion. He respects our situation, and does not accelerate the pace. He is the Lord of patience.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) July 25, 2020
Prophecy is born whenever we allow ourselves to be challenged by God
Prophecy is born whenever we allow ourselves to be challenged by God, not when we are concerned to keep everything quiet and under control.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) July 22, 2020
When love for parents and children is inspired and purified by love for the Lord
When love for parents and children is inspired and purified by love for the Lord, it then becomes wholly fruitful and produces good fruits within the #family itself and well beyond it.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) July 21, 2020
Jesus helps us understand God’s patience, opening our hearts to hope
In the parable of the weeds from the #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 13:24-43), Jesus helps us understand God’s patience, opening our hearts to hope.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) July 19, 2020
Help us to have innocent hands and a pure heart, and not to utter lies or speak ill of our neighbor
#OurLadyOfMountCarmel, our mother, help us to have innocent hands and a pure heart, and not to utter lies or speak ill of our neighbor. Then we will be able to go up to the mountain of the Lord and obtain His blessing, His justice, and His salvation.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) July 16, 2020
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