All of us have spiritual infirmities that we cannot heal on our own. We need Jesus’ healing, we need to present our wounds to him and say: “Jesus, I am in your presence, with my sin, with my sorrows. You can set me free. Heal my heart”. #Lent
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 11, 2021
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Wednesday, 5 May 2021
All of us have spiritual infirmities that we cannot heal on our own
A message of fraternity
A message of fraternity came from Erbil as well, the city in which I was received by the President of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, @IKRPresident, and its Prime Minister, by the Authorities and by the people. I thank the dear Kurdish population for their warm welcome.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 10, 2021
A future of fraternity
I am grateful to the religious Authorities as well, beginning with the Grand Ayatollah Al-Sistani, with whom I had an unforgettable meeting. May God, who is peace, grant a future of fraternity to Iraq, the Middle East and the entire world!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 10, 2021
Gratitude to God
After my Visit in #Iraq, I am filled with gratitude to God and to all those who made it possible: the President of the Republic, @BarhamSalih, and the Government, the Patriarchs and Bishops.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 10, 2021
Keep the faith and hope
Thinking of the many Iraqis who have emigrated, I would like to say to them: you have left everything, like Abraham; like him, keep the faith and hope and be weavers of friendship and of fraternity wherever you are. And if you can, return. #Iraq #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 10, 2021
So it is for fraternity: it does not make noise, but is fruitful and grows
Let us continue to pray for Iraq and for the Middle East. Despite the destruction, in #Iraq, the palm, the country's symbol, has continued to grow and bear fruit. So it is for fraternity: it does not make noise, but is fruitful and grows. #GeneralAudience #PrayTogether
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 10, 2021
The response to war is not another war
The response to war is not another war. The response to weapons is not other weapons. The response is fraternity. This is the challenge not only for Iraq. It is the challenge for many regions in conflict and, ultimately, for the entire world. #Peace #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 10, 2021
A journey that involves our whole life, our entire being
#Lent is a journey that involves our whole life, our entire being. It is a time to reconsider the path we are taking, to find the route that leads us home and to rediscover our profound relationship with God, on whom everything depends.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 9, 2021
A future of peace and prosperity that leaves no one behind and discriminates against no one
Iraq will always remain in my heart. I ask all of you, dear brothers and sisters, to work together, united for a future of peace and prosperity that leaves no one behind and discriminates against no one. I assure you of my prayers for this beloved country. #ApostolicJourney
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 8, 2021
May women be respected and protected! May they be shown respect and provided with opportunities!
I would like to say a heartfelt thank you to all the women, especially the women of #Iraq, courageous women who continue to give life, in spite of wrongs and hurts. May women be respected and protected! May they be shown respect and provided with opportunities! #ApostolicJourney
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 8, 2021
Christ is alive
Today, I can see at first hand that the Church in Iraq is alive, that Christ is alive and at work in this, his holy and faithful people. #ApostolicJourney #Iraq https://t.co/VpbIOt9trA
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 7, 2021
He can raise our communities from the ruins left by hatred
“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up” (Jn 2:19). Jesus was speaking about the temple of his body, and about the Church as well. By the power of his Resurrection he can raise our communities from the ruins left by hatred. #ApostolicJourney #Iraq
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 7, 2021
God can bring peace
God can bring peace to this land. We trust in him and, together with all people of good will, we say “no” to terrorism and the manipulation of religion. #ApostolicJourney #Iraq
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 7, 2021
Hope is more powerful than hatred
Fraternity is more durable than fratricide, hope is more powerful than hatred, peace more powerful than war. This conviction can never be silenced by the blood spilled by those who pervert the name of God to pursue paths of destruction. #ApostolicJourney #Iraq
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 7, 2021
The power of mercy
Lord, to you we entrust all those whose span of earthly life was cut short by the violent hand of their brothers and sisters; we also pray to you for those who caused such harm. May they repent, touched by the power of your mercy. https://t.co/QwcnOiABcX
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 7, 2021
Love is our strength
Love is our strength, strength of so many brothers and sisters who here too have suffered prejudice and indignities, mistreatment and persecutions for the name of Jesus. #ApostolicJourney #Iraq https://t.co/igMBv943ys
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 6, 2021
To be blessed, we do not need to become occasional heroes, but witnesses day after day
To be blessed, we do not need to become occasional heroes, but witnesses day after day. Witness is the way to embody the wisdom of Jesus. That is how the world is changed: not by power and might, but by the Beatitudes. #ApostolicJourney #Iraq
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 6, 2021
Peace and light
Almighty God, our Creator, you love our human family, we, children of Abraham, ask you to welcome into your abode of peace and light all victims of violence and war. #ApostolicJourney #Iraq https://t.co/uBO9fzqEqd
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 6, 2021
Distribution of food for all
It is up to us, today’s humanity, especially believers, to turn instruments of hatred into instruments of #peace, to appeal firmly to the leaders of nations to make the increasing proliferation of arms give way to the distribution of food for all. #ApostolicJourney #Iraq
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 6, 2021
Where does the journey of peace begin? From the decision not to have enemies
Where does the journey of peace begin? From the decision not to have enemies. Anyone who believes in God, has no enemies to fight. He or she has only one enemy to face, one that stands at the door of the heart and knocks to enter: it is hatred. #ApostolicJourney #Iraq
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 6, 2021
Peace does not demand winners or losers, but brothers and sisters
#Peace does not demand winners or losers, but brothers and sisters who, despite past hurts, journey from conflict to unity. Let us ask for this in praying for the whole Middle East, especially for war-torn Syria. #ApostolicJourney #Iraq
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 6, 2021
Message of forgiveness, reconciliation and rebirth
Let us remember our brothers and sisters who have paid the extreme price for their fidelity to the Lord. May their sacrifice inspire us to renew our trust in the strength of the Cross and its saving message of forgiveness, reconciliation and rebirth #ApostolicJourney #Iraq
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 5, 2021
Only if we succeed in regarding each other, with our differences, as members of the same human family
Only if we succeed in regarding each other, with our differences, as members of the same human family, can we begin an effective process of reconstruction and leave a better, more just and more human world to the future generations. #ApostolicJourney #Iraq
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 5, 2021
A pilgrim of peace
I come as a penitent, asking forgiveness from Heaven and our brothers for so much destruction and cruelty; a pilgrim of peace, in the name of Christ, Prince of Peace. How we have prayed, in these years, for peace in #Iraq! God always listens. It is up to us to walk His paths.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 5, 2021
A Church of martyrs
My dear Christian brothers and sisters from #Iraq, who have testified to your faith in Jesus amid harsh sufferings: I cannot wait to see you. I am honoured to encounter a Church of martyrs: thank you for your witness! https://t.co/bgm76p31tM
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 4, 2021
Apostolic journey
Tomorrow I will go to #Iraq for a three-day pilgrimage. I have long wanted to meet those people who have suffered so much. I ask you to accompany this apostolic journey with your prayers, so it may unfold in the best possible way and bear hoped-for fruits.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 4, 2021
A time to believe
#Lent is a time to believe, or rather to receive God into our life so that we may “make our home with Him” (Jn 14: 23)
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 4, 2021
Sad news
Sad news of bloody clashes and loss of life reach us from Myanmar. I appeal to the authorities involved that dialogue may prevail over repression, and ask the international community to ensure that the aspirations of the people of Myanmar are not stifled.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 3, 2021
A God who loves humanity
We would not have had the courage to believe in a God who loves humanity, if we had not known Jesus. What kind of God is prepared to die for people? What kind of God loves always and patiently, without demanding to be loved in return? #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 3, 2021
The infinite mercy of God
Let us #PrayTogether that we may experience the sacrament of reconciliation with renewed depth, to taste the forgiveness and infinite mercy of God. #PrayerIntentions pic.twitter.com/f6wrayko76
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 2, 2021
The center of confession is Jesus
The center of confession is Jesus who waits for us, who listens to us and forgives us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 2, 2021
Monday, 3 May 2021
All of us are specialists in crucifying others to save ourselves
All of us are specialists in crucifying others to save ourselves. Jesus, instead, allowed himself to be crucified, to teach us not to shift evil onto others. #Lent
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 1, 2021
Vaccines for everyone, especially for the world's most vulnerable and needy people
I ask government leaders, businesses, international organizations to cooperate and to seek a solution for everyone regarding #Covid: vaccines for everyone, especially for the world's most vulnerable and needy people. #ZeroDiscriminationDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 1, 2021
I express my closeness to those who ill, especially the children, and their families
In the case of rare diseases, a support network among family members is more important than ever. I encourage those initiatives that support research and cures and I express my closeness to those who ill, especially the children, and their families.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 28, 2021
I am near
I join my voice to that of the Bishops of Nigeria to condemn the vile kidnapping of the 317 girls, taken away from their school in Jangebe. I am praying for these girls so they might return home soon. I am near to their families.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 28, 2021
Remember, especially when we pass through a difficult trial, that the Lord is Risen and does not permit darkness to have the last word
The #GospelOfTheDay (Mk 9:2-10) calls us to contemplate Jesus's transfiguration. It is an invitation to remember, especially when we pass through a difficult trial, that the Lord is Risen and does not permit darkness to have the last word.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 28, 2021
I hope that more and more people of goodwill will cooperate to promote the common good, protect the lasts and develop a shared algorethics
A year ago today the #RomeCall for Artificial Intelligence was signed and I hope that more and more people of goodwill will cooperate to promote the common good, protect the lasts and develop a shared algorethics.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 28, 2021
Through recollection and silent prayer, hope is given to us as interior light, illuminating the challenges and choices we face
Through recollection and silent prayer, hope is given to us as interior light, illuminating the challenges and choices we face in our mission. Hence the need to pray and, in secret, to encounter the Father of tender love (Mt 6:6). #Lent
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 27, 2021
It is not a physical place, but rather an existential dimension in which we can be silent and listen
During the Season of #Lent, the Holy Spirit drives us too, like Jesus, into the desert (Mk 1:12-15). It is not a physical place, but rather an existential dimension in which we can be silent and listen to the word of God, so that a true conversion might be effected in us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 21, 2021
How generously, and sometimes heroically, they carry out their profession
May the example of so many doctors and healthcare workers who have risked their life to the point of losing it due to the #pandemic move us to feeling truly grateful for how generously, and sometimes heroically, they carry out their profession.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 20, 2021
Opening our hearts
In this #LentenSeason, accepting and living the truth revealed in Christ means, first of all, opening our hearts to God’s word, which the Church passes on from generation to generation.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 20, 2021
We Christians recognize Christ in each human being, so as to see him crucified in the sufferings of the abandoned and forgotten of our world
Lord, Our God, grant that we Christians may live the Gospel, and recognize Christ in each human being, so as to see him crucified in the sufferings of the abandoned and forgotten of our world, and risen in each brother or sister who makes a new start. #WorldDayOfSocialJustice
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 20, 2021
Fasting, prayer and almsgiving
Fasting, prayer and almsgiving, as preached by Jesus (cf. Mt 6:1-18), enable and express our conversion. #Lent
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 19, 2021
The season of hope
#Lent is precisely the season of hope when we turn our gaze back to the God who is patient. Saint Paul passionately urges us to place our hope in reconciliation: “Be reconciled to God” (2 Cor 5:20).
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 18, 2021
Let us rediscover the fire of praise, which consumes the ashes of lamentation and resignation
Let us return to the Holy Spirit, the Giver of Life, to the Fire that resurrects our #ashes. Let us pray once more to the Spirit and rediscover the fire of praise, which consumes the ashes of lamentation and resignation. #Lent
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 17, 2021
Salvation is not an ascent to glory, but a descent in love
Today we bow our heads to receive #ashes. #Lent is a humble descent both inwards and towards others. It is about realizing that salvation is not an ascent to glory, but a descent in love. It is about becoming little. https://t.co/1Jfc1j0vcR
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 17, 2021
Lent is a journey of return to God
We are now embarking on our #LentenJourney, which opens with the words of the prophet Joel. They point out the path we are to follow. We hear an invitation that arises from God: “Return to me with all your heart” (Joel 2:12). Lent is a journey of return to God.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 17, 2021
Brothers and sisters
During this season of #conversion, let us renew our faith, draw from the “living water” of hope, and receive with open hearts the love of God, who makes us brothers and sisters in Christ. #Lenthttps://t.co/LA8HkEjcRv
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 17, 2021
This everything right now, does not come from God
This haste, this everything right now, does not come from God. If we get worked up about the right now, we forget what remains forever: we follow the passing clouds and lose sight of the sky.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 16, 2021
In memory of twenty-one Coptic Martyrs
Let us pray together today in memory of twenty-one Coptic Martyrs: may they intercede for us all before the Father. https://t.co/pa395BHSU1
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 15, 2021
We will discover that God is a compassionate Father who always takes care of us
To understand God's plan for our lives better, let us seek to strengthen our relationship with Him through #Prayer. Thus we will discover that God is a compassionate Father who always takes care of us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 15, 2021
The weakest in first place
May the Lord inspire everyone to draw near to those who suffer, especially children, and to put the weakest in first place. I entrust the doctors and all sick children to the Virgin Mary so that with her mother affection she might look after them. #ICCDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 15, 2021
In complete and definitive communion of life
We are created to love and through the conjugal union of a man and a woman, this vocation is lived reciprocally and in complete and definitive communion of life. On this memorial of St Valentine, I accompany engaged and married couples with my prayer.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 14, 2021
New ways to communicate the Gospel
May the intercession of Saints Cyril and Methodius, evangelizers of the Slavic people, help us find new ways to communicate the Gospel and that the Christian churches grow in their desire to walk toward full unity while respecting differences.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 14, 2021
Sunday, 2 May 2021
Jesus draws near with compassion
Each of us might experience wounds, failure, suffering, selfishness that make us close ourselves off from God and others. In the face of all this, Jesus draws near with compassion and touches our life to heal it. #GospelOfTheDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 14, 2021
It carries the word to the most distant places
#Radio has this beautiful trait: it carries the word to the most distant places #WorldRadioDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 13, 2021
A crime
Those who put arms into the hands of children instead of food, books and toys commit a crime not only against the little ones, but against all of humanity. #ChildrenNotSoldiers
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 12, 2021
Especially to the poorest
On the #WorldDayOfTheSick special attention goes toward those who are ill and to those who assist them. I think especially of those who suffer the consequences of the #coronavirus pandemic. I express my nearness to everyone, especially to the poorest.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 11, 2021
Let us ask the Lord to grant health of soul and body to all those who suffer due to illness and the current pandemic
Through the intercession of #OurLadyOfLourdes, patroness of the sick, let us ask the Lord to grant health of soul and body to all those who suffer due to illness and the current pandemic. May He give strength to those who assist them in this time of trial.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 11, 2021
For the workers
I express my closeness to the victims of the calamity that happened in #India where part of a glacier separated itself provoking violent flooding that devastated two power plants. I pray for the workers who died, for their families and for all those who were wounded.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 10, 2021
We can pray at any moment, and during what happens every day: on the street, in the office, on public transportation, through words and in the silence of our hearts
The person who prays is like someone in love with the beloved in his or her heart wherever they go. So we can pray at any moment, and during what happens every day: on the street, in the office, on public transportation, through words and in the silence of our hearts. #Prayer
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 10, 2021
All of us are responsible for the communications we make, for the information we share, all of us are to be witnesses of the truth
All of us are responsible for the communications we make, for the information we share, for the control that we can exert over fake news by exposing it. All of us are to be witnesses of the truth. #SaferInternetDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 9, 2021
The true cure for the pandemic and the many evils that have affected us
#Fraternity is the true cure for the pandemic and the many evils that have affected us. Along with vaccines, fraternity and hope are, as it were, the medicine we need in today’s world.https://t.co/ZFXaCQivv5
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 8, 2021
Praying and fighting together
The International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking encourages us to not stop praying and fighting together so that every person who is enslaved might be restored to freedom. #PrayAgainstTrafficking https://t.co/QQIMmNEbrF
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 8, 2021
The victims of an economic system that, by maximizing profit, causes "the human person to be commotidized"
The wounds of our brothers and sisters exploited by human trafficking cry out to us. They are victims of an economic system that, by maximizing profit, causes "the human person to be commotidized". Let us all be committed to a just and solidary economy. #PrayAgainstTrafficking
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 8, 2021
The drama of our brothers and sisters
Let us ask for the grace that our eyes might see the drama of our brothers and sisters who are the victims of trafficking in persons, and for the courage to act so that our communities will be free of slavery. #PrayAgainstTrafficking
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 8, 2021
The care they deserve
I would like to make an appeal in favor of unaccompanied minors, those who find themselves on the so called "Balkan route" and those on all the other "routes". May they not lack the care they deserve or the and preferential humanitarian channels because of us.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 7, 2021
Sincerely available to serve the common good
Once again I would like to assure my spiritual closely and solidarity to the people of Myanmar. And I am praying so that all those with leadership responsibilities in the country might make themselves sincerely available to serve the common good.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 7, 2021
Let us to allow Jesus to heal us
Let us to allow Jesus to heal us – we always need this, everyone – so that we might in our turn be witnesses to God’s healing tenderness. #GospelOfTheDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 7, 2021
Let us promote the necessary treatments so that no one will be left behind
In the spirit of human fraternity, I invite everyone not to forget the most vulnerable populations, and to give particular attention to neglected tropical diseases that affect the poorest people. Let us promote the necessary treatments so that no one will be left behind.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 6, 2021
The worth of every human person, always and everywhere
Social friendship and universal fraternity necessarily call for an acknowledgement of the worth of every human person, always and everywhere. #FratelliTutti
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 5, 2021
Fraternity is the new frontier for humanity on which we need to build
There is no time today for indifference. Either we are brothers and sisters, or everything will fall apart. Fraternity is the new frontier for humanity on which we need to build; it is the challenge of our century. @alimamaltayeb #HumanFraternity https://t.co/oWCr5gzxSg
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 4, 2021
UN Secretary General António Guterres, and Latifah Ibn Ziaten, Foundress of the Imad Association for Youth and Peace, winners of the 2021 Human Fraternity.
I would like to congratulate the UN Secretary General António Guterres, and Latifah Ibn Ziaten, Foundress of the Imad Association for Youth and Peace, winners of the 2021 #ZayedAward for #HumanFraternity. I thank both of you for your witness.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 3, 2021
Let us pray and work each and every day so that everyone might live fraternally together in our world
Tomorrow we will celebrate the first #HumanFraternityDay. Let us pray and work each and every day so that everyone might live fraternally together in our world and in peace.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 3, 2021
So that our lives might become a spiritual sacrifice offered to God
The Church evangelizes and is herself evangelized through the beauty of the Liturgy.Let us ask the grace of a personal and authentic encounter with the living Christ in the liturgical celebration,so that our lives might become a spiritual sacrifice offered to God.#GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 3, 2021
Always try to sing in unison
The Lord does not call us to be soloists, but to be part of a choir that can sometimes miss a note or two, but must always try to sing in unison. #ConsecratedLife
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 2, 2021
May our eyes see the light of salvation and bring that light to the whole world
Let us contemplate God’s patience and implore the trusting patience of Simeon (Lk 2:25). In this way, may our eyes, too, see the light of salvation and bring that light to the whole world.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 2, 2021
World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly
Grandparents are the uniting link between generations to transmit to the young the experience of life and faith. Therefore, I have decided to institute the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly which will be held annually on the fourth Sunday of July.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 31, 2021
The pandemic has confirmed how necessary it is to protect the right to health for the weakest
The pandemic has confirmed how necessary it is to protect the right to health for the weakest: I hope that the leaders of the nations may unite forces to cure those who are ill with Hansen's disease and for their inclusion in society.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 31, 2021
Enlightening, healing, consoling
When we read the Gospel by ourselves with an open heart, a little of its light and beneficial power always reaches us, enlightening, healing, consoling. #GospelOfTheDay Mk 1:21-28
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 31, 2021
The Lord looks for us where we are, he loves us as we are
The Lord looks for us where we are, he loves us as we are, and he patiently walks by our side. With his word, he wants to change us, to invite us to live fuller lives and to put out into the deep together with him.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 30, 2021
Every human life, unique and unrepeatable, is priceless
The culture of life is the heritage that Christians want to share with everyone. Every human life, unique and unrepeatable, is priceless. This must be courageously proclaimed ever anew through word and action.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 29, 2021
Friendly dialogue with everyone, just as they are
The history of evangelization began with the Lord’s own passionate desire to call and enter into friendly dialogue with everyone, just as they are (Jn 15:12-17). https://t.co/oHNkqpUrmX
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 29, 2021
A person who prays
The words of the Sacred Scripture were not written to remain imprisoned on papyrus, parchment or paper, but to be received by a person who prays, making them blossom in his or her heart. #Prayer #WordOfGod
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 28, 2021
Being attentive
Today we celebrate #RemembranceDay. To remember is an expression of humanity; it means being attentive because these things can happen again, starting with ideological proposals that are intended to save a people and end up destroying humanity.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 27, 2021
We are precious in his eyes, and that he holds us in the palm of his hand
The word of God is the antidote to our fear of having to face life. In speaking to us, the Lord reminds us that we are in his heart, that we are precious in his eyes, and that he holds us in the palm of his hand.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 26, 2021
We are branches of the same vine, we are communicating vessels
We are branches of the same vine, we are communicating vessels: the good and the bad each one does is poured out on the others. To the extent that we remain in God we draw closer to others, and to the extent that we draw closer to others we remain in God. #ChristianUnity
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 25, 2021
Pray
I wish to thank all those who, during this Week, have prayed and will continue to pray for #ChristianUnity.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 25, 2021
It is a love letter
Let us not ignore God’s word! It is a love letter, written to us by the One who knows us best. In reading it, we again hear his voice, see his face and receive his Spirit. #SundayOfTheWord
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 24, 2021
May the Word of God lead us in turn to sow hope through closeness to others
May the Word of God sown in the soil of our hearts, lead us in turn to sow hope through closeness to others. Just as God has done with us. #SundayOfTheWord
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 24, 2021
Do not be afraid, I am with you. I am at your side and I will always be there
Prior to every word of ours about God, there is his word to us, his Word who continues to tell us: “Do not be afraid, I am with you. I am at your side and I will always be there”. #SundayOfTheWord https://t.co/LI6Xim8rLg
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 24, 2021
He speaks to people in the most ordinary times and places
Jesus speaks of God to everyone, wherever they find themselves: he speaks “walking along the shore”, to fishermen who were “casting their nets” (Mk 1:16). He speaks to people in the most ordinary times and places. Here we see the universal power of the Word of God. #SundayOfTheWord
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 24, 2021
His word has the power to change our lives and to lead us out of darkness into the light
The #WordOfGod consoles and encourages us. At the same time it summons us to conversion, challenges us, frees us from the bondage of our selfishness. For His word has the power to change our lives and to lead us out of darkness into the light.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 23, 2021
The word is effective only if it is “seen”, if it engages us in experience, in dialogue
The #WordofGod took on a face. The invisible God let Himself be seen, heard and touched (see 1 Jn 1:1-3). The word is effective only if it is “seen”, if it engages us in experience, in dialogue. Thus, the invitation to “come and see” was, and continues to be, essential.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 23, 2021
In order to tell the truth we need to go and see, listen to people and confront reality
I would like to devote this Message for World Communications Day this year to the invitation to “come and see” (Jn 1:46). In order to tell the truth we need to go and see, listen to people and confront reality. #WCD https://t.co/DYM8iEYm0p
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 23, 2021
Our good example is fundamental
During this time of serious hardship, this #Prayer is even more necessary so that unity might prevail over conflicts. Our good example is fundamental: it is essential that Christians pursue the path toward full visible unity. #ChristianUnity
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 22, 2021
A world without nuclear weapons
I strongly encourage all States and all people to work decisively toward promoting conditions necessary for a world without nuclear weapons, contributing to the advancement of #peace and multilateral cooperation which humanity greatly needs today.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 22, 2021
Each one of us Christians is a branch of the one vine which is Jesus
Each one of us Christians is a branch of the one vine which is Jesus; and all of us together are called to bear the fruits of this common membership in Christ. #Prayer #ChristianUnity
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 21, 2021
Jesus opened the way for us by praying
#ChristianUnity can be achieved only as a fruit of #prayer. Jesus opened the way for us by praying. Our prayer for unity is thus a participation in the Lord’s prayer, who promised that any prayer said in His name would be heard by the Father.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 21, 2021
The world will not believe because of our convincing arguments, but because we have borne witness to that love that unites us and draws us near
The world’s faith depends on #ChristianUnity; in fact, the Lord asked that we be one “so the world might believe” (Jn 17:21). The world will not believe because of our convincing arguments, but because we have borne witness to that love that unites us and draws us near. #Prayer
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 20, 2021
Unity is a gift
After the Last Supper, Jesus prayed for His own, “that they may all be one” (Jn 17:21). This means that we are not able to achieve unity with our own strength. Above all, unity is a gift, it is a grace to be requested through #prayer. #ChristianUnity
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 20, 2021
Abiding in the Lord means finding the courage to step outside of ourselves to take care of others
Jesus invites us to abide in Him so as to bear much fruit (see Jn 15:5-9). Abiding in the Lord means finding the courage to step outside of ourselves to take care of others' needs and give a Christian witness in the world. #Prayer #UnityOfChristians
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 19, 2021
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Today The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins. This year, the theme refers to Jesus’s counsel: “Abide in my love and you shall bear much fruit” (cf. Jn 15:5-9). #PrayTogether
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 18, 2021
May the Lord console and sustain the efforts of all those who are engaged in bringing aid
Let us pray together for our brothers and sisters of Sulawesi, in Indonesia, hit by a strong earthquake. May the Lord console and sustain the efforts of all those who are engaged in bringing aid. Let us also pray for the victims of the airplane accident in Indonesia.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 17, 2021
The design that God has for each one of us is always a design of love. And the greatest joy for every believer is to respond to that call, offering one’s entire being to the service of God and the brothers and sisters.
The design that God has for each one of us is always a design of love. And the greatest joy for every
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 17, 2021
believer is to respond to that call, offering one’s entire being to the service of God and the brothers and sisters. #Angelus
We are always on a journey in life. Let us choose the path of God!
We are always on a journey in life. Let us choose the path of God! We will discover that there are no unexpected events, no uphill path, and no night that cannot be faced with Jesus.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 16, 2021
In each act of service we perform, God manifests Himself
In each act of service, in every work of #mercy we perform, God manifests Himself; God sets His gaze upon the world.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 15, 2021
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