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Sunday, 25 March 2018
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Let us fight together
Please, let us fight together against the crime of human exploitation, which continues to cause unspeakable suffering.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 25, 2018
Being instruments of peace and joy
Dear young people, never get tired of being instruments of peace and joy among your peers!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 25, 2018
Renewed by the grace of the Holy Spirit
We enter this Holy Week with the Lord Jesus in order to celebrate Easter with hearts that are renewed by the grace of the Holy Spirit.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 25, 2018
The Word of God invites us to connect our ears to our hearts, and our hearts to our hands
The Word of God invites us to connect our ears to our hearts, and our hearts to our hands, in order to do good deeds.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 24, 2018
Staying on the path of evil is only a source of sadness
Now is the time to be reconciled with God. Staying on the path of evil is only a source of sadness.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 23, 2018
To protect life
To defend the earth and to safeguard water is to protect life.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 22, 2018
Nobody can be discarded, because we are all vulnerable
Nobody can be discarded, because we are all vulnerable. Each one of us is a treasure whom God allows to grow in his or her own way. #Downsyndrome, #WDSD18
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 21, 2018
Caring for your children as they grow up in wisdom and grace
Dear fathers, happy Feast of St. Joseph! Follow his example when caring for your children as they grow up in wisdom and grace.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 19, 2018
The roads the Church is called to travel
As we listen to the aspirations of young people, may we catch a glimpse of the world that lies ahead, and of the roads the Church is called to travel. #Synod2018
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 18, 2018
Jesus made Himself like the grain of wheat that falls to the ground and dies to give life
Jesus made Himself like the grain of wheat that falls to the ground and dies to give life. Our hope springs from that love-filled life.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 17, 2018
Lent is the road that leads from slavery to freedom
Lent is the road that leads from slavery to freedom, from suffering to joy, from death to life.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 16, 2018
We must build the common good together
In order to prepare a truly human future, it is not enough to reject evil. We must build the common good together.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 15, 2018
If we encounter Jesus and our brothers and sisters every day, our hearts will not dwell in the past or the future
If we encounter Jesus and our brothers and sisters every day, our hearts will not dwell in the past or the future. They will live in God's present moment, in peace with everyone.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 14, 2018
When we allow Jesus to enter our lives
When we allow Jesus to enter our lives we discover the secret to keeping alive the flame of our spiritual life.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 13, 2018
Allowing yourself to be turned inside out by Grace every day
Living the encounter with Jesus means allowing yourself to be turned inside out by Grace every day.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 12, 2018
To start over again
What would happen to us if God did not always give us the chance to start over again?
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 11, 2018
If we dedicate more time to prayer, our hearts will reveal the lies with which we deceive ourselves
If we dedicate more time to prayer, our hearts will reveal the lies with which we deceive ourselves, and we will find true consolation in God.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 10, 2018
Rediscovering the meaning of life
In the Sacrament of Reconciliation we find our way back to the Lord, and rediscover the meaning of life.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 9, 2018