The Son of God comes down from heaven and comes to earth to bring us to heaven! This is what we need to meditate on, contemplate, what we need to reflect on during #Christmas.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 30, 2020
Pope Francis
Wednesday, 30 December 2020
The Son of God comes down from heaven and comes to earth to bring us to heaven!
We were thought of before we learned how to think; we were loved before we learned how to love
The #prayer of thanksgiving begins by recognizing that we were thought of before we learned how to think; we were loved before we learned how to love. If we view life like this, then “thank you” becomes the driving force of our day. #GeneralAudience
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 30, 2020
I pray in particular for those who have lost their lives and for their families
Yesterday, an earthquake in Croatia caused victims and caused serious damage. I express my closeness to the wounded and to those who have been affected by the quake and I pray in particular for those who have lost their lives and for their families.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 30, 2020
The Son of God was born an outcast, in order to tell us that every outcast is a child of God
The Son of God was born an outcast, in order to tell us that every outcast is a child of God. He came into the world as each child comes into the world, weak and vulnerable, so that we can learn to accept our weaknesses with tender love.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 29, 2020
Humanity’s ruin is that everyone goes their own way
While humanity’s ruin is that everyone goes their own way, in the nativity scene everyone converges upon Jesus, Prince of Peace in the night of the world. #Nativityscene
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 28, 2020
A special year dedicated to the Family
I have decided to declare a special year dedicated to the Family #Amorislaetitia, which will be inaugurated on the next Solemnity of Saint Joseph. Let us entrust this journey with families all over the world to the Holy Family of Nazareth.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 27, 2020
Loving actions change history: even the ones that are small, hidden, everyday
We too can change evil into good each day. Loving actions change history: even the ones that are small, hidden, everyday. For God guides history through the humble courage of those who pray, love and forgive.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 26, 2020
Saint Stephan is the first martyr, the first of a host of brothers and sisters who continue to bring the light into the darkness
Saint Stephan is the first martyr, the first of a host of brothers and sisters who continue to bring the light into the darkness – while he was on the receiving end of the stones of hatred, reciprocated with words of forgiveness. He thus changed history.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 26, 2020
Gratitude to everyone, especially for the gift of prayer
In the past few days I have received Christmas greetings from Rome and other parts of the world. Since it is impossible to respond to everyone, I express my gratitude to everyone, especially for the gift of prayer, which I willingly reciprocate.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 26, 2020
May Christmas be an opportunity for all of us to rediscover the family as a cradle of life and faith, a place of acceptance and love, dialogue, forgiveness, fraternal solidarity and shared joy, a source of peace for all humanity
May Christmas be an opportunity for all of us to rediscover the family as a cradle of life and faith, a place of acceptance and love, dialogue, forgiveness, fraternal solidarity and shared joy, a source of peace for all humanity.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 25, 2020
The Son of God consecrated familial love
By his birth in the flesh, the Son of God consecrated familial love. My thoughts at this moment turn to families: to those who cannot come together today and to those forced to remain at home.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 25, 2020
In everyone, I see reflected the face of God, and in those who suffer, I see the Lord pleading for my help
Every other person is my brother or my sister. In everyone, I see reflected the face of God, and in those who suffer, I see the Lord pleading for my help. I see him in the sick, the poor, the unemployed, the marginalized, the migrant and the refugee.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 25, 2020
We come from every continent, from every language and culture, with our own identities and differences, yet we are all brothers and sisters
Thanks to this Child, all of us can speak to God and call him “Father”. We can all call one another brothers and sisters. We come from every continent, from every language and culture, with our own identities and differences, yet we are all brothers and sisters.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 25, 2020
To become resigned to violence and injustice would be to reject the joy and hope of Christmas
“To us a child is born” (Is 9:6). He came to save us! He tells us that pain and evil are not the final word. To become resigned to violence and injustice would be to reject the joy and hope of Christmas.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 25, 2020
The birth of Jesus is the “newness” that enables us to be reborn each year and to find, in him, the strength needed to face every trial
The birth of Jesus is the “newness” that enables us to be reborn each year and to find, in him, the strength needed to face every trial. #Christmas
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 25, 2020
You, my Saviour, teach me to serve
To us a son is given. Jesus, you are the Child who makes me a child. You, my Saviour, teach me to serve. You who did not leave me alone, help me to comfort your brothers and sisters, for, from this night forward, all are my brothers and sisters. #Christmas
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 24, 2020
This day, God amazes us and says to each of us: “You are amazing”
God came into the world as a child to make us children of God. What a magnificent gift! This day, God amazes us and says to each of us: “You are amazing”. #Christmas
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 24, 2020
God came among us in poverty and need, to tell us that in serving the poor, we will show our love for him
God came among us in poverty and need, to tell us that in serving the poor, we will show our love for him. From this night onward, as a poet wrote, “God’s residence is next to mine, his furniture is love” (Emily Dickinson, Poems, XVII). #Christmas
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 24, 2020
The Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
Follow the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord - Midnight Mass - Saint Peter's Basilica at 19:30 (CET) https://t.co/Ek22HaeB8U pic.twitter.com/vv2Bcpn1jB
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 24, 2020
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