Dear Friends, please pray for me and all of Colombia, where I will be travelling for a journey dedicated to reconciliation and peace.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 5, 2017
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Saturday, 9 September 2017
A journey dedicated to reconciliation and peace
Like Mother Teresa, may we open up opportunities of joy and hope for the many who are discouraged
Like Mother Teresa, may we open up opportunities of joy and hope for the many who are discouraged and need understanding and tenderness.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 5, 2017
Jesus is present in so many of our brothers and sisters who suffer today
Jesus is present in so many of our brothers and sisters who suffer today like He did.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 4, 2017
It is important to realize how much God loves us
It is much more important to realize how much God loves us, than how much we ourselves love Him.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 3, 2017
Open the mercy
Jesus is always there with an open heart. He throws open the mercy that he has in his heart. He forgives, embraces, and understands.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 2, 2017
Gratitude and sense of responsibility
Lord, teach us to contemplate you in the beauty of creation and reawaken our gratitude and sense of responsibility.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 1, 2017
Friday, 8 September 2017
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
If you pay attention to the heart
If you pay attention to the heart, you will find you are close to the Lord and to others.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 31, 2017
30/8/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): recognising Him in our neighbour
The Gospel invites us to answer first and foremost to God who loves us and saves us, recognising Him in our neighbour.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 30, 2017
28/8/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): our heart is restless until it rests in You
“You made us unto Yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you”. (St Augustine’s “Confessions”)
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 28, 2017
27/8/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Do not lose hope in God’s grace!
Today how many mothers shed tears, like St Monica, so that their children will return to Christ! Do not lose hope in God’s grace!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 27, 2017
26/8/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): the grace to be enlivened by the Holy Spirit
May the Virgin Mary obtain for us the grace to be enlivened by the Holy Spirit, so we can witness to Christ with evangelical honesty.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 26, 2017
25/8/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): men and women of communion
Being men and women of the Church means being men and women of communion.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 25, 2017
24/8/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): Humanity needs hope
Humanity needs hope in order to live and needs the Holy Spirit in order to hope.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 24, 2017
23/8/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): The Lord is close to all those who are victims
The Lord is close to all those who are victims of old and new forms of slavery: inhuman labour, illegal trafficking and exploitation.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 23, 2017
22/8/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): When we are feeling sad, when it feels like everything is going wrong
When we are feeling sad, when it feels like everything is going wrong, we should remember: “God loves me. God never abandons me”.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 22, 2017
Monday, 4 September 2017
21/8/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): May the Holy Spirit grant peace to the whole world
May the Holy Spirit grant peace to the whole world and heal the wounds of war and terrorism.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 21, 2017
20/8/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): We always need to rediscover God’s love and mercy
We always need to rediscover God’s love and mercy in order to develop our relationship with Him.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 20, 2017
19/8/2017 Pope Francis (@Pontifex): May the blind violence of terrorism no longer find room to exist in this world!
I pray for all the victims of the attacks of these days. May the blind violence of terrorism no longer find room to exist in this world!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) August 19, 2017

