This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 9 – 19 January 2015.
The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s The Weekly Francis. Jimmy Akin came up with this idea when he started “The Weekly Benedict” and I have taken over curation of it.
Angelus
Homilies
- 11 January 2015 – Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
- 14 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Holy Mass and Rite of Canonization of Blessed Joseph Vaz
- 16 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Holy Mass with the Bishops, Priests and Religious people gathered in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Manila)
- 17 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Holy Mass (Tacloban International Airport)
- 18 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Holy Mass at Rizal Park (Manila)
Messages
Speeches
- 12 January 2015 – Meeting with Members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See
- 13 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Arrival ceremony (International Airport of Colombo)
- 13 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Interreligious Meeting at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall
- 14 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Marian prayer at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary (Madhu)
- 15 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Press Conference onboard the Flight from Colombo to Manila
- 16 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Meeting with Authorities and the Diplomatic Corps at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall of the Malacañang Presidential Palace (Manila)
- 16 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Meeting with families at the Mall of Asia Arena (Manila)
- 17 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Meeting with Priests, Religious, Seminarians and families of survivors of Typhoon Yolanda (Cathedral of Palo)
- 18 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Meeting with the young people in the sports field of Santo Tomas University (Manila)
Papal Tweets
- “Please pray with me for everyone in Sri Lanka and the Philippines as I begin my trip.” @pontifex, 12 January 2015
- “Saint Joseph Vaz, teach us to grow in holiness and to live the Gospel’s message of mercy.” @pontifex, 14 January 2015
- “May God bless and protect Sri Lanka.” @pontifex, 15 January 2015
- “The Philippines bear witness to the youthfulness and vitality of the Church.” @pontifex, 16 January 2015
- “The family is the greatest treasure of any country. Let us all work to protect and strengthen this, the cornerstone of society.” @pontifex, 16 January 2015
- “The com-passion of God, his suffering-with-us, gives meaning and worth to our struggles and our sufferings.” @pontifex, 17 January 2015
- “We who are Christians, members of God’s family, are called to go out to the needy and to serve them.” @pontifex, 17 January 2015
- “How often we forget to dedicate ourselves to that which truly matters! We forget that we are children of God.” @pontifex, 18 January 2015
- “To my friends in Sri Lanka and the Philippines: May God bless you all! Please pray for me.” @pontifex, 19 January 2015
