The Weekly Francis – Volume 144 – 22 June 2016

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 22 May 2016 to 22 June 2016.

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

• 22 May 2016
• 5 June 2016
• 12 June 2016

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 30 May 2016 – The caged spirit
• 31 May 2016 – Courageous women
• 6 June 2016 – The navigator and the four woes
• 7 June 2016 – A Christian’s battery
• 9 June 2016 – The holiness of negotiation

General Audiences

• 8 June 2016
• 15 June 2016

Homilies

• 12 June 2016 – Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy: Jubilee for the Sick and Persons with Disabilities

Messages

• 11 June 2016 – Phone call of Pope Francis to a group of participants in the annual pilgrimage from Macerata to Loreto
• 17 June 2016 – Video message for the initiative “Be God’s Mercy” organized by the Pontifical Foundation ‘Aid to the Church in Need’
• 21 June 2016 – Video message of the Holy Father to the 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty [Oslo, 21-23 June 2016]

Motu Proprio

• 4 June 2016 – Statutes of the new Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
• 4 June 2016 – Apostolic Letter issued ‘Motu Proprio’ As a Loving Mother

Speeches

• 4 June 2016 – To participants in the Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies
• 4 June 2016 – To a Delegation of the International Diaconate Centre
• 9 June 2016 – To Directors of the Orders of Physicians of Spain and Latin America
• 10 June 2016 – Address to the World Communion of Reformed Churches
• 11 June 2016 – To Participants in the Convention for Persons with Disabilities, promoted by the Italian Episcopal Conference
• 11 June 2016 – Address to Participants in the Summer Course of the Vatican Observatory
• 13 June 2016 – Visit of the Holy Father to the Headquarters of World Food Programme [WFP]
• 16 June 2016 – To participants in the Assembly of Organizations for Aid to the Eastern Churches [ROACO]

Papal Tweets

• “The tenderness of God is present in the lives of all those who attend the sick and understand their needs, with eyes full of love.” @Pontifex 10 June 2016
• “Do not tire of asking in prayer for the Lord’s help especially in difficulty.” @Pontifex 11 June 2016
• “Dear sick people, entrust yourselves to the Spirit who will not fail you with the consoling light of his presence.” @Pontifex 12 June 2016
• “I invite all of the institutions of the world to give a voice to all of those who suffer silently from hunger. #ZeroHunger” @Pontifex 13 June 2016
• “The future of society requires the fruitful encounter between young and old.” @Pontifex 14 June 2016
• “Dear elderly friends, God does not abandon you; he is with you! With his help you are and you continue to be the memory for your people.” @Pontifex 15 June 2016
• “Even in the worst situation of life, God waits for me, God wants to embrace me, God expects me.” @Pontifex 16 June 2016
• “In prayer let us experience the compassion of God, full of merciful love.” @Pontifex 17 June 2016
• “More than a scientific question, the universe is a joyful mystery that speaks of God’s boundless love for us.” @Pontifex 18 June 2016
• “Let us join in prayer with our Orthodox brothers and sisters for the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church opening today in Crete.” @Pontifex 19 June 2016
• “We are all on a journey to the common house of heaven, where we will be able to admire with joyful wonder the mystery of the universe.” @Pontifex 20 June 2016
• “People are the primary artisans of their own development, the first in charge!” @Pontifex 21 June 2016
• “Being Christian involves joining one’s own life, in all its aspects, to the person of Jesus and, through Him, to the Father.” @Pontifex 22 June 2016

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus