The Weekly Francis – Volume 177 – 17 May 2017

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 27 April 2017 to 18 May 2017.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 27 April 2017 – Witnesses to obedience
• 2 May 2017 – As the disciples of Emmaus
• 4 May 2017 – Never seated

General Audiences

• 10 May 2017

Homilies

• 7 May 2017 – Holy Mass for Ordinations to the Sacred Priesthood
• 13 May 2017 – Pilgrimage to Fátima: Holy Mass and rite of Canonization of Blesseds Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto (square in front of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima, 13 May 2017)

Letters

• 6 May 2017 – Letter of the Holy Father to His Beatitude Gregory iii Laham, Patriarch of Antioch for Melkite Greek Catholics

Messages

• 10 May 2017 – Videomessage of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Portuguese Nation [Portugal, 12–13 May 2017]

Prayers

• 12 May 2017 – Pilgrimage to Fátima: Prayer during the visit at the Chapel of the Apparitions (Fátima, 12 May 2017)

Regina Cæli

• 7 May 2017 – Regina Cæli, 7 May 2017

Speeches

• 4 May 2017 – To the participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Secretariat for Communication
• 6 May 2017 – To the Pontifical Swiss Guard
• 12 May 2017 – Pilgrimage to Fátima: Blessing of the candles at the Chapel of the Apparitions (Fátima, 12 May 2017)
• 12 May 2017 – Greeting to participants at the Conference organized by the Vatican Observatory
• 13 May 2017 – Pilgrimage to Fátima: In-Flight Press Conference from Fátima to Rome (Papal flight, 13 May 2017)
• 13 May 2017 – Pilgrimage to Fátima: Greeting of the Holy Father to the sick at the conclusion of Mass

Papal Tweets

• “With Mary, as a pilgrim of hope and peace I travel to Fatima tomorrow.Let us see in her that everything is God’s gift and He is our strength” @Pontifex 11 May 2017
• “I ask everyone to join me as pilgrims of hope and peace: may your hands in prayer continue to support mine.” @Pontifex 12 May 2017
• “Here in Fatima, I give praise to Christ, our peace, and I implore for the world concord among all peoples.” @Pontifex 12 May 2017
• “Whenever we look to Mary, we come to believe once again in the revolutionary nature of love and tenderness.” @Pontifex 13 May 2017
• “Fatima is more than anything this mantle of Light where we take refuge when we ask the Virgin Mary: “show unto us Jesus”.” @Pontifex 13 May 2017
• “Let us all ask for the gift to understand God’s word.” @Pontifex 14 May 2017
• “Let us ask for the grace to follow Jesus faithfully, not in words but in deeds, and to have the patience to carry our own cross.” @Pontifex 15 May 2017
• “Jesus asks to be looked in the eye, to be acknowledged, to be loved.” @Pontifex 16 May 2017
• “Our hope is the Lord Jesus whom we recognize as living and present in us and in our brothers and sisters.” @Pontifex 18 May 2017

Papal Instagram

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