The Weekly Francis – Volume 271 – 24 April 2019

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 7 March 2019 to 24 April 2019.

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

Angelus

• 7 April 2019
• 14 April 2019

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 7 March 2019 – Preserving Memory
• 8 March 2019 – Coherence, not hypocrisy
• 18 March 2019 – Morning Meditation

General Audiences

• 10 April 2019
• 17 April 2019

Homilies

• 14 April 2019 – Palm Sunday – 34th World Youth Day
• 18 April 2019 – Holy Chrism Mass

Messages

• 16 April 2019 – Message of the Holy Father to the Archbishop of Paris, France, for the fire in the Cathedral of Notre Dame
• 21 April 2019 – “Urbi et Orbi” – Easter 2019

Speeches

• 6 April 2019 – To Teachers and Students of the San Carlo Institute of Milan
• 11 April 2019 – Spiritual retreat for Leaders of South Sudan
• 11 April 2019 – To Participants at the International Conference on Human Trafficking
• 12 April 2019 – To Members of the “Archicofradía de la Virgen de la Cinta” from Tortosa (Spain)
• 13 April 2019 – To the Italian Association for the Donation of organs, tissues and cells (AIDO)

Papal Tweets

• “From the Cross, Jesus teaches us the powerful courage of renunciation. Because we will never go forward if we are weighed down by heavy loads. #Lent” @Pontifex 11 April 2019
• “Fasting also means changing our attitude towards other people and towards all creatures: from the temptation to “devour” everything to satisfy our greed, to the ability to suffer for love. #Lent” @Pontifex 12 April 2019
• “If we return to the Lord with our frailties, if we take the way of love, we will embrace the life that never fades. And we will experience joy. #Lent” @Pontifex 13 April 2019
• “By his self-abasement, Jesus wanted to open up to us the path of faith and to precede us on that path. #PalmSunday #HolyWeek Homily @Pontifex 14 April 2019
• “Today, World Youth Day, I would like to mention all those young saints, especially the saints “next door” to us, known only to God; sometimes he likes to surprise us with them. #DiocesanWYD” @Pontifex 14 April 2019
• “Christ, out of love, sacrificed himself completely in order to save you. His outstretched arms on the cross are the most telling sign that he is a friend who is willing to stop at nothing. #HolyWeek” @Pontifex 15 April 2019
• “Today we unite in prayer with the people of France, as we wait for the sorrow inflicted by the serious damage to be transformed into hope with reconstruction. Holy Mary, Our Lady, pray for us. #NotreDame” @Pontifex 16 April 2019
• “Christ died because He loves each one of us: young and old, saints and sinners, people of His time and people of our time. #HolyWeek” @Pontifex 17 April 2019
• “Look at the open arms of Christ crucified, and let Him save you. Contemplate His blood shed out of love and let yourself be purified by it. In this way you can be reborn. #GoodFriday” @Pontifex 18 April 2019
• “Today we contemplate the empty tomb of Christ and we hear the words of the angel: ”Do not be afraid! He is risen!“ #Easter” @Pontifex 21 April 2019
• “Today, too, let us join in prayer with the Christian community of Sri Lanka, which was struck by terrible violence on Easter Sunday. We entrust to the risen Lord the victims, the wounded and all the suffering. #PrayForSriLanka” @Pontifex 22 April 2019
• “Let us welcome Christ’s victory over sin and death into our lives. In this way, we will draw His transforming power upon all creation as well.” @Pontifex 22 April 2019
• “May the proclamation of the Lord’s Resurrection sustain our hope and transform it into concrete acts of charity. #Easter” @Pontifex 23 April 2019
• “The martyrs of all times, with their fidelity to Christ, tell us that injustice does not have the last word: we can continue to hope in the risen Lord. #Easter” @Pontifex 24 April 2019

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus