The Weekly Francis – Volume 307 – 11 March 2020

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 11 February 2020 to 11 March 2020.

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

Angelus

• 1 March 2020

Messages

• 11 February 2020 – 35th World Youth Day, 2020: “Young man, I say to you, arise!” (Lk 7:14)
• 3 March 2020 – Video Message of the Holy Father to mark the “Laudato Si’ Week” [16–24 May 2020]

Speeches

• 27 February 2020 – Meeting with the Priests of the Diocese of Rome

Papal Tweets

• “I wish to express again my closeness to those who are ill with the #coronavirus and to healthcare workers who are caring for them, as well as to civil authorities and all those involved in assisting patients and in containing the spread of the virus.” @Pontifex 6 March 2020
• “#Lent is the perfect time to allow ourselves to contemplate the pain of those who suffer without anyone to help them. It is the time to turn compassion into concrete acts of solidarity and care.” @Pontifex 6 March 2020
• “I wish to express again my closeness to those who are ill with the #coronavirus and to healthcare workers who are caring for them, as well as to civil authorities and all those involved in assisting patients and in containing the spread of the virus.” @Pontifex 6 March 2020
• “In this favorable time of #Lent, may we listen to the voice of the Lord. The more we are fully engaged with His Word, the more we will experience the mercy He freely gives us.” @Pontifex 7 March 2020
• “The wondrous event of the Transfiguration, recounted in the #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 17:1–9), opens us to a fuller understanding of the mystery of Christ, who must suffer, die and then rise again.” @Pontifex 8 March 2020
• “It is specifically women who welcome life within them. Women demonstrate that living does not consist in continually producing things, but in embracing things as they are. #InternationalWomensDay” @Pontifex 8 March 2020
• “To follow the Santa Marta Mass live Vatican Media Live – YouTube” @Pontifex 9 March 2020
• “When we recall that we have sinned and have a sense of shame, this touches God’s heart, and He responds with mercy. Today let us ask for the grace of a sense of shame. #HomilySantaMarta Holy Mass at Casa Santa Marta 2020.03.09 – YouTube” @Pontifex 9 March 2020
• “Our Lenten prayer can take any number of different forms, but what truly matters in God’s eyes is that it penetrates deep within us and chips away at our hardness of heart, in order to convert us to Him. #Lent” @Pontifex 9 March 2020
• “Let us pray together. During these days you can follow the Mass from Santa Marta live every morning at 7am (Rome time): Vatican Media Live – YouTube” @Pontifex 9 March 2020
• “Today the Lord calls all of us sinners to dialogue with Him: ”Don’t be afraid.“ ”Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow“ (Is 1:18). #HomilySantaMarta Holy Mass at Casa Santa Marta – YouTube” @Pontifex 10 March 2020
• “The Lord tells us not only to carry out works of charity, to pray, and to fast, but also to do these without pretense, duplicity, and hypocrisy. #Lent” @Pontifex 10 March 2020
• “Vanity – the spirit of the world – is the path the devil offers to drive us from the Cross of Christ. Let us ask the Lord for the grace to discern the Lord’s path, which is the Cross, from the world’s path, which is vanity. Holy Mass at Casa Santa Marta- YouTube” @Pontifex 11 March 2020

Papal Instagram

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