St Andrew Apostle

On this feast of Saint Andrew, with fraternal affection I am close to Patriarch Bartholomew and pray for him and the Church entrusted to him

Bearers of joy

Jesus calls us to be bearers of joy and consolation as his merciful witnesses.

Mercy

Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex Mercy is not a parenthesis in the life of the Church; it constitutes her very existence, making tangible the profound truths of the Gospel.

Justice and peace

Advent is a time when we journey towards Jesus and his Kingdom of justice and peace.

Continue

With the close of the Jubilee, we look ahead at how to continue to experience with joy, fidelity and enthusiasm the richness of God’s mercy.

Women

So many women are overwhelmed with the burdens of life and the drama of violence! The Lord wants them to be free and their dignity respected

Break out

We have to break out of ourselves to encounter others. If we don’t, even we Christians can suffer from division.

Patient

May the Holy Spirit help us to be patient when enduring, and to be humble and simple when advising.

Tenderness

How much I desire that the years to come will be full of mercy, so that every person can experience the goodness and tenderness of God!

Cloistered

Let us remember with gratitude the cloistered and monastic religious who pray for the Church and the world.

Humanity

We entrust the life of the Church, all humanity, and the entire cosmos to the Lord, asking him to pour out his mercy upon us.

Kingdom

May the balm of mercy reach everyone, both believers and those far away, as a sign that the Kingdom of God is already present in our midst!

Thanking

Today we close the Holy Door thanking God for having granted us this extraordinary time of grace.

Neighbor

Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex God’s mercy toward us is linked to our mercy toward our neighbour.

Full

Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex If you want a heart full of love, be merciful!

Instrument

It is not enough to experience God’s mercy in one’s life; whoever receives it must also become a sign and instrument for others.

Close

Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex We don’t have to go far or come up with grand projects to be charitable. Often the people closest to us could use our help.

Revolution

Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex If every one of us, every day, does a work of mercy, there will be a revolution in the world!

Antidote

Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex In a world which has been damaged by the virus of indifference, the works of mercy are the best antidote.

Neediest

If you want to find God, seek him where he is hidden: in the neediest, the sick, the hungry, the imprisoned.

Door

11h Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex I am before the Holy Door and I ask: “Lord, help me to thrust open the door of my heart!”.

Everywhere

Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex No cell is so isolated that it is shut to the Lord. His love reaches everywhere. I pray that each one may open his heart to this love.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is the essence of the love which can understand mistakes and mend them.

Branches

Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex Let us be moved by God’s watchful gaze. The one thing he desires is for us to abide like living branches in his Son Jesus.

Journey

Christian life is a journey, but not a sorrowful journey; it is joyful.

Remember

Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex With faith we visit the graves of our loved ones, where we can also pray for those who no one remembers.

Gaze

Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex The Father watches over us, and his gaze of love inspires us to purify our past and to journey towards unity.

Happiness

The saints have found the secret of authentic happiness, which lies deep within the soul and has its source in the love of God.