FamVin visitors have asked about ways of keeping up with the words of Pope Francis. The Vatican News Service provides a handy collection of highlights of the daily meditations of Pope Francis during his morning Mass in the Santa Marta Chapel from the reports by L’Osservatore Romano and Vatican Radio. The following covers the week of June 8-17
- June 15, 2013 POPE: THE CHRISTIAN LIFE PROCLAIMS THE ROAD TO RECONCILATION WITH GODVatican Radio) Christian life is not a spa therapy “to be at peace until Heaven,” but it calls us to go out into the world …
- June 14, 2013 POPE FRANCIS: FRIDAY MASS AT SANTA MARTA(Vatican Radio) The only way truly to receive the gift of salvation in Christ is with sincerity to recognize oneself as weak and sinful, and …
- June 14, 2013 THE TONGUE CAN ALSO KILLAnger and the verbal abuse of one of our brothers or sisters can kill. Pope Francis reminded the faithful of this at Mass early on …
- June 14, 2013 POPE AT MASS: WITHOUT HUMILITY, YOU CAN NOT ATTAIN SALVATION AND PROCLAIM CHRISTWithout humility, without the ability to publicly acknowledge your sins and your own human frailty, you can not attain salvation and proclaim Christ, nor pretend …
- June 13, 2013 POPE AT MASS: THE GRACE NOT TO SPEAK ILL OF OTHERS(Vatican Radio) May the Lord grant us the grace to watch our tongues and be careful of what we say of others, because through our …
- June 12, 2013 POPE AT MASS: TRUE PROGRESS IS IN TRUSTING THE SPIRIT(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis addressed the two extremes that threaten the progress of the Church at mass Wednesday morning: Fear of any change to the …
- June 12, 2013 SIGNS OF GIVING FREELYPoverty and praise of God are the two main coordinates of the Church’s mission, “signs” that reveal to the People of God whether “an apostle …
- June 12, 2013 THAT ADOLESCENT PROGRESSIVISMThere are two temptations to face at this moment in the Church’s history: to draw back, because we are afraid of the freedom that comes …
- June 11, 2013 POPE AT MASS: POVERTY AND PRAISE OF GOD(Vatican Radio) The Gospel should be generously and simply proclaimed said Pope Francis during morning Mass Tuesday in the Casa Santa Marta chapel. Poverty and …
- June 10, 2013 POPE AT MASS: CHRISTIAN CONSOLATION AND THE LAW OF THE TRULY FREE(Vatican Radio) The Beatitudes are ‘new commandments’, but they are not just a simple do gooders list. They cannot be understood with the mind, only …
- June 12, 2013 POPE AT MASS: TRUE PROGRESS IS IN TRUSTING THE SPIRIT(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis addressed the two extremes that threaten the progress of the Church at mass Wednesday morning: Fear of any change to the …
- June 8, 2013 POPE AT MASS: LEARNING FROM MARY TO KEEP THE WORD OF GOD(Vatican Radio) Like Mary, we must learn to receive and keep the Word of God safe in our hearts. Marking the Feast of the Immaculate …
Tags: Eucharist, Pope Francis, Preaching, Santa Marta Residence
Thanks for making it easy to follow the daily homilies of Pope in famvin. These words come from his own heart and so touch our hearts more than the heads.
YouTube has a collection summaries of his Wednesday audiences.
http://www.youtube.com/user/vatican?feature=watch