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Vatican City, Jun 5, 2016 / 11:15 am (CNA/EWTN News).- For Pope Francis, June is a month dedicated to praying for a demographic he frequently brings up in his speeches and homilies: the elderly, sick and marginalized, particularly for solidarity for those in big cities.“In our cities the elderly and sick are neglected. Can we ignore it?” the Pope asks in the video, published June 2.Our cities, he said, “should be characterized above all by solidarity, which entails not only giving to the needy, but also taking responsibility for one another and fostering a culture of encounter.”He asked viewers to join him in praying that “the aged, marginalized, and those who have no one may find – even within the huge cities – opportunities for encounter and solidarity.”In the video, Francis speaks in his native Spanish as a scene unfolds depicting young street musicians who see an elderly homeless man, dirty and sitting alone. In the course of ...
Vatican City, Jun 5, 2016 / 11:15 am (CNA/EWTN News).- For Pope Francis, June is a month dedicated to praying for a demographic he frequently brings up in his speeches and homilies: the elderly, sick and marginalized, particularly for solidarity for those in big cities.
“In our cities the elderly and sick are neglected. Can we ignore it?” the Pope asks in the video, published June 2.
Our cities, he said, “should be characterized above all by solidarity, which entails not only giving to the needy, but also taking responsibility for one another and fostering a culture of encounter.”
He asked viewers to join him in praying that “the aged, marginalized, and those who have no one may find – even within the huge cities – opportunities for encounter and solidarity.”
In the video, Francis speaks in his native Spanish as a scene unfolds depicting young street musicians who see an elderly homeless man, dirty and sitting alone. In the course of the video the musicians, who were getting a lot of tips, move to sit beside the man, and give him what they earned by playing.
The clip marks the latest in a new series of short videos dedicated to Francis’ monthly prayer intentions, called “The Pope Video.”
An initiative of the Jesuit-run global prayer network Apostleship of Prayer, the videos are filmed in collaboration with the Vatican Television Center and mark the first time the Pope’s monthly prayer intentions have been featured on video.
The Apostleship of Prayer, which produces the monthly videos on the Pope’s intentions, was founded by Jesuit seminarians in France in 1884 to encourage Christians to serve God and others through prayer, particularly for the needs of the Church.
Since the late 1800s the organization has also received a monthly, “universal” intention from the Pope. In 1929 an additional missionary intention was added by the Holy Father, aimed at the faithful in particular.
While there are two intentions, the prayer videos are centered on the first, universal intention.
Though Pope Francis’ June intention focused on the elderly and marginalized, his evangelistic intention is for seminarians and novices in religious orders, that all entering religious life “may have mentors who live the joy of the Gospel and prepare them wisely for their mission.”
His intentions this year have so far focused on themes he speaks out about frequently, such as interreligious dialogue, care for creation, families in hardship, small farmers and respect for women.
Francis’ prayer intentions for the rest of the year are listed on the organization’s website and center on other themes close to Francis’ heart, such as prayers for indigenous peoples, countries receiving refugees and an end to child-soldiers.
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Square during the course of which he canonized two new Saints: Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczynski, and Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad.St. Stanislaus was born and baptized Jan Papczynski in Poland in 1631 and was ordained a priest while in the Piarist congregation, which he left to found the Marians of the Immaculate Conception.Click below to hear our report St. Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad was a Swedish-born convert to Catholicism who re-founded the Order of St. Bridget (Patron of Sweden and original foundress of the order of religious women that took her name and followed – follows her charism) in the early 20th century.In the homily he prepared for the occasion and delivered Sunday morning before a crowd of some 40 thousand faithful, Pope Francis praised the two new saints as outstanding models of Christian faith and faithful perseverance in the face of trial. “In the Passion of Chr...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Square during the course of which he canonized two new Saints: Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczynski, and Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad.
St. Stanislaus was born and baptized Jan Papczynski in Poland in 1631 and was ordained a priest while in the Piarist congregation, which he left to found the Marians of the Immaculate Conception.
Click below to hear our report
St. Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad was a Swedish-born convert to Catholicism who re-founded the Order of St. Bridget (Patron of Sweden and original foundress of the order of religious women that took her name and followed – follows her charism) in the early 20th century.
In the homily he prepared for the occasion and delivered Sunday morning before a crowd of some 40 thousand faithful, Pope Francis praised the two new saints as outstanding models of Christian faith and faithful perseverance in the face of trial. “In the Passion of Christ, we find God’s response to the desperate and at times indignant cry that the experience of pain and death evokes in us,” said Pope Francis. “He tells us that we cannot flee from the Cross, but must remain at its foot, as Our Lady did.”
“In suffering with Jesus,” the Holy Father went on to say, “she received the grace of hoping against all hope. (cf. Rom 4:18)”
“This,” he continued, “was the experience of Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary, and Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad.”
“They remained deeply united to the passion of Jesus,” he said, “and in them the power of His resurrection was revealed.”
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met with delegations from Sweden and Poland on Sunday morning, ahead of the Mass at which the Holy Father canonized one new saint from each country: Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczynski, and Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad.Poland’s President Andrzej Duda led his country’s delegation, accompanied by his wife, Agata Kornhauser-Duda. The Swedish delegation was headed by the country’s Culture Minister, Alice Bah Kuhnke.The Holy Father also met with the Catholic Archbishop of Stockholm, Anders Arborelius, and with the Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala, Antje Jackelen.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met with delegations from Sweden and Poland on Sunday morning, ahead of the Mass at which the Holy Father canonized one new saint from each country: Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczynski, and Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad.
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda led his country’s delegation, accompanied by his wife, Agata Kornhauser-Duda. The Swedish delegation was headed by the country’s Culture Minister, Alice Bah Kuhnke.
The Holy Father also met with the Catholic Archbishop of Stockholm, Anders Arborelius, and with the Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala, Antje Jackelen.
