POPE FRANCIS -- FUNERAL and Video Tributes

 

Funeral Mass of   Pope Francis from the Vatican - April 26th,   2025  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKCrieyrgaE

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Quddiesa b'suffraġju għall-Qdusija Tiegħu l-Papa Franġisku fi Pjazza San Pietru, il-Vatikan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI7BzgyE3Es

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 The celebration of Pope Francis' funeral on   Saturday 
The funeral Mass for Pope Francis will begin at 10:00 AM on Saturday, April 26, in St. Peter's Square. It will be presided over by Cardinal Re and will conclude with the transfer of the coffin to Saint Mary Major, where the burial will take place.

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-04/the-funeral-celebration-of-pope-francis-on-saturday.html

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Pope Francis transformed the church—and challenged the world | A Video Tribute

Pope Francis (1936-2025) from journalists and theologians.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yymjWTVM2vI

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Vidjo-Messaġġ mill-Isqof Anton Teuma dwar il-mewt tal-Papa Franġisku - 24.04.2025

Vidjo-Messaġġ mill-Isqof Anton Teuma dwar il-mewt tal-Papa Franġisku

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qzi9uOiiIA

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Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe respond to the death of Pope Francis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neJx1NhdaCw

21 Apr 2025
Two of England’s four cardinals appeared together earlier today to talk movingly about the death of Pope Francis and the extraordinary legacy he has left for the Church and the world.

Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe OP, former Master of the Dominicans, who are both aged 79 and therefore being under 80 entitled to vote in the coming conclave, spoke of how his life and death illustrated the victory of love over hatred.

Commenting on the timing of Pope Francis’ death, the day after Easter Sunday, Cardinal Nichols said: “I could only see in this the providence of God. The risen Lord visited his disciples after his Resurrection. And it just strikes me, he’s done the same here. He’s come to Pope Francis and said, ‘Right, home’. And it fits. The Paschal candle, the symbol of the risen Christ, is burning brightly today. It’s almost as if the Lord wants to say to us, yes that’s true. There is a victory over death. And while our hearts are full of that, he takes this action of calling home a very precious servant.”

Cardinal Radcliffe said: “I think many people when they face death have their moment of accepting that now is the time.... We celebrate the victory of life over death, of love over hatred, so what better moment to be taken up into the love of God.”

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'Very lonely thing being the Pope': Friend of Pope Francis describes weight he carried

Tributes have poured in from all around the world after the death of Pope Francis. He was the first Latin American pontiff in 1,300 years and one of the oldest popes in the church’s history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcc5M-uu8BM

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Pope Francis’ FINAL WORDS Revealed; Vatican Shares Intimate Details of Pontiff’s Final Hours

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlL_f2FfLv8

The Vatican has shared emotional details of Pope Francis’ final hours, reflecting his deep humility and grace. Just before his passing, he spoke his final words to his longtime nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, expressing calm and gratitude. On Easter Sunday, as 50,000 worshippers gathered at Saint Peter’s Square, the Pope asked his caregiver if he was strong enough to greet them.

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Con gratitudine | Papa Francesco e il Movimento dei Focolari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h98lrRkyiQM

24 Apr 2025 - Alcuni momenti importati vissuti insieme a Papa Francesco negli anni del suo pontificato. 

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The Legacy of Pope Francis 

Pope Francis was a pope of the people, whose influence extended beyond the Church into the wider world. 

Bishop Robert Barron in Word on Fire Show, reflects on the legacy of our late Holy Father, especially the influence of his Jesuit formation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWrE-u75Kq0

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Via Crucis of the Invisibles. Mons. Di Tolve - IN THE BROTHER'S GAZE THERE IS JESUS -- Via Crucis degli invisibili. Mons. Di Tolve Nello sguardo del fratello c’è Gesù

A very inspiring short video ...

 Via Crucis of the Invisibles. Mons. Di Tolve 

In the brother's gaze there is Jesus  

12 Apr 2025

The auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Rome took part in the initiative of the city's Caritas in collaboration with the Salesians of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Castro Pretorio.

 IN ITALIANO 

Via Crucis degli invisibili. Mons. Di Tolve

Nello sguardo del fratello c’è Gesù

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEAfn_8KeXU

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https://www.vaticannews.va/it/chiesa/news/2025-04/via-crucis-diocesi-roma-invisibili-poveri-stazione-termini.html

Monsignor Di Tolve: “La relazione ci fa vivere”

A guidare il corteo monsignor Michele Di Tolve, vescovo ausiliare della diocesi di Roma. “Dovremmo ricordarci dello sguardo di Gesù nei confronti di Zaccheo – sottolinea ai media vaticani – se ci lasciamo incontrare dallo sguardo del fratello ci rendiamo conto che è il Signore che ci cerca in quello sguardo, è quello che vogliamo testimoniare, camminando umilmente in mezzo agli altri ma incrociando lo sguardo della gente”. L’invito del vescovo è quello di riconoscere in chi consideriamo diverso proprio noi stessi “perché noi siamo fragili, poveri, bisognosi, il bisogno dell’altro dovrebbe farci accorgere dei nostri bisogni – aggiunge - e questo farebbe bene, spesso siamo troppo agitati per raggiungere gli obiettivi prefissati che ci distolgono dalla relazione che invece ci fa vivere”.

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Msgr. Charles Pope, priest of the Archdiocese of Washington on his new book, The Hell There Is: An Exploration of an Often-Rejected Doctrine of the Church.

The World Over April 3, 2025 -
The Hell There Is: Msgr. Charles Pope with Raymond Arroyo  .

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Holy Mass Readings on Tuesday, in the fourth week of Lent ...

Daily Mass Reading Podcast for April 1, 2025

Tuesday of the fourth week of Lent
- https://bible.usccb.org/podcasts/audio/daily-mass-reading-podcast-april-1-2025 -

Daily Readings - Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent

- https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040125.cfm -

In Maltese:

Qari tat-Tlieta tar-Raba’ Ġimgħa tar-Randan
- https://laikosblog.org/2024/07/22/qq_010425/ -

THE GOSPEL: 

Jn 5:1-3a, 5-16 -- The healing at the pool of Bethesda - Minnufih dak ir-raġel fieq.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F14IXUAo6s

[Ġw:5:14] Wara mbagħad Ġesù sabu fit-tempju u qallu: "Ara, issa fiqt, qis li ma tidnibx iżjed, biex ma tiġrilikx xi ħaġa agħar".

Jn 5:14  After this Jesus found him in the temple area and said to him, “Look, you are well; do not sin any more, so that nothing worse may happen to you.”

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/5

[5:14] While the cure of the paralytic in Mk 2:1–12 is associated with the forgiveness of sins, Jesus never drew a one-to-one connection between sin and suffering (cf. Jn 9:3; Lk 12:1–5), as did Ez 18:20.

Homily of Fr. Michael P. O'Connor from Mass on April 1, 2025 at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis, MS. 

Pray For The Good Health Of Your Mind, Body And Spirit!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSkyeOJ6Jl8

THE GOSPEL: Jn 9:1-41 -- Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind - Mar, inħasel u ġie jara.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L11OPeKzOU

- IN YEAR A - THE GOSPEL ON LAETARE SUNDAY IN WEEK 4 OF LENT

- In Year B - Alternative Gospel on ANY DAY during WEEK 4 OF LENT - Lezzjonarju Ferjali III (L-Evanġelju fil-Quddiesa libera fir-Raba' ġimgħa tar-Randan)

- In Year C - Alternative Gospel on ANY DAY during WEEK 4 OF LENT - Lezzjonarju Ferjali III (L-Evanġelju fil-Quddiesa libera fir-Raba' ġimgħa tar-Randan)

Evanġelju
Mar, inħasel u ġie jara.
Ġw 9, 1-41

Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann

F’dak iż-żmien, [Ġw:9:1] kif kien għaddej, Ġesù lemaħ raġel agħma minn twelidu, [Ġw:9:2] u d-dixxipli tiegħu staqsewh: "Rabbi, dan twieled agħma għax dineb hu stess, jew għax dinbu l-ġenituri tiegħu?". [Ġw:9:3] Ġesù wieġeb: "Mhux għax dineb hu jew il-ġenituri tiegħu, imma ġralu hekk biex l-għemil ta' Alla jidher fih. [Ġw:9:4] Sakemm għadu binhar, jeħtiġilna nagħmlu x-xogħol ta' dak li bagħatni, għax jasal il-lejl meta ħadd ma jkun jista' jaħdem. [Ġw:9:5] Sakemm għadni fid-dinja, jiena hu d-dawl tad-dinja".

[Ġw:9:6] Kif qal dan, beżaq fl-art, għamel minnu qisu tajn, u dilek bih għajnejn ir-raġel agħma. [Ġw:9:7] U qallu: "Mur inħasel fil-menqgħa ta' Silwam". Din tfisser 'il-Mibgħut'. Mela dak mar, inħasel u ġie jara. [Ġw:9:8] Il-ġirien u dawk li s-soltu kienu jarawh, għax hu kien tallab, qalu: "Dan mhuwiex dak li kien joqgħod bilqiegħda jittallab?". [Ġw:9:9] Xi wħud qalu: "Iva, hu". Oħrajn qalu: "Le, imma jixbhu". Iżda hu qalilhom: "Jiena hu". [Ġw:9:10] Qalulu: "Mela kif infetħulek għajnejk?". [Ġw:9:11] Weġibhom: "Wieħed raġel, jgħidulu Ġesù, għamel ftit tajn, dilikli għajnejja bih, u qalli, 'Mur fis-Silwam u nħasel hemm'. Mort, inħsilt, u ġejt nara". [Ġw:9:12] Qalulu: "Fejn huwa dan ir-raġel?". Qalilhom: "Ma nafx".

[Ġw:9:13] Lil dan il-bniedem li fl-imgħoddi kien agħma ħaduh għand il-Fariżej. [Ġw:9:14] Issa dak in-nhar li Ġesù għamel it-tajn u fetaħ għajnejn l-agħma nzerta kien is-Sibt. [Ġw:9:15] Il-Fariżej ukoll staqsew mill-ġdid lill-agħma kif sar jara. U hu qalilhom: "Qegħedli ftit tajn fuq għajnejja, mort ninħasel, u issa qiegħed nara".

[Ġw:9:16] Xi wħud mill-Fariżej qalu: "Dan il-bniedem mhuwiex ġej mingħand Alla, għax ma jħarisx is-Sibt". Iżda oħrajn qalu: "Kif jista' wieħed midneb jagħmel sinjali bħal dawn?". U ma qablux bejniethom.

[Ġw:9:17] U reġgħu qalu lill-agħma: "Int x'jidhirlek minnu, issa li fetaħlek għajnejk?". Qalilhom: "Dak profeta". [Ġw:9:18] Il-Lhud ma ridux jemmnu li hu kien agħma u ħa d-dawl qabel ma bagħtu għall-ġenituri ta' dak li sar jara, [Ġw:9:19] u staqsewhom: "Dan, li intom qegħdin tgħidu li twieled agħma, dan binkom? Mela issa kif ġie jara?". [Ġw:9:20] Il-ġenituri tiegħu wieġbu u qalulhom: "Nafu li dan hu t-tifel tagħna u li twieled agħma; [Ġw:9:21] imma kif issa ġie jara, dan ma nafuhx, u anqas ma nafu min fetaħlu għajnejh. Staqsu lilu, żmien għandu; ħa jitkellem hu għalih innifsu". [Ġw:9:22] Il-ġenituri tiegħu wieġbu hekk għaliex beżgħu mil-Lhud, għax il-Lhud kienu ġa ftiehmu bejniethom li jekk xi ħadd jistqarr li Ġesù hu l-Messija, isib ruħu barra mis-sinagoga. [Ġw:9:23] Kien għalhekk li l-ġenituri tiegħu wieġbu: "Żmien għandu, staqsu lilu".

[Ġw:9:24] Għal darb'oħra reġgħu bagħtu għal dak li kien agħma u qalulu: "Agħti glorja lil Alla! Aħna nafu li dan il-bniedem huwa midneb". [Ġw:9:25] Dak weġibhom: "Jekk hux midneb ma nafx; ħaġa waħda naf: li jien kont agħma u issa qiegħed nara". [Ġw:9:26] Qalulu: "Imma hu x'għamillek? Kif fetaħhomlok għajnejk?". [Ġw:9:27] U hu weġibhom: "Ġa għedtilkom u ma smajtux! Xi tridu tisimgħu iżjed? Jaqaw tridu intom ukoll issiru dixxipli tiegħu?". [Ġw:9:28] U qabdu jgħajruh u qalulu: "Dak int dixxiplu tiegħu! Aħna ta' Mosè dixxipli! [Ġw:9:29] Aħna nafu li lil Mosè kellmu Alla, imma dan ma nafux minn fejn hu!". [Ġw:9:30] Weġibhom ir-raġel u qalilhom: "Sewwa! Hawn qiegħed l-għaġeb, li intom ma tafux minn fejn inqala', u madankollu lili fetaħli għajnejja! [Ġw:9:31] Aħna nafu li Alla mhux se jisma' lill-midinbin; iżda mbagħad jekk wieħed ikun iqim lil Alla u jagħmel ir-rieda tiegħu, lil dan jisimgħu. [Ġw:9:32] Qatt fid-dinja ma nstema' li xi ħadd fetaħ għajnejn wieħed agħma mit-twelid. [Ġw:9:33] Li kieku dan ma kienx ġej mingħand Alla, xejn ma kien ikollu ħila jagħmel." [Ġw:9:34] Imbagħad qabżu u qalulu: "Int se tgħallem lilna, int li twelidt dnubiet waħdek!". U keċċewh 'il barra.

[Ġw:9:35] Ġesù sama' li keċċewh 'il barra; sabu u qallu: "Temmen inti f'Bin il-bniedem?". [Ġw:9:36] Dak wieġeb u qallu: "Min hu, Mulej, biex nemmen fih?". [Ġw:9:37] Qallu Ġesù: "Mhux biss rajtu, imma huwa dak stess li qiegħed ikellmek". [Ġw:9:38] Qallu: "Nemmen, Mulej!". U nxteħet għarkubbtejh quddiemu. [Ġw:9:39] Imbagħad Ġesù qal: "Jien ġejt fid-dinja biex nagħmel ħaqq, biex min ma jarax isir jara, u min jara jagħma". [Ġw:9:40] Xi wħud mill-Fariżej li kienu hemm madwaru semgħuh jgħid dan u staqsewh: "Aħna wkoll għomja?". [Ġw:9:41] Weġibhom Ġesù: "Li kieku kontu għomja, ma kontux tkunu ħatja ta' dnub. Imma issa qegħdin tgħidu, 'Aħna naraw'. Mela d-dnub tagħkom għadu fuqkom".

 

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