A Twitter message from Pope Francis on the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.
Monsignor Joji Vadakara, Vatican City
Pope Francis said Francis of Assisi was a saint who walked with the poor, the sick and the abandoned. In a message posted on Twitter on October 4, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the Pope wrote about this saint who saw himself as the brother of the sun and moon. The Pope reminded that Saint Francis passed by sowing peace everywhere.
“Saint Francis of Assisi, who considered himself the brother of the sun and the moon, sowed peace everywhere and traveled with the poor, the abandoned, the sick, the downtrodden and the humble. Let us follow his example,” was the full text of the Pope’s message.
The Pope’s message was accompanied by the hashtags Saint Francis of Assisi (#SaintFrancis of Assisi), Fratelli Tutti (#FratelliTutti), and Season of Creation (#SeasonofCreation).
With more than 4 crore Twitter followers in different languages, Papa’s Twitter messages are available in 9 languages: Standard, Arabic, Latin, German, Italian, English, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, French.
EN: #SaintFrancis of Assisi, who saw himself as brother to the sun, the sea and the wind, sowed seeds of peace everywhere, and walked alongside the poor, the abandoned, the infirm, the outcast, the least. Let us follow his example! #FratelliTutti #SeasonofCreation
EN: #SanFrancesco d’Assisi, who felt he was a brother to the sun, the sea and the wind, sowed peace everywhere and walked alongside the poor, the abandoned, the sick, the discarded, the least. Let’s follow his example! #BrothersAll #TempodelCreated