Pope Francis blesses the faithful in Sri Lanka, PH, in 6th tweet in Filipino | Inquirer Technology

Pope Francis blesses the faithful in Sri Lanka, PH, in 6th tweet in Filipino

By: - Senior Digital Producer / @SPaciaINQ
/ 05:01 PM January 19, 2015

Pope Francis boards his Philippine Airlines chartered plane following a pastoral visit to Manila and typhoon-ravaged Tacloban city Monday, Jan. 19, 2015.  AP

Pope Francis boards his Philippine Airlines chartered plane following a pastoral visit to Manila and typhoon-ravaged Tacloban city Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. AP

MANILA, Philippines – Five hours after Pope Francis left the Philippines for Rome on Monday his official Twitter account posted his sixth tweet in Filipino, this time blessing the devotees in Sri Lanka and the Philippines and asking them to continue praying for him.

The tweet was posted at 3:25 p.m., about more than five hours after he went onboard a Philippine Airlines Airbus (PAL) Flight PR 8010, which also marks the airline’s inaugural direct flight to Rome.

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“Sa aking mga kaibigan sa Sri Lanka at Pilipinas: Naway pagpalain kayo ng Diyos. Sana´y patuloy niyo akong ipagdasal,” @Pontifex tweeted. “To my friends in Sri Lanka and the Philippines: May God bless you all! Please pray for me,” the tweet read in English.

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The official Twitter account of the Pope has more than five million followers.

@Pontifex tweeted five other times in Filipino while in the Philippines.

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In his first tweet, the Pope lauded the Philippines as witnesses to the “youthfulness and vitality of the Church.”

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The second and fourth tweets focused on family, calling it “the greatest treasure of any country” and urging the faithful – as members of God’s family – to help the poor and needy, another.

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@Pontifex’s third tweet reminds Christians of God’s compassion amid human suffering. It was posted hours after Pope Francis’ Mass at the Tacloban airport for survivors of Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan), the main reason for the five-day papal visit.

The Pope’s last tweet on Philippine soil once more called on Filipinos, as children of God, to remember “what truly matters.”

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Each tweet in Filipino was posted alongside an English translation.

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