Pope’s persuasive tweets

01 April, 2013 - New Pope Francis has been winning hearts not only with his simple and humble ways reaching out to the suffering and the forgotten of society, but also with what he has been saying, inviting all to experience God’s mercy and live the basics of their faith. Not the least, his tweets on the micro-blogging social media Twitter, are also proving a hit with some 2.2 million followers. On Easter Sunday he tweeted: “Accept the risen Jesus into your life. Even if you have been far away, take a small step towards him: he awaits you with open arms.” On the occasion of Holy Thursday, that commemorates Christ instituting the priesthood and the Eucharist at the Last Supper before his death, Pope Francis wrote: “Support your priests with your love and prayers, that they may always be shepherds after Christ’s heart.” Ahead of the Easter Triduum, or the three days leading up to Easter Sunday, the Pope tweeted twice. He wrote: “To experience Holy Week is to enter more and more into God's logic of love and self-giving.” And again: “Being with Jesus demands that we go out from ourselves, and from living a tired and habitual faith.” You can follow the Pope in Twitter: @Pontifex.