Pope Francis Inspires the People of Instagram

As we’ve mentioned in our previous article not only did the Filipinos have fun at the duration of the event, but they were also greatly blessed because of it. Let’s take a look at how the Pope inspired the people of Instagram during his recent trip to our country.

Just like the article that was earlier shared, we still used the official hashtags for the Pope as well as other related tags when he was here. They lead us to these photos that truly captured the emotion of the moment.

Welcome Pope Francis to our Home and into our Hearts #PopePh #PopeFrancisInPh #PopeFrancisPH

A photo posted by mary jun mosquera (@itsmemaryjun) on Jan 14, 2015 at 10:31pm PST

a rare encounter #vivailpapa #papaFrancesco #PopeFrancisPH #PapalVisit2015 #PopeTYSM #dearPopeFrancis #LoloKiko #GodBlessthePhilippines #pilgrim #BlessedbythePope #faith #mercy #compassion #love #humility #thanksgiving #celebration #renewedfaith #theothersideofcarlo #lifeofanarchitect #thankGODforalltheblessings A photo posted by Carlo Martinez (@arcarloboy) on Jan 19, 2015 at 9:52am PST

My daughter eagerly waiting to meet Papa Francesco with our Sto. Nino @ Quirino Grandstand #PapalVisitPH #PopeFrancisPH #BlessedByThePope #DearPopeFrancis #InstaMagAndroid

A photo posted by Pol Castillo Casparsteel (@casparsteel) on Jan 19, 2015 at 4:40pm PST

The Filipino faith is waterproof. #blessedbythepope A photo posted by karapatria (@karapatria) on Jan 18, 2015 at 1:44am PST

LOLOkiko???????? #PopeTYSM #PopePH

A photo posted by Ge? (@ghelai_yubal) on Jan 15, 2015 at 7:15am PST

With Cardinal Tagle by his side, Pope Francis hugs these children who were in tears after asking why bad things happen even to innocent people. He goes back to the Vatican today. May he have a safe trip on his way. :) A photo posted by Kim Wee- Ebol (@kimweeebol) on Jan 19, 2015 at 1:53am PST

“This is the first thing I want to say: let us learn how to weep as she has shown us today and let us not forget this lesson. The great question of why so many children suffer, she did this in tears. The response that we can make today is: let us really learn how to weep.” – Pope Francis #papalvisitph #popefrancisph #dearpopefrancis

A photo posted by My Tummy Craves! (@mytummycraves) on Jan 19, 2015 at 11:33pm PST

So many of you have lost everything. I don’t know what to say to you, but the Lord does know what to say to you. Some of you lost part of your families. All I can do is keep silence, and I walk with you all with my silent heart.” Msg. Nga kung asa natandog akong ugat2 sa kasingkasing ???????????????? #repost #ABSCBN #instasquare #popetysm #popePH #Blessed A photo posted by rod3lie Ü (@rodfabulous) on Jan 17, 2015 at 9:22pm PST

Thank you Pope Francis for visiting our country and the chance to see you yesterday.Napaiyak ako sa sobrang saya lalo na ang mabless mo po kami ng dumaan ang jeepney mobile sa quadrant namin after the holy mass.It was really a great experience!!! I love you Pope Francis! @pontifex #BlessedbythePope #DearPopeFrancis #PeoplesPope #PapalVisitPH #PopeFrancisPH #PopeTYSM #happy #Blessed #Thankful 01/18/15

A photo posted by Ma. Claire Lorraine Prado???????? (@kaler_hae) on Jan 19, 2015 at 1:15am PST

You are a manifestation of God’s love for us, Holy Father. He brought you to us like sunshine in the rain for Him to show how much He cares for us especially in times of our grief. Thank you, Pope Francis, for reminding us that we were never – at any moment of our lives – forsaken by God and you did this by pointing to the Cross, the symbol of Jesus’ sacrifice for mankind. Your presence alone stirred a tsunami of emotions among the Filipinos, bringing tears in our eyes and smiles in our lips. From Asia to Vatican, we send you our prayers, love and gratitude. We ask the Lord to bless you with His unending grace as you continue your mission to evangelize the world as the Vicar of Christ. We will miss you, your smile, your surprises, your encouraging words, and we’ll be happy to welcome you back someday. And when we meet again, we hope that you’ll be proud of us because we have translated the lessons you taught us into concrete acts of love. Muchas Gracias, Papa Francesco! From the bottom of our hearts, we love you, @pontifex! ? #PapalVisitPH #DearPopeFrancis #BlessedbythePope #MercyandCompassion (Photo: AFP) A photo posted by Jeremy Perey (@jeremyperey) on Jan 19, 2015 at 8:18pm PST

Truly, social media is a powerful tool when used properly. Through these media-sharing sites the people present at the place were able to share not only the event but also the gift of inspiration to others that didn’t make it to see the Pope.

You may share your experiences if you were part of the record-breaking attendance during the mass last weekend. Hopefully you didn’t upload photos with the wrong set of hashtags during that time or you might’ve been included in our “Wrong but Funny #DearPopeFrancis Instagrams“.