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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | JANUARY 26-FEBRUARY 8, 2019 Vatican Notes From here to eternity. Giving for the Kingdom of God ® Planning Your Will and Special Gifts Personally — Leave a legacy of what matters to you most. Financially — Wisely manage the assets that God has entrusted to you, in full compliance with the doctrine of the Catholic Church. Spiritually — Strengthen our parishes and our Catholic community through your charitable giving. The Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado is here to help you plan your Will, including the opportunity for special gifts that you may not be able to create on your own. As Catholic faithful, we believe our earthly treasure is a gift from God, and we can give it a way to serve the greater good. Give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven. LUKE 12:33–34 Jean Finegan | Deacon Steve Stemper 303.468.9885 | TheCatholicFoundation.com giving@TheCatholicFoundation.com CATHOLIC FAMILIES NIGHT W I T H T H E D E N V E R N U G G E T S Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers SUNDAY, FEBRUARY ••, •••• : P M P E P S I C E N T E R T I C K E T S Lower/Club Level: $55 (regularly up to $106 + fees) Upper Level: $18 (regularly up to $30 + fees) A portion of every ticket purchased will benefit the St. Sebastian Project (saintsebastiandenver.org) Order tickets online at: https://nuggets.ksetickets.com/1819cfn F A N E X P E R I E N C E S Catholic youth will be selected for: High-Five Fan Tunnel Flag Presentation And more! Experiences only available on 2/24 ALTERNATE NIGHT: Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz Thursday, February 28, 2019 7:00pm • Pepsi Center F O R T I C K E T I N F O R M AT I O N , P L E A S E C O N TA C T Lyndsay Marchbanks at 303.405.7635 or email Lyndsay.Marchbanks@teamkse.com Pope tells parents transmission of faith to children 'up to you' BY HANNAH BROCKHAUS/CNA A t Mass in the Sistine Chapel Jan. 13, Pope Francis baptized 27 babies, reminding their parents that the first space in which children learn and witness the faith is at home. "Yes, when they go to catechism class, they will study the faith well, they will learn catechesis," he said. "But before being studied, faith must be transmitted, and this is a job that is up to you." Preparing to baptize the 27 babies — 15 girls and 12 boys — Pope Francis urged their parents "to transmit the faith by example, by words, by teaching [them] to make the Sign of the Cross. This is important. "The important thing is to transmit the faith with your life of faith: that they see the love of the spouses, that they see the peace of the house, that they see that Jesus is there," he said. Pope Francis gave the brief, impromptu homily during Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, when there is a tradition of baptizing a group of babies in the Sistine Chapel, a custom started by Pope St. John Paul II. Asking if he could give a little advice, he went on to urge the couples not to fight in front of their children. He noted that it is perfectly normal for a husband and wife to quarrel but recommended trying to keep arguments out of the view and hearing of their kids. "This, I dare, is a piece of advice that will help you pass on the faith," he said. The pope also commented on the "chorus of tears," that could be heard coming from the over two dozen babies in the chapel and said mothers should not be ashamed to breastfeed if their child is hungry. "And so, we go forward in this cer- emony, in peace, with the awareness that the transmission of the faith is your responsibility," he said.

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