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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | MAY 11-24, 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 Mention coupon when calling 303-280-5765 to receive offer. Not valid with any other promotions. Expirse 6/9/19. SCHEDULE TODAY! Sprinkler Start-up $ 25 Off Mention coupon when calling 303-280-5765 to receive offer. Not valid with any other promotions. Expirse 6/9/19. SCHEDULE TODAY! Swamp Cooler Start-up $ 59 Mention coupon when calling 303-280-5765 to receive offer. Not valid with any other promotions. Expirse 6/9/19. SCHEDULE TODAY! AC Tune-up $ 49. 99 Locally Owned and Operated 303-280-5765 squeaksservices.com PLUMBING, HEATING, COOLING Taking care of our families, by keeping yours safe! Pope Francis in North Macedonia: History is written by people like Mother Teresa BY COURTNEY GROGAN/ CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY I n the first-ever papal visit to North Macedonia, Pope Francis lauded the lasting legacy of Mother Teresa, a saint unafraid to o›er her life for love. "This land was able to give to the world and to the Church in Mother Teresa just that kind of concrete sign of how one small person, anointed by the Lord, could permeate everything, once the fragrance of the Beatitudes was spread over the weary feet of our humanity," Pope Francis said in Skopje, Mother Teresa's hometown, May 7. "How many people were put at ease by the tenderness of her glance, com- forted by her caress, sustained by her hope and nourished by the courage of her faith, which could make even the most forgotten in our midst realize that they are not forgotten by God," the pope said in his meeting with Macedonian priests and religious in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. "History is written by people like this, people unafraid to o›er their lives for love: Whenever you did this to the least of my brothers and sisters, you did it to me," Pope Francis said. "All too often we let ourselves think that things might be di›erent if we were strong, powerful and influential," Pope Francis reflected, adding that the "secret of our strength" has another source. He quoted St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, who wrote, "Certainly, the most decisive turning points in world history are substantially co-determined by souls whom no history book ever mentions. And we will only find out about those souls to whom we owe the decisive turn- ing points in our personal lives on the day when all that is hidden is revealed." According to 2002 estimates, Catho- lics and other non- Orthodox Christians in North Macedonia are just 0.4 per- cent of a population of over 2 million. The majority religion is Macedonian Orthodox at 65 percent. Islam is the next largest religion at over 33 percent of the population. Pope Francis encouraged the small Macedonian Catholic community not to be discouraged by their minority status or to develop "an inferiority com- plex," but to use their vulnerability to empathize with those who struggle. "Draw near to all those persons who daily struggle to make ends meet. Fam- ilies that fail to grow, the elderly and abandoned, the sick and bedridden, young people frustrated and without a future, and the poor who remind us what we truly are: a Church of beggars in need of the Lord's mercy," the pope said.

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