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INDEX Archbishop's Column ......................2 Guest Column: Catholic Communications Campaign...........3 The Catholic Difference ..................4 Breaking Open the Word ................4 Letters to the Editor .......................4 Nun of the Above quiz ................. B6 Bulletin Board ................................. 10 113 Years of Service to the Gospel www.DenverCatholicRegister.org I Follow us on INSIDE WORLD/NATION Volume LXXXIX - No. 19 MAY 15, 2013 Christ beckons faithful on pilgrimage Deadline for Year of Faith journey approaches BY NISSA LAPOINT Abortionist convicted of three baby murders PAGE 6 YOUTH Keep teens, tweens focused on Christ this summer PAGE 7 Liz Randolph couldn't resist Christ beckoning her to journey on Denver's Year of Faith pilgrimage. Despite empty pockets and severe head injuries making driving nearly impossible, the Christ the King parishioner found a way to travel to all eight of the Denver Archdiocese's pilgrimage sites. "I'm not allowed to drive outside Evergreen," said 60-year-old Randolph of her doctor's orders. Multiple head injuries and concussions cause dizziness and immobilize her after longer drives. She prayed for a solution and found herself with an unexpected surplus of money for gas, she said. Then she put her trust in God. "So I set out to do it. Somehow I was able to make those drives without getting dizzy and getting sick," she said, adding that she prayed and sang church hymns along the way. "Throughout the whole pilgrimage it just felt like the Holy Spirit was on my shoulder. I think God was guiding my steps the whole way. People who know me were astonished. For me to do it in a week was a major accomplishment." The archdiocese's Year of Faith pilgrimage was designated by Archbishop Samuel Aquila to inspire faithful on their Lenten and Easter journeys. The sites—seven churches and a PHOTO PROVIDED A PILGRIMAGE group from Mullen Home visits St. Helena Church in Fort Morgan. shrine—stretch from the state's northwestern corner, to the Eastern Plains, to the Rocky Mountains, and throughout the wider Denver metro area. Many pilgrim passports have poured into the archdiocese with news of faithful's moving spiritual journeys and eye-opening experiences. By May 19, these pilgrims may receive special recognition by the Denver Catholic Register, a lapel pin and certificate signed by the archbishop. Married couples and families, grandparents, wheelchair-bound seniors have traveled the archdiocese searching for a deeper GRADUATION SPECIAL SECTION Grads' hearts ignited for service PAGES B8-B9 PHOTO PROVIDED union with Christ. Some 15 residents of Mullen Home for the Aged in Denver accompanied by student volunteers and members of the Association of Jeanne Jugan, are completing their pilgrimage. "It's been a wonderful experience," said volunteer Sandy Hoffman. "They're just having a great time." The group designed its own passport and St. Jeanne Jugan— foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor—stamp for residents, many of whom are not mobile. At each site the group prays to meet the attached indulgences, finds clues to the passport questions and gathers for a meal nearby. "They're like awestruck," Hoffman said. Their group plans to visit Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden this week. Other pilgrims shared the journey has helped them heal. Lydia Hoague, 65, of Our Lady of Loreto Parish in Foxfield said she took the journey in March with friends to process the grief from her husband's death in December. "I just needed to feel so much See Pilgrimage, Page 3 YEAR OF FAITH: PENTECOST Pentecost was originally a Jewish feast commemorating the giving of the law on Mount Sinai to the people of Israel at the completion of seven weeks after Passover. The Acts of the Apostles Chapter 2 recounts the first Pentecost 50 days after the resurrection and ascension of Jesus (pentekoste is Greek for 50). The Holy Spirit was manifested, given and communicated as a divine person to the Church, fulfilling the paschal mystery of Christ according to his promise. Annually, the Church celebrates the memory of the Pentecost event as the beginning of the new "age of the Church," when Christ lives and acts in and with his Church.— Evangelization and Catechesis Office, Catholic Biblical School

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