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INDEX Archbishop's column .......................2 The Catholic Difference ..................4 Call to Charity ...................................4 Letters to the Editor .......................4 Bulletin Board ...................................9 Crossword/Word Search ................9 Nun of the Above quiz .................. 10 Service Directory ....................... 10-11 NOVEMBER 19, 2014 114 Years of Service to the Gospel Volume XC - No. 40 www.DenverCatholicRegister.org I Follow us on Religious urged to awaken the world during Year of Consecrated Life BY ROXANNE KING "Wake up the world!" is the rousing theme to the Year of Consecrated Life honoring reli- gious men and women, which starts this month. The wake-up call is taken from Pope Francis' remarks when he announced the special year, which begins the first Sun- day of Advent, Nov. 30, and runs through Feb. 2, 2016. "A radical approach is re- quired of all Christians," the pope said, "but religious per- sons are called upon to follow the Lord in a special way: They are men and women who can awaken the world." The awakening is for all Christians to live the good news of salvation as a joyful, life-transforming event, which consecrated persons profound- ly model by leaving everything to follow Christ. "I want to share a message and the message is joy," Pope Francis said in a letter to reli- gious from the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. "Wherever consecrated persons are, there must always be joy." Archbishop Samuel Aquila will open the special year in the Archdiocese of Denver with a 10:30 a.m. Mass Nov. 30 at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immac- ulate Conception, during which women religious jubilarians will be recognized. All are invited to the Mass to celebrate the gift of those in consecrated life. "The Year of Consecrated Life is a time to rejoice in the past with gratitude, to look forward to the future with hope and to live the present with as much fervor as possible," said Reli- gious Sister of Mercy Sharon Ford, listing the three goals of the year. As archdiocesan director for consecrated life, Sister Ford is on the planning committee for the local observance along with Msgr. Bernie Schmitz, vicar for clergy; Capuchin Franciscan Father John Lager, national chaplain for FOCUS campus ministry; and seminary profes- sor Sister Esther Mary Nickel, a Religious Sister of Mercy of Al- ma, Mich. Archdiocesan events will mirror those happening in the universal Church with the aim of helping people learn about PHOTO BY JEFFREY BRUNO A RELIGIOUS woman at St. Peter's Square in Rome following the canonization of Sts. John Paul II and John XXIII April 27. The worldwide Year of Consecrated Life honoring religious men and women starts Nov. 30. INSIDE PAGE 2 PHOTO BY DANIEL IBÁÑEZ/CNA It's official! Pope Francis announces 2015 visit to US EVERYDAY CATHOLIC PARISH NEWS PAGE 3 PAGE 7 Local Vietnamese church hosts hundreds for catechesis, culture Arvada family follows God's call to adopt A wake-up call to joy See Call, Page 3