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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | JANUARY 17-23, 2015 DENVER CATHOLIC Vatican Notes • Preschool – 8 th Grade fully licensed faculty consisting of Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, Nashville, TN, and lay teachers • Financial Aid available • Formation of the child and a strong curriculum are enriched by a strong support staff • The faith life of the school community, rooted in the truth and love of Jesus Christ, permeates every day • Strong parental involvement • Above grade level test scores • SMART Boards in all classrooms • Located off of I-25 and University Blvd. Saint Vincent DE Paul School L o c a t e d a t 1 1 6 4 So u t h Jo s e p h i n e St re e t • 3 0 3 - 7 7 7 - 3 8 1 2 Open House Tuesday, January 27 9:00 am – 2:00 pm registration for prospective families Tuesday, February 10 7:00 am – 10:00 am & 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm Thursday, February 12 7:00 am – 10:00 am only w w w. s vd p k 8 . c o m Tours are available ever yday, call to schedule J O I N U S F O R T H E F O U R T H A N N U A L February 17, 2015 Inverness Hotel & Conference Center 200 Inverness Drive West • Englewood, CO P R O G R A M S C H E D U L E : 6:30 am: Rosary followed by Mass 7:30 am: Breakfast and Keynote Speaker- Patrick Lencioni Tickets and sponsorships at: http://www.augustineinstitute.org/prayerbreakfast Augustine Institute TM MARDI GRAS PRAYER BREAKFAST Patrick Lencioni Patrick is the founder of The Table Group and co-founder of The Amazing Parish movement. He is the author of 10 books which have sold over 4 million copies and been translated into more than 25 languages. The Wall Street Journal called Pat one of the most sought after business speakers in America; he has addressed millions of people at conferences and events around the world over the past 15 years. Questions? Call Denise at: 303 • 937 • 4420 TM Cardinal Sta– ord leads crucifi x restoration in Rome The newly restored crucifi x in Rome's Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, Jan. 9. Photo by Daniel Ibanez/CNA A fter receiving inspi- ration from an aged crucifix, Cardinal J. Francis Sta¦ ord, arch- bishop of Denver from 1986 to 1996 who now resides in Rome, commis- sioned it to be restored as a sign of compassion for Rome's su¦ ering poor and unemployed population. Cardinal Stafford told CNA Jan. 9 the cross has been restored "out of a hermeneutics of com- passion and to rediscover compassion, to help the poor rediscover the fact that there is a compassion- ate world (out) there." The restoration of the crucifi x and the opening of the chapel in which it now sits for veneration are also a sign that "the Church can in some ways share that compassion with (the poor) by opening up this chapel in a way that was more accessible," he said. In Rome since 1997, the cardinal lives in an apart- ment that sits beside the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, one of Rome's oldest churches. He explained that since the church sits so close to his residence, he would often go inside to pray. It is there that he discovered a side chapel that contained a large, worn crucifi x dating back to the 1300s. " When I first came I went to the chapel and prayed before the cruci- fi x … but as I looked upon it, even in the very dark color that it had assumed through centuries, it did not have the appeal that I felt was obvious beneath the color of black," the car- dinal recalled. It was the body of Christ on the crucifix that first caught the cardinal's atten- tion, which he said was "so expressive in its beauty." "I was deeply moved when I looked upon it; even in the darkness of the paint that had covered it, there was a beauty to the body that spoke of love that came through giving of himself for others, on behalf of us." C a r d i n a l S t a f f o r d recalled how he felt an immense desire to draw closer to the image and to show others "this truth, this goodness, and this beauty of Christ that was portrayed in his suffer- ing body." He then spoke to the priest in charge of the basilica, Father Don Marco Gnavi, about rais- ing the funds to have the crucifix and the image of Our Lady of Sorrows restored. Begun in 2013, the res- toration of the crucifi x and an accompanying image of Our Lady of Sorrows took roughly a year. (CNA) OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS Father Stephen Adams appointed pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Loveland, e¦ ective Jan. 7, 2015, for a period of six years. Father Cli– ord McMillan appointed pastor of Sacred Heart of Mary Parish in Boulder, e¦ ective Jan. 1, 2015, for a period of six years. The following assignment, upon the recommendation and permission of His Eminence José Francisco Card. Robles Ortega, Archbishop of Guadalajara, is confi rmed by Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, S.T.L. Father David Gómez Limon, granted presbyteral faculties in the Archdiocese of Denver, e¦ ective Feb. 2, 2015 and appointed parochial vicar, St. Helena Parish, Ft. Morgan, e¦ ective Feb. 2, 2015 for a period of three years. The following assignment, upon the recommendation and permission of Father M. Alex Ravindran, pro- vincial superior, Mary Queen of Apostles Province, is confi rmed by Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, S.T.L. Father Francise Xavier Saleth appointed parochial vicar, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Northglenn, e¦ ec- tive Feb. 2, 2015, for a period of three years. He will be in residence at St. Mark Parish in Westminster. OFFICIAL ACTS Mr. John R. Neal has been granted a dispensation from the clerical state and obligations connected to the Sacred Ordination of Diaconate by the Roman Ponti¦ , Pope Francis, e¦ ective immediately. Mr. Joseph J. Ra– a has been granted a dispensation from the clerical state and the obligations con- nected to Sacred Ordination of Priesthood by the Roman Ponti¦ , Pope Francis, e¦ ective immediately.

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