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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | APRIL 4-10, 2015 Vatican Notes Visit www.ourladyoightmonastery.com for information on making tax deductible donations or to purchase Clarisa's cookies, or call 303-458-6339. Help us build a house for Our Lady of Light!! Only 200 tickets will be sold; tickets are $150 each. Each ticket admits two to the event. Call 720-227-1177 for complete details. Please join us for Dinner & Dancing Saturday, April 25, 2015 - 6:00 p.m. PPA Event Center, 2105 Decatur St., Denver Silent Auction and a Reverse Ra e for fabulous prizes including the GRAND PRIZE – one week at Casa Amigos de Corazon in Playa del Carmen, Mexico for up to 8 people PLUS $1,000 in airfare!! Proceeds to bene‚t the building fund for the Monastery of the Capuchin Poor Clare Sisters 20 years of Evangelium Vitae The Vatican held an international prayer vigil and rosary for life in cel- ebration of the 20th anniversary of Evangelium Vitae, the encyclical of St. John Paul II dedicated to the value and inviolable nature of human life. The vigil was held in dioceses throughout the world on March 24 with the pur- pose of giving thanks to God for the fruits produced by the encyclical on life, making known to the world the benefi ts of prayer and recalling eternal life. Father Jose Guillermo Gutierrez Fernandez with the Pontifi cal Council for the Family said the encyclical, pro- mulgated on March 25, 1995, has still not been applied in all of its facets and needs to be studied more deeply. SOURCE: CATHOLICNEWSAGENCY.COM Vatican invited homeless on Sistine Chapel tour In addition to food, umbrellas, sleep- ing bags, showers and haircuts, the Vatican o• ered Rome's homeless the gift of beauty. On March 26, 150 home- less received a ticket for the Vatican Museums given by the o§ ce for papal charities. The special day included a tour of the Vatican City State and dinner in the museums' restaurant. The tour was designed to show the city's homeless population not just the beauty from outside St. Peter's Basilica, but also the beauty within, which belongs to everyone, including those who have met misfortune and are living in poverty. The initiative is the latest in a string of char- itable initiatives enacted by the papal almoner since Pope Francis' election two years ago. SOURCE: CATHOLICNEWSAGENCY.COM NEWS IN BRIEF Christ took the 'poison' of our sin upon himself, pope said Limited time offer at participating locations. Limited time offer at participating locations. 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Protecting Your Future...Today I n his homily at Casa Santa Marta March 24, Pope Francis called on Christians to pray for the grace to accept di§ cult moments. According to Vatican Radio, the Holy Father refl ected on the day's reading from the Book of Numbers in which God punished the people of Israel for their complaining by sending fi ery serpents that bit and poisoned them. Drawing comparison from the read- ing to daily life, the pope said that many times, even Christians have this tendency to rebel against God or try to seek salva- tion on their own terms. Calling them, "'Yes, but…' Christians," the pope said that they do not open their hearts to God's salvation, but rather place conditions. "'Yes, but this!' 'Yes, yes, yes, I want to be saved but through this path.' Thus the heart becomes poisoned," the pope said. The 78-year-old ponti• noted Christ took upon himself this poison that enters the heart when he was crucifi ed on the cross. "This tepidness of the soul, this being half-way Christians, 'Yes, but…' Chris- tians… This enthusiasm at the beginning of the way of the Lord and then becoming discontent, can only be healed by looking at the cross, looking at God who takes our sins: my sin is there." Saying that many "die in the desert of their sadness" and murmuring, the pope called on Christians to contemplate Christ crucifi ed and ask for the grace to accept the di§ cult moments in life. "How many Christians," the Pope con- cluded, "die in the desert of their sorrow, grumbling and not accepting God's way." The pope suggested contemplating Christ crucifi ed and ask for the grace to accept the di§ cult moments in life, and to "accept the divine way of salvation, to accept this 'wretched food' that the children of Israel lamented. Let's accept the paths that the Lord leads us on." He added, "May this Holy Week help us to turn away from the temptation to become 'yes, but…' Christians." SOURCE: ZENIT.ORG Pope Francis greets an audience in St. Peter's Square. PHOTO BY BOHUMIL PETRIK/CNA

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