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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | DECEMBER 12-25, 2015 Vatican Notes Planning Your Will and Special Gifts LEARN HOW YOU CAN PROVIDE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR THOSE IN NEED... 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 can help you plan your will to ensure careful handling of your assets according to your values and charitable giving intentions. Our staff provides planned giving expertise in accordance to faith-based priorities and the standards in its Morally Responsible Investment policy. For more information, visit TheCatholicFoundation.com. START YOUR CHARITABLE GIFT PLANNING FOR TOMORROW, TODAY. JEAN FINEGAN 303.867.0613 "To keep a lamp burning, we need to keep putting oil in it." -Mother Teresa TheCatholicFoundation.com Giving for the Kingdom of God ® giving@thecatholicfoundation.com DEACON STEVE STEMPER 303.468.9885 T he Italian magazine Cre- dere• published an interview with Pope Francis in which he explained some of his motives and expectations for the Year of Mercy. "The revolution of tenderness is what we must cultivate today as the fruit of this Year of Mercy: God's tenderness towards each one of us. Each one of us must say, 'I am a wretch, but God loves me as I am; so, I must love others in the same way,'" the Holy Father said. He said that the tradition of mercy has always existed within the Church, but has been accentuated over the past cen- tury. He pointed to the encyclical Dives in Misericordia•by Pope Saint John Paul II and the institution of Divine Mercy Sunday as evidence of this.• "In line with this, I felt that it was as if it was the Lord's wish to show his mercy to humanity," Pope Francis said. "We are all sinners, all of us carry inner burdens. I felt that Jesus wanted to open the door to his heart, that the Father wants to show us his innate mercy, and for this reason he sends us the Spirit…It is the year of recon- ciliation." SOURCE: VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS Deacon Robert Cropp, reappointed deacon at St. Thomas More Parish in Centennial, eš ective December 1, 2015 Deacon Peter Hung Phi Dang, reappointed deacon at Queen of Vietnamese Martyrs Parish in Wheat Ridge, eš ective December 1, 2015 Deacon Gerald Kotas, reappointed deacon at Our Lady of the Pines Parish in Conifer, eš ective December 1, 2015 Deacon Kevin Leiner, reappointed deacon at Notre Dame Parish in Denver, eš ective December 1, 2015 Deacon David Luksch, reappointed deacon at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Boulder, eš ective December 1, 2015 Deacon Mario Martha-Pro, reappointed deacon at St. William Parish in Ft. Lupton, eš ective January 1, 2016 Deacon Joseph Meilinger, reappointed deacon at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Loveland, eš ective December 1, 2015 Deacon Pablo Salas, reappointed deacon at Holy Rosary Parish in Denver and Our Lady of Grace Parish in Denver, eš ective December 1, 2015 Deacon Henry Sandoval, reappointed deacon at Guardian Angels Parish in Denver, eš ective December 1, 2015 Deacon Steven Stemper, reappointed deacon at St. Thomas More Parish in Centennial, eš ective December 1, 2015 Deacon Walter Sweeney, reappointed deacon at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Boulder, eš ective December 1, 2015 Deacon Chet Ubowski, reappointed deacon at St. Frances Cabrini Parish in Littleton, eš ective December 1, 2015 Deacon Steve Vallero, reappointed deacon at Nativity of Our Lord Parish in Broomfi eld, eš ective December 1, 2015 Year of Mercy: A "revolution of tenderness" Pope Francis and his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI greet each other before opening the Holy Door for the Jubilee Year of Mercy. PHOTO COURTESY OF SERVIZIO FOTOGRAFICO - L'OSSERVATORE ROMANO

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