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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | JANUARY 9-22, 2016 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 Archdiocese of Denver Mortuary 12801 W. 44th Ave. Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 425-9511 Mt. Olivet Cemetery 12801 W. 44th Ave. Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 424-7785 St. Simeon Cemetery 22001 E. State Hwy. 30 Aurora, CO 80018 (720) 859-9785 • Professional, personalized service • Respectful • Compassionate The Archdiocese of Denver Cemeteries and Mortuary Caring for the faithful in Northern Colorado since 1893 in their most personal time of need. P ope Francis began his fi rst public Marian prayer of the new year by urging an¤openness¤to Jesus so that evil will not prevail.¤ "It is the mystery of evil that insinu- ates [itself ] into our lives, too, and that demands vigilance and care on our part so that it will not prevail," Pope Francis said. He then asked those assembled in St. Peter's square on Jan. 3 to meditate on the Gospels. He drew attention to that day's reading from the fi rst chapter of the Gospel of St. John. "The Word is the light, and yet men have preferred the darkness; the Word came unto His own, but they did not receive Him; they closed the door in the face of the Son of God," Pope Francis said.¤ He then quoted Genesis 4:7, reminding the crowds that "evil waits at our door". "Woe to us if we allow it to enter; it would then close our door to anyone else. Instead we are called to throw open the door of our heart to the Word of God, to Jesus, in order thus to become His chil- dren," the pope said.¤ He said the best way to combat evil is to draw close to Jesus and bring him to others, which can be done by meditating on the Gospel. "This is the vocation and the joy of every baptizespd person: showing Jesus and giving Him to others; but to do that we have to know Him and have Him within us, as the Lord of our life," he said. In fi rst 2016 Angelus, Pope calls for vigilance against evil In the fi rst Angelus address of 2016, Pope Francis called for vigilance against evil by drawing nearer to Jesus Christ and diligently spreading the love and joy of the Gospel. L'OSSERVATORE ROMANO