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4 MARCH 24-APRIL 13, 2018 | DENVER CATHOLIC Cover Story St. Rose of Lima Catholic Academy Principal Position Open Located in Denver, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Academy is looking for a new principal for the 2018-19 academic year. e school serves 236 students in Kindergarten – 8 and is an academic community built on faith. Visit www.strosedenver.org/ to learn more. Candidates must: If you are interested in applying for this principal position and meet the requirements above, please submit a letter of interest and resume to: Archdiocese of Denver, Offi ce of Catholic Schools Attention: Mr. Adam Dufault, Interim Superintendent 1300 South Steele Street, Denver, CO 80210 • Be a practicing Catholic in good standing with the Catholic Church. • Have a strong commitment to the importance of Catholic school ministry in the Church. • Possess a Master's Degree with a minimum of 20 graduate hours in supervision, curriculum, instruction, or other related elds. • Have a minimum of ve (5) years teaching or administrative experience in Catholic schools. • Hold a current, valid administrator's license certi cate or become certi ed by the State of Colorado as a principal. Visit our website at www.archden.org/schools/o ce-catholic-schools/ St. erese Catholic School Principal Position Open Located in Aurora CO, St. erese Catholic School is looking for a new principal for the 2018-19 academic year. e school serves 206 students in Pre-K – 8th grades and its mission is to develop the whole person according to Christ's example as found in the Gospel. Visit www.stthereseschool.com to learn more. Principal candidates must: If you are interested in applying for the principal position at St. Therese Catholic School and meet the requirements above, please submit a letter of interest and resume to: Archdiocese of Denver, Offi ce of Catholic Schools Attention: Mr. Adam Dufault, Interim Superintendent 1300 South Steele Street - Denver, CO 80210 • Be a practicing Catholic in good standing with the Catholic Church. • Have a strong commitment to the importance of Catholic school ministry in the Church. • Possess a Master's Degree with a minimum of 20 graduate hours in supervision, curriculum, instruction, or other related elds. • Have a minimum of ve (5) years teaching or administrative experience in Catholic schools. • Hold a current, valid administrator's license certi cate or become certi ed by the State of Colorado as a principal. Visit our website at www.archden.org/schools/o ce-catholic-schools/ and meet the requirements above, please submit a letter of interest and resume to: What it's like to play Jesus in the Way of the Cross play M oisés Martin, a member of the young adults group at Queen of Peace Parish in Aurora, will be personifying Jesus at the bilingual Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) play traditionally performed on Palm Sunday. This year, it will be held at 3 p.m. at the parish. "[This role] helps me deepen in his passion and imagine his way to Cal- vary," Martin told the Denver Catholic. This is the fi rst time Martin will play the role of Jesus, whereasw in previous years he was involved in the logistics of the Via Crusis. Practice is twice a week, and Martin uses that time as a moment of prayer to Jesus, saying: "Lord, you have lived this [Via Crucis] for me, I'm am just acting." In the days leading up to Holy Week, while going through the 14 stations — from Jesus' condemnation to death to his body being laid in the sepulcher — Moisés' experience helps him "to deepen what [Jesus] lived, to take it more into account, and to respect him more for what he did for us." AN ENCOUNTER WITH GOD Martin is originally from Jalisco, Mexico, and has lived in the U.S. for four years. Two years ago, he experienced a moment of conversion that led him to an encounter with God's love that changed his life. At the beginning of this process, Moisés was very focused on his "fear" of God, and on his fear of hell, which he sees as something horrible. "I do not want to go there," he said. He began to learn about and come to a deeper understanding of the prom- ises of God. He took the most powerful spiritual tools, the rosary, and simple prayers and asked God to allow him to overcome the evil and sins within him. "I felt peace and an immense hap- piness," the young actor said. "God touched my heart." Thus, God with his grace "trans- formed my weakness into purity, many things changed, both in my heart and in my thoughts." For this reason, he believes that "the Holy Spirit will be present and will lead me to the cross and to the sepulcher to be resurrected with Him. A MOMENT OF PRAYER For Moisés, the days of Holy Week "are beautiful days" for which "we must prepare ourselves with prayer, penance and fasting." He feels that the spiritual base to take advantage of these holy days consists of "deepening in prayer," and he recommends "reading and con- templating passages of [the Lord's] pas- sion in the gospel," which he said is an opportunity to delve into the mystery of "how Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem and then gave his life for us." After his conversion journey, Moises considers that his participation in the living Via Crucis at his parish goes beyond mere performance and becomes a moment of prayer. "I know that Jesus suŠ ered much more," he said. "I would like to feel at least some of the suŠ ering he felt, so I can deepen more in this role [as him]." BY CARMEN ELENA VILLA carmen.villa@archden.org @EPCatolico HOW TO PRAY THE VIA CRUCIS In addition to procession on Good Friday or any other day of Holy Week, the faithful are also welcome pray the Via Crucis in their home at any time of the year, meditating on the Stations of the Cross. For each station, the faithful should pray: "We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you because by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world." Then, an Our Father, Hail Mary and a Glory Be should be prayed. These are the 14 Vía Crucis stations: FIRST STATION: Jesus is con- demned to death. SECOND STATION: Jesus takes up his Cross. THIRD STATION: Jesus falls the fi rst time. FOURTH STATION: Jesus meets his Mother. FIFTH STATION: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his Cross. SIXTH STATION: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus. SEVENTH STATION: Jesus falls the second time. EIGHTH STATION: Jesus speaks to the women of Jerusalem. NINTH STATION: Jesus falls the third time. TENTH STATION: Jesus is stripped and o¦ ered gall and vinegar to drink. ELEVENTH STATION: Jesus is nailed to the Cross TWELFTH STATION: Jesus dies on the Cross. THIRTEENTH STATION: Jesus is taken down from the Cross and given to his Mother. FOURTEENTH STATION: Jesus is laid in the tomb. Moisés Martin, a parish- ioner at Queen of Peace Parish, says play- ing Jesus in the live Way of the Cross play is a "moment of prayer." PHOTO BY ANYA SEMENOFF

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