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6 I WORLD/NATION MAY 22, 2013 I DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER Pope Francis ties Church movements Mass to Pentecost PHOTO BY STEPHAN DRISCOLL/CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY Pope Francis greets crowd during his May 15 general audience at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. It's a prayer shared by one million children. You can answer it. Free cleft surgery Your support can provide free treatment for poor children with clefts. which takes as $250 Surgery. $125 Half surgery. $ 50 Medications. $ little as 45 minutes Zip and costs as little Mr./Mrs./Ms. City Address State as $250, can give Telephone eMail Expires desperate children Credit Card # Visa Discover Signature MasterCard AMEX not just a new N13051F78NQBHF2 My check is enclosed. smile – but a Smile Train, P.O. Box 96210, Washington, DC 20090-6210 new life. "...one of the most productive charities—dollar for deed—in the world." —The New York Times Join our mobile community today! Receive mobile updates about our programs, success stories and ways to help by texting MOBILE to 877877*. Donate online: www.smiletrain.org or call: 1-800-932-9541 Smile Train is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit recognized by the IRS, and all donations to Smile Train are tax-deductible in accordance with IRS regulations. © 2013 Smile Train. *Msg&Data Rates May Apply. Reply STOP to opt-out. Reply HELP or contact 1.800.932.9541 for help. We ll txt you up to 3x/mo. VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News)— St. Peter's Square was "transformed into an open-air cenacle," Pope Francis said after he celebrated Pentecost with Church movements. "This celebration of faith is about to end, which began yesterday with the vigil and culminated this morning in the Eucharist. "A renewed Pentecost that has transformed St. Peter's Square into an openair cenacle," Pope Francis said May 19 before reciting the Regina Caeli Marian prayer with around 200,000 pilgrims. His brief reflection prior to the prayer recapped his main message for the Mass, which was that the Holy Spirit brings "newness, harmony and mission" to the lives of Christians. He saw newness in the pilgrims reliving "the experience of the early Church, who agreed in prayer with Mary, the Mother of Jesus." The harmony inspired by the Holy Spirit was evident in the square with the "variety of charisms" and the beauty of those being united in the Church. Finally, Pope Francis thanked the communities and associations for the gift they are to the Church. He then urged them to mission, the third aspect of the Spirit's work in Christians' lives. "Always carry the power of the Gospel! Always have the joy and passion for communion in the Church! The Risen Lord is always with you and the Madonna protects you!" he proclaimed. Marriage the website and sometimes women hug me at the end of the class, thanking us for all they learned. Their most common request is: 'Where can we go for more?' "That's why we created Viva en Familia (vivaenfamilia.com)," she said. "By combining our experiences in communications and education we provide resources in Spanish through podcasts, videos, testimonials and other tools to enrich family life. "Our goal," she added, "is to help buildFrom Pag a culture that reflects authentic Christian He a cloning values." For the Paredes, the key to strengthenan abu and enrich their marriage and family is tocapital and kill cultivate their spiritual life. Seven-year-old Juan Pablo, who wants "Up to be a priest when he grows up, said theiments most important spot in his family's homeworthle is a small area they call "the prayer room."investo "In there we thank the Lord for ourannoun catalyst family and our blessings," he said. Despite their active lives working andare wea ministering for the Church, Jorge and Viv-get bac iana said their most important apostolate Oppo cloning is something else. "It's to help our five children build a per-litical b sonal relationship with God," Jorge said,of the p a mass "and pass on his truth and way of life." From Page 3 the Holy Spirit would lead us on this new journey." Soon they started a Family of Nazareth group in Miami. Friends started to attend and later their ministry expanded to three different groups. But the Lord had a new mission for the Paredes family and part of his plan was to leave behind the city that had welcomed them as immigrants, the parish where they had married and had baptized their two children, and move to Colorado. After moving to Denver, Jorge and Viviana were invited to collaborate with the archdiocesan marriage preparation program for Hispanics. Later they launched the marriage preparation program "Dios Entre Nosotros" (www.diosentrenosotros. com). "As a teacher I strive to be perceptive and critical about my classes and the needs of my students," Viviana said. "I noticed that the couples attending the (marriage prep) program are really grateful for the class: they write comments that we later post on Clon

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