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JUNE-JULY 2024 | DENVER CATHOLIC
I am created to do
something or to be
something for which
no one else is created."
St. John Henry Newman,
by Sir John Everett Millais
purpose which we can't fully grasp.
So, if that's true, then the main
purpose in life is to be attentive,
attentive to the working of grace
that invites us to understand that
work more deeply and participate in
it more fully." He clarifies that the
mission is not simply "the work but
a transformation of life, its purpose,
not simply a work to be done."
O U R M I S S I O N
Our mission, given to us by God,
constitutes our unique path of holi-
ness. It includes our vocation, work
and relationships, all shaped from
within by prayer. Through our bap-
tism, when we were born again of God,
we received a share in Christ's own
mission. We often think of becoming
great by leaving our mark upon this
world, but real greatness, in a way that
will last even after death, must come
from outside of ourselves. Our mis-
sion lays before us a great cooperative
venture, truly becoming who we are
meant to be – led by Christ and fol-
lowing his path within our own story.
The two become one the more we
cooperate, allowing the Lord to shape
