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LOVE THY NEIGHBOR Join our Catholic brothers and sisters in making the life-affirming decision to save and heal lives as an act of compassion and charity. Phil knows the profound uncertainty of waiting for a lifesaving transplant. His journey began when he faced the sudden and devastating onset of liver and kidney failure, a shocking reality that thrust him onto the transplant waitlist. But throughout the darkest moments, his Catholic faith became a wellspring of strength, offering him peace when everything else felt uncertain. Then, one phone call changed everything. Phil received the miraculous news that he was finally going to receive a liver transplant. The moment was beyond words. "It's hard to articulate what that moment feels like. It's the best news anyone could've told me," he said, his voice filled with emotion. "I honestly thought I wouldn't get this chance." But Phil's journey is more than just a story of survival—it's a testament to the power of organ donation. He knows firsthand how life-changing, life-saving, and life-affirming it truly is. As His Holiness Pope Francis said, "Organ donation is a testimony of love for our neighbor". For information on organ, eye and tissue donation, please visit DonorAlliance.org Generous God, we give thanks to those who give the gift of life and healing through organ, eye, and tissue donation. Bless them and their families for their act of generosity and fraternal love. We also pray that whoever is to receive this gift may rejoice in that gift of life and healing, with hope in your love. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen. Donoralliance.org Phil Liver Recipient, Fellow Parishioner, Denver ACROSS 1 Saint of Domremy 5 Pertaining to warships 10 Jesus turned water into wine here 14 Comply 15 americangreetings. com product 16 Soon 17 Hoodwink 18 Gets in someone else's business 19 Shane of "Shane" 20 Born 21 At what time 22 Only apostle whose death is recorded in Acts 23 Holy 25 Paul said he would travel here after leaving Rome 27 The ___ of Moses 28 Gets up 30 Inexpensive 33 Unit of length 35 "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the ___ of the world." (Jn 1:29) 37 Insure 38 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and ___ destroy" (Mt 6:19) 39 Number of choirs of angels 40 Gear tooth 41 Legendary Greek hero 42 Cowboy's rope 43 Joseph interpreted these 45 Nahum follower (abbr.) 46 Best way to sing 47 Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem to be counted in this 50 Aesthetic preference 52 David asked Saul if he pursued a "___ dog" (1 Sam 24:15) 53 HTML text replacement 55 Otherwise 56 Used up 58 Eve's second 59 Affirm with confidence 60 Trunk of the human body 61 Disfigure 62 Youths 63 Republic in Arabia 64 Taverns DOWN 1 An apostle 2 Musical instruments 3 Island inhabited by Circe 4 Greek goddess of night 5 Lot, to Abraham 6 Landed 7 Futile 8 Form of "to be" 9 Joseph Smith's denom. 10 Seaport in France 11 Part of the Eucharistic Prayer 12 Protuberance 13 No ifs, ___, or buts 21 Enclose in paper 22 Judge who had thirty sons who rode thirty donkeys 24 Dressed 25 The devil 26 Hunted animal 29 Omission and commission 30 This was established under Prime Minister King (abbr.) 31 Monk's cowl 32 Rapt 33 Sloppy 34 Name of the Rose author 36 Fascist leader? 38 "Cheer, cheer for ole Notre ___…" 39 Collars 41 Fine 42 Promised ___ 44 Goes in 45 Catholic female lead of "Everybody Loves Raymond" 47 Perfume the altar 48 Pope (II) who called for the Crusades 49 St. Edith's surname 50 Small dabbling duck 51 Edison's middle name 52 Pertaining to the skin (comb.) 54 Classic street liners 56 Pen 57 The Fall of the House of Usher writer 58 Pierre's pal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 9 2 2 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 3 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 4 0 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 5 9 5 0 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 m o c . s c i l o h t a c r o f s e m a g d r o w . w w w