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7 DENVER CATHOLIC | SEPTEMBER 12-26, 2015 information and today. • 2013 BBB Gold Star and A+ rated business • 2013 Best of Service Award – Centennial/Englewood • All our Doctors of Audiology are Board Certied • Call for Available Saturday Appointments More than 100 Physicians have referred their patients... Advanced Audiology, Inc. He a r i n g & Ti n n i t u s C e n t e r Dr. Fatima, AuD, BCABA Dr. of Audiology, HINDI/URDU Dr. Jenkins, AuD, BCABA Colorado's 1st Board Certified Dr. of Audiology We take your Hearing Seriously. www.AdvancedAudiology.com 303.649.2122 Centennial, Colorado Advanced Partner Siemens Hearing Instruments GIVE, WALK, HELP US. 8 th Annual Friends of The Poor Walk Saturday, September 26th 8:30AM Our Lady of Loretto Catholic Church 18000 E. Arapahoe Road Aurora, CO 80016 Go to PoorWalk.SVDPden.org for Walk details. Lace up your Tennies and Help Us Help the Poor. Help the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Denver Metro Council Feed, Clothe and Shelter the Poor. D ays before the feast of St. Gregory the Great, two bishops from both Eastern and Western Christianity expressed their friendship in two separate liturgies and acts of gift-giving. The encounter began months back when Orthodox²Metropolitan Archbishop Alexander contacted Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver saying he wished to give him a fi rst class relic of St. Gregory the Great, known in Eastern Christianity as St. Gregory the Dialogist. The gift was a sign of his personal desire for friendship with the Roman Catholic Archbishop. St. Gregory the Great was Pope from 590 to his death in 604, and is considered a saint in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion and some Lutheran churches. He is a Doctor of the Church and is also consid- ered an Early Church Father. His feast day is Sept. 3. Archbishop Alexander pre- sented the relic and an icon of St. Gregory the Great to Arch- bishop Aquila during an Orthodox Divine Liturgy Sunday, Aug. 30. The liturgy was at the Orthodox Cathe- dral of the Resurrection in Denver. Both Orthodox and Roman Catholics attended the liturgy. During his homily, Archbishop Alex- ander asked the faithful to ponder the meaning of holiness. "Man becomes holy by the participation of God," he said. "Anyone has the possibil- ity to be transcended if he lives in holiness." The Orthodox Archbishop recom- mended making a new start in holiness each day, with "new resolution, with enthu- siasm and with love, prayer and silence." He then presented the relic to Arch- bishop Aquila. After the liturgy, the clergy and faithful met in the cathedral's gathering room for a reception. At 12:30 p.m., Archbishop Aquila cele- brated Mass in the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, during which he received the relic and the icon. "I extend my appreciation for this gift that shows we are brothers in Christ, and united in Christ," Archbishop Aquila said. "I pray that the Lord will continue to strengthen and bless our fraternal ties." He then presented the Orthodox Arch- bishop with a statue of Our Lady, known in the Orthodox Church as "Theotokos" (loosely translated to mean "God-bearer"). "I pray for her intercession for you and your community," Archbishop Aquila said. Archbishop Alexander was not o‹ cially representing his Orthodox Church, but rather was demonstrating his own per- sonal desire for friendship. Archbishop Aquila accepted, saying they shared a mis- sion in bringing Christ to the people of Denver. "I pray that our bonds will continue to grow," he told Archbishop Alexander. After the Mass, the faithful were invited to venerate the relic. Friendship and a shared mission BY MELISSA KEATING 303-715-3123 | melissa.keating@archden.org www.twitter.com/mkeats42 Metropolitan Archbishop Alexander gives Archbishop Aquila a fi rst class relic of Pope St. Gregory the Great as a sign of friendship during the Holy Sacrifi ce Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. PHOTOS BY BERNARD GRANT/DENVER CATHOLIC sented the relic and an icon of St. Gregory the Great to Arch- bishop Aquila Pictured here is the relic on dis- play at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immac- ulate Con- ception.

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