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14 APRIL 23-MAY 13, 2016 | DENVER CATHOLIC Around the Archdiocese Relics of Christ's Passion Presented at Parishes in Celebration of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy Event is Designed to Connect Participants to the Roots of their Faith Relics You Will Personally Witness Include • e relic of the True Cross • A piece of stone from the table or room where the Last Supper was held • A piece of the Column of Flagellation • A piece of the Crown of orns • e egy of the Veil of Veronica (touched to the original veil) • A replica of the holy nail which contains lings taken from the true nails that were imbedded in copies to make relics of a lower class • A piece of bone from St. Longinus, the centurion that pierced the side of Jesus • A thread from the cloth used as the wrapping for the Burial Shroud. e Relics of the Passion presentation is organized into a meditative program with supporting musical pieces that serve as a guide to help you accompany Jesus through His suering during the Passion, ending in an opportunity for personal veneration of the relics. e collection includes 8 rare holy relics that would only be seen in collections generally found in Rome or the Holy Land. Colorado Tour Relics from the Passion and True Cross Will be Venerated May 22nd through My 31st, 2016 at the following Parishes St. Vincent De Paul Denver Sunday, May 22nd 3:00 PM St. Joan of Arc Arvada Monday, May 23rd Immaculate Heart of Mary Northglenn Tuesday, May 24th 8:30 AM St. Mary's Littleton Tuesday, May 24th 6:00 PM St. Jude Lakewood Wednesday, May 25th 6:00 PM St. Cajetan Denver ursday, May 26th 7:00 PM St. Bernadette Lakewood Friday, May 27th 8:30 AM Queen of Peace Aurora Friday, May 27th 6:00 PM St. Mary's Colo. Springs Saturday, May 28th Mother Cabrini Shrine Golden Tuesday, May 31st 8:30 AM Hosted by the Knights of Columbus is service is usually an hour and a half long. You will have time to venerate the relics aer the procession and meditations. For information, contact the listed parishes or go to: www.apostolateforholyrelics.com BY BRUCE TAWSON AND STEPHEN SWEENEY O ur Catholic faith teaches us to "Love thy neighbor as thy- self." The Knights of Columbus believe this in the context of charity, the first principle of the Order. In order for this charity to feed the depths of others, Knights need to be able to pull from the depths of our faith. At the 2015 Colo- rado State Knights of Columbus State Convention, state deputy Jim Cažrey approved the "Knights to Christ" spir- itual enrichment initiative. This ini- tiative was designed to create a closer personal relationship with the Holy Trinity. It also focuses on reducing, if not eliminating, our reluctance to share our beliefs with others. The platform for the initiative is the time-honored meditation book, Knights to Christ. The book was devel- oped under the stewardship of Past State Deputy Jerry O'Connor over ten years ago. Today, it is read on a daily basis by Knights around the Order. Several programs using Knights to Christ have recently been developed in support of the Initiative. FAITH SHARING GROUPS Councils around the state are estab- lishing faith-sharing groups where small groups of Knights gather weekly or bi-weekly to share experiences from their meditations of passages from Knights to Christ. This has helped to build the case for the new evangelization among these Knights and their communities. RETREATS The initiative has developed a one- day retreat format that delves into the Order's four guiding principles: char- ity, unity, fraternity and patriotism. Those attending participate in small discussion groups that read and discuss selected readings from the Knights to Christ. The retreat includes Mass or some other spiritual devotion. Knights emerging from the retreat have a closer bond of brotherhood and a deeper expe- rience of the Holy Spirit and the Order's four principles. PODCASTS Knights across the state have expressed a desire to listen to these meditations while they are on the run. This feature of the initiative is still under development. WEEKLY EMAILS A recently conceived "value-add" to the initiative, members of the Knights throughout Colorado receive "Pray with Knights to Christ" emails every Saturday morning, serving as a weekly e-reminder of our obligation to remain faithful. VIDEO A new video about the spiritual enrichment program is in the planning stages. The video will be available to Knights across the state and will likely appear in various social media outlets. Knights go "into the deep" with new spiritual enrichment initiative For more information and to order Knights to Christ, visit us at http://www.knight- stochrist.org, call us at 844- 265-6321, or order your own copy at http://www.amazon. com/dp/B008R526SE KNIGHTS TO CHRIST

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