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16 FEBRUARY 24-MARCH 9, 2018 | DENVER CATHOLIC In Brief Classifieds 303-715-3230 | classifieds@archden.org J U D G A C R E D J E W S U S I A Q U O T E A C E T N E A P U R B A N M O V E E D G E W I S E R E N E W O N E S I M U S P A Y L O A D B O B R A T A V O I D S S E A E E R O S A K E S F I G E N D O W T I E S I I N I N C I S E E L L M A R S M O L D E R D O M E S T I C H O R E B P O T H O L E S O D E A M A R I A P O P E P E N T E L E C T E V E N E S T H G E E S E N E E D 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 TV MASS FOR THE HOMEBOUND COLORADO PUBLIC TELEVISION, CPT12 SUNDAY, MARCH 12 6:30 a.m. English, to be announced 7:00 a.m. Spanish, Msgr. Jorge de los Santos SUNDAY, MARCH 19 6:30 a.m. English, Fr. Sam Morehead 7:00 a.m. Spanish, Fr. Erik Vigil SUNDAY, MARCH 26 6:30 a.m. English, Fr. Ron Cattany 7:00 a.m. Spanish, Fr. Alvaro Panqueva SUNDAY, APRIL 2 6:30 a.m. English, Fr. Scott Bailey 7:00 a.m. Spanish, Bishop Jorge Rodriguez The Church is about to get bigger This season of the Church's liturgical calendar is an exciting time of year. Aside from Lent being an important time of penance and reflection leading up to the Resurrection of the Lord on Easter, it's also the time of final preparation for those in RCIA who will be received into the Church at the Easter Vigil. This year, the Catholic Church in northern Colorado is about to get a whole lot bigger. In total, there were 543 catechumens, meaning those who have not yet been baptized, and 343 candidates, meaning those who have been baptized, at last week's Rite of Election at the Cathedral. That means we'll have almost 900 new brothers and sisters in the Church here in the Archdiocese of Denver come Easter Sunday. Combine that with countless other people around the world who are entering the universal Church and…well, you do the math. Thanks be to God, the Catholic Church is about to get a whole lot bigger. PHOTO BY DANIEL PETTY

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