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Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception 1535 Logan St. Denver, CO 80203 Telephone: 303-831-7010 - Fax: 303-831-9514

Website: www.denvercathedral.org Email: cbic2016@denvercathedral.org

Archdiocese of Denver Website: www.archden.org

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BAPTISMS

Parents and Godparents are required to attend a class prior to baptism.

Pre-registration is required. If no one pre-registers, there will be no class.

FUNERALS

Please contact the office.

MARRIAGES

Call the office at least 9 months prior to the wedding to book the date.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

In the event of a serious illness or a medical emergency, call the

office.

HOMEBOUND MINISTRY

Please contact the office.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Lauren Scheller 303-831-7010

RCIA/RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS

Lauren Scheller

MASS SCHEDULE

WEEKDAY MASSES: 7:00AM, 12:10PM,

5:30PM

Saturday: 7:00AM

Anticipated Saturday: 4:30PM

SUNDAY: 8:30AM, 10:30AM, 12:30PM, &

6:30PM

(Mass is limited to 50 Congregants, please sign

up at www.denvercathedral.org)

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confessions)

Monday-Friday 11:00 AM

Cathedral Basilica Budget

Offertory & Gifts, June 22 - June 28, 2020 $10,474.83 Other Weekend Donations: Poor Box-SVDP $8.00 Food Pantry $1,230.00 Total: $1,238.00

CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION DENVER, CO

Please Remember The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Your Will

ARCHBISHOP OF DENVER: Most Reverend Samuel J Aquila, STL

AUXILIARY BISHOP OF DENVER: Most Reverend Jorge Rodriguez

PASTOR AND RECTOR: Very Reverend Ronald W. Cattany

IN RESIDENCE: Reverend Andreas Hoeck

DEACONS: Deacon Robert Finan, Deacon Robert Rinne,

and Deacon Charles Goldburg

DIRECTOR OF WORSHIP: John Brooks

DIRECTOR OF SACRED MUSIC: Phil Bordeleau

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Brigid Demko

COORDINATOR OF FAITH FORMATION: Lauren Scheller

COORDINATOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Dave Martinez

MANAGERS OF FINANCE AND ASSETS: Elizabeth Odum & Joe Cavaleri

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Linda Flores

BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND RECTORY OPERATIONS:

Sebastian Luke Oliver

MAINTENANCE AND GROUNDS: Jacob Harper

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Please pray for all those who are sick or in need of our prayers:

Michael Boston, Lawrence Brooks, Douglas Campbell, Joann Coules, Andrew Emmer, Jeannie Harder, Ilse Hartman, Mallori Heeke, Andrea Helaine, Allie Kandt, John Krusinski, Lynn

Lengyel, Kitty de Leon, Ethel Litzenberger, Dominic Martinez, Michelle Martino, Mitchell A. Moreno, Randy S. Moreno, Pam Pappas, Melanie Parker, Jean Pierre, Andrew Pink, Phil

Scardova, Jodi Steward, Claude Stieha, A.J. Stiffler, Ana Tejada, Linda Winkler, Chloe Young, Sheila Oliver, Ronald Arnold, Bill & Kim Agnew, Christina Hertz, James M. Schmitt, Linda Basquez, Mary Figueroa, Shelley Carmosino, Susie Escareno, Ted Haner, Delfina Guzman, Mary Jo McHugh. Monique. Paul Nohara. Zachary Quick, Janet Robson, Juanita Driscoll,

Sydney Brisbane, Marlene Bargas, Wener Hahn, Tami Vicars, Michael O. Machado, Joel Ray Asuncion, Patricia Capponi, Cliff Richard, Valeria Pacheco, Brady McHugh, Joseph Delaney,

Margaret Harrison, Kimberly O’Brien, Father Daniel Sinn, Joe Ann O’Brien, Father MacEwen, Mr. & Mrs. Parish, Mary Ann Nightingale, Mike Lopez, Sheryl Ventura, George Martin Helfer, Alfred Deldon Sr., Brenda Garrett, Peter James Chavez, Basil Summers, Tina Alvarez, Sammy

Lopez, Brady McHugh, Holly Shess

Sunday, July 5, 2020

8:30 AM Alfonso Rivera †

10:30 AM Parishioners of the Cathedral Basilica

12:30 PM Carmen Mary Flores †

6:30 PM Mary Martinez (Birthday) Monday, July 6, 2020

7:00 AM Aurelia Kice

12:10 PM Jane Elizabeth Schick †

3:00 PM Ellen Trujillo

5:30 PM Deacon Anthony Dudzik †

Tuesday, July 7 2020

7:00 AM Emelia Black (Birthday) 12:10 PM Lisa Smyth

5:30 PM Katie Zoltanski Wednesday, July 8, 2020

7:00 AM Susan Fashaw Cook †

12:10 PM Susan Escareno (Birthday) 5:30 PM Merle & Mary Wiley

Thursday, July 9, 2020

7:00 AM Anne Sustrick †

12:10 PM Hans Zohmann

5:30 PM Ursula Joo & Mrs. Bahn †

Friday, July 10, 2020

7:00 AM Paul Burbine †

12:10 PM Vianney Chae To †

5:30 PM Victor Burger †

Saturday, July 11, 2020

7:00 AM Robert Javorek

4:30 PM Paul Burbine †

MASS INTENTIONS

Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Pray for Us

SACRED LITURGY

If you had scheduled a Mass Intention in March, April or

May, please call Linda at the office to confirm when

your new intention has been scheduled.

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FROM YOUR PASTOR

Last month, the Holy Father commemorated the 5th Anniversary of his Encyclical Laudato Si and the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. As he commemorates these milestones, it is important to remember that the respect for the Created Environment is part of Catholic Social Doctrine. “The ecological question must not be faced solely because of the frightening prospects that environmental destruction represents; rather it must above all become a strong motivation for an authentic solidarity of worldwide dimensions (No. 486). Care for the environment represents a challenge for all of humanity. It is a matter of a common and universal duty, that of respecting a common good, destined for all (No. 466).”

The comments and actions of Pope Francis have been part of the Fabric of the Papacy since Earth Day 1970…

Saint Pope Paul VI. “Man is suddenly becoming aware that by an ill-considered exploitation of nature he risks destroying it and be-coming in his turn the victim of this degradation. Not only is the material environment becoming a permanent menace – pollution and refuse, new illness and absolute destructive capacity – but the human framework is no longer under man’s control, thus creating an environment for tomorrow which may well be intolerable. This is a wide-ranging social problem which concerns the entire human fam-ily.” (Octogesima Adveniens, No. 21) Saint Pope John Paul II. “The most profound and serious indication of the moral implications underlying the ecological problem is the lack of respect for life evident in many of the patterns of environmental pollution. Often, the interests of production prevail over con-cern for the dignity of workers, while economic interests take priority over the good of individuals and even entire peoples. In these cases, pollution or environmental destruction is the result of an unnatural and reductionist vision which at times leads to a genuine con-tempt for man.” (World Day of Peace 1990, No.7) Pope Benedict XVI. “In 1990 John Paul II had spoken of an ‘ecological crisis’ and, in highlighting its primarily ethical character, pointed to the ‘urgent moral need for a new solidarity.’ His appeal is all the more pressing today, in the face of signs of a growing crisis which it would be irresponsible not to take seriously. Can we remain indifferent before the problems associated with such realities as climate change, desertification, the deterioration and loss of productivity in vast agricultural areas, the pollution of rivers and aquifers, the loss of biodiversity, the increase of natural catastrophes and the deforestation of equatorial and tropical regions? Can we disregard the growing phenomenon of ‘environmental refugees?’ Can we remain impassive in the face of actual and potential conflicts involving access to natural resources?” (World Day of Peace 2010, No. 4) Pope Francis. The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all. At the global level, it is a complex system linked to many of the essential conditions for human life. A very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system. In recent decades this warming has been accompanied by a constant rise in the sea level and, it would appear, by an increase of extreme weather events, even if a scientifically determinable cause cannot be assigned to each particular phe-nomenon. Humanity is called to recognize the need for changes of lifestyle, production and consumption, in order to combat this warm-ing or at least the human causes which produce or aggravate it. It is true that there are other factors (such as volcanic activity, variations in the earth’s orbit and axis, the solar cycle), yet a number of scientific studies indicate that most global warming in recent decades is due to the great concentration of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen oxides and others) released mainly as a result of human activity. As these gases build up in the atmosphere, they hamper the escape of heat produced by sunlight at the earth’s surface. The problem is aggravated by a model of development based on the intensive use of fossil fuels, which is at the heart of the worldwide energy system. Another determining factor has been an increase in changed uses of the soil, principally deforestation for agricultural purposes.” (Laudato Si, No 23) US Conference of Bishops. “At its core, global climate change is not about economic theory or political platforms, nor about partisan advantage or interest group pressures. It is about the future of God’s creation and the one human family. It is about protecting both ‘the human environment’ and the natural environment. It is about our human stewardship of God’s creation and our responsibility to those who come after us. In that spirit of praise and thanksgiving to God for the wonders of creation, we Catholic bishops call for a civil dia-logue and prudent and constructive action to protect God’s precious gift of the earth’s atmosphere with a sense of genuine solidarity and justice for all God’s children.” (Global Climate Change A Plea for Dialogue Prudence and the Common Good 2001) Respect for the Created Environment IS ESSENTIAL to the Human Dignityof everyone…in 1970…in 2015…and in 2020…

+May God Bless You and Keep You+

“Today we celebrate the fiftieth Earth Day. This is an occasion for renewing our commitment to love and care for our common home and for the weaker members of our human family. As the tragic coronavirus pandemic has taught us, we can overcome global challenges only by showing solidarity with one another and embracing the most vulnerable in our midst…We must grow in awareness of caring for our common home…We are fashioned from the earth, and fruit of the earth sustains our life…Thus we live in this common home as one human family in biodiversity with God’s other creatures…we have no future if we destroy the very environment that sustains

us…How can we restore a harmonious relationship with the earth and with the rest of humanity? A harmonious relation-ship…harmony is a work of the Holy Spirit…In today’s celebration of Earth Day, we are called to renew our sense of sa-cred respect for the earth, for it is not just our home but also God’s home. -- Pope Francis

FROM YOUR PASTOR

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Pray for Us

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Pray for Us

“You will find out that Charity is a heavy burden to carry, heavier than the kettle of

soup and the full basket. ... “

St. Vincent De Paul, Pray For Us

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

This will certainly be the most profound experience of Independence Day in my lifetime. I think I’ve learned more about the truths we hold to be self-evident these past several months, and especially these past few weeks, than in all the years I lived before them.

It started, for me, about a month into the coronavirus. I had asked everyone I talked with, as the weeks went by, if they knew anyone who was sick, or had died, from the virus. Except for one well-known man who died early on, no one knew anyone, and we were all so grateful.

This continued for weeks and weeks, and as we learned more about who was most vulnerable to this disease I became more and more embarassed to ask the question. Why? Because it was painfully clear, as time went on, that it was the elderly, and those “essential workers” driving the buses and cleaning the nursing homes, who were dying at the greatest numbers. No wonder all the people who look like me didn’t know any of those people who don’t.

The other self-evident truth is now evident to the whole world: people who work in health care are just what they appeared to be when they went to nursing school, pharmacy school, and medical school years ago. They are utterly devoted to caring for the sick, even at the risk of their health. Years of working in their field may have scarred them in some ways, but this virus has proven that they will lay down their own lives to save their patients.

Celebrate this Independence weekend. That we have so much to be proud of, and so much still to change, should be self-evident.

How have the events of the last few weeks caused you re-think the effects of racism in our country?

Kathy McGovern ©2020 www.thestoryandyou.com

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SPIRITUAL FORMATION

Saint Philip Neri, Pray for Us

Saint of the Week

Saint Maria Goretti One of the largest crowds ever assembled for a can-onization—250,000—symbolized the reaction of millions touched by the simple story of Maria Goretti. She was the daughter of a poor Italian tenant farmer, had no chance to go to school, never learned to read or write. When Maria made her First Communion not long before her death at age 12, she was one of the larg-er and somewhat backward members of the class.

On a hot afternoon in July, Maria was sitting at the top of the stairs of her house, mending a shirt. She was not quite 12 years old, but physically mature. A cart stopped outside, and a neighbor, 18-year-old Ales-sandro, ran up the stairs. He seized her and pulled her into a bedroom. She struggled and tried to call for help. “No, God does not wish it,” she cried out. “It is a sin. You would go to hell for it.” Alessandro began striking at her blindly with a long dagger.

Maria was taken to a hospital. Her last hours were marked by the usual simple compassion of the good—concern about where her mother would sleep, for-giveness of her murderer (she had been in fear of him, but did not say anything lest she cause trouble to his family), and her devout welcoming of Viaticum, her last Holy Communion. She died about 24 hours after the attack.

Alessandro was sentenced to 30 years in prison. For a long time he was unrepentant and surly. One night he had a dream or vision of Maria gathering flowers and offering them to him. His life changed. When he was released after 27 years, his first act was to beg the for-giveness of Maria’s mother.

Devotion to the young martyr grew, miracles were worked, and in less than half a century she was canon-ized. At her beatification in 1947, her 82-year-old mother, two sisters, and her brother appeared with Pope Pius XII on the balcony of St. Peter’s. Three years later, at Maria’s canonization, a 66-year-old Alessandro Serenelli knelt among the quarter-million

JULIA GREELEY BOOK FOR SALE

The Julia Greeley Guild is selling the book Julia Greeley: Denver’s Angel of Charity, written and illustrated by the

2018-2019 Annunciation Catholic School 5th Grade Class, as a fundraiser. The cost of the book is $15.00, and monies raised will assist in the process of the Canonization of Serv-ant of God Julia Greeley. For additional information or to order a book, please contact Mary Leisring at the Cathe-

dral Basilica 303-831-7010 or email mar-yl@denvercathedral.org.

As part of the Cause for Canonization, Julia’s mortal remains were transferred to Denver’s Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Con-

ception on June 7, 2017.

For more information on Julia’s life and her impact on Denver, head to juliagreeley.org