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: [email protected] Archdiocese of Denver Website: www.archden.org

. CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION DENVER, CO

ARCHBISHOP OF DENVER: Most Reverend Samuel J Aquila, STL MASS SCHEDULE AUXILIARY BISHOP OF DENVER: Most Reverend Jorge Rodriguez PASTOR AND RECTOR: Very Reverend Ronald W. Cattany WEEKDAY MASSES: 7:00 AM, 12:10 PM, 5:30 PM PAROCHIAL VICAR: Reverend Michael Rapp, S.S.L. (Mondays at 3:00 PM 65+ Mass) IN RESIDENCE: Reverend Andreas Hoeck Saturday: 7:00AM DEACONS: Deacon Robert Finan, Deacon Robert Rinne, Anticipated Saturday: 4:30PM SUNDAY: 8:30AM, 10:30AM, 12:30PM, & 6:30PM and Deacon Charles Goldburg

DIRECTOR OF WORSHIP: John Brooks VISITING HOURS DIRECTOR OF SACRED MUSIC: Phil Bordeleau Weekday: 4:00—5:15pm, 6:15pm—7pm (except Tuesdays) PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Brigid Demko Sunday: 1:30pm—2:30pm and 7:30pm—8:00pm RCIA COORDINATOR: Brett Manero Please call the office as special events or recordings may RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Luciane Urban require closing.

COORDINATOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Dave Martinez MANAGERS OF FINANCE AND ASSETS: Elizabeth Odum & Joe Cavaleri SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confessions) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Linda Flores BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND RECTORY OPERATIONS: Monday-Friday 11:00am—12:00pm, Saturday 3 PM – 4 PM Or by appointment, please call the office and wait for a Sebastian Luke Oliver confirmation call. You will need to wear a mask. MAINTENANCE AND GROUNDS: Jacob Harper

ANOINTING OF THE SICK BAPTISMS In the event of a serious illness or Parents and Godparents are required a medical emergency, call the to attend a class prior to baptism. office. Pre-registration is required. If no one HOMEBOUND MINISTRY pre-registers, there will be no class. Please contact the office. FUNERALS RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Please contact the office. Please contact the office MARRIAGES RCIA/RITE OF CHRISTIAN Call the office at least 9 months prior INITIATION OF ADULTS

to the wedding to book the date. Brett Manero

Cathedral Basilica Budget

Offertory Sept 14, 2020 - Sept 20, 2020 $7,603.60

Projected Total Deficit June 30, 2021: $446,000 Current fiscal year: $18,424 offertory shortfall We also incurred $45,000 in damages from recent vandalism.

Please donate at www.denvercathedral.org

Other Weekend Donations Poor Box-SVDP $110.00 Food Pantry $100.00 Catholic University $5.00

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

. SACRED LITURGY Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Pray for Us

MASS INTENTIONS RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Sunday, September 27, 2020 8:30 AM Father Sean McGrath Religious Education classes for all grades 10:30 AM Parishioners of the Cathedral Basilica 12:30 PM Florence Holt † will begin on Sunday, October 4. Classes 6:30 PM James E. Reilly † will be held in person, on Sunday Monday, September 28, 2020 7:00 AM Mrs. Gerber & Family mornings, at the Knights of Columbus 12:10 PM Deacon Anthony Dudzic † Hall for safe distancing. Please call the 3:00 PM Jose, Juan & Gustavo Jimenez † parish office or email 5:30 PM Garrett Dunsmoor † Tuesday, September 29, 2020 [email protected] for 7:00 AM Mr. & Mrs. Rob Hanzlik more information and to register your chil- 12:10 PM Marge Utz dren. 5:30 PM Ricardo Anorga Zamudio † Wednesday, September 30, 2020 7:00 AM Jerome I. Simon † You can call the parish office or e-mail 12:10 PM Jerome Cramer Simon us at [email protected] 5:30 PM Lorraine Simon † Thursday, October 1, 2020 7:00 AM Hector Bonisatto † 12:10 PM Intentions to The Virgin Mary 5:30 PM Kevin Kassner † Friday, October 2, 2020 7:00 AM Rev. James Purfield † 12:10 PM Deacon Bill McClellan † 5:30 PM Maureen Rettenmaier Saturday, October 3, 2020 7:00 AM George Martin Heifer † 4:30 PM Anna & Emielia Black

. In the Company of Pope Francis "God...calls everyone and calls always. This means being open to horizons that offer hope to those stationed on the existential peripheries, who have not yet experienced, or who have lost, the strength and light that comes with meeting Christ. The Church must always be like God, always going out. And when the Church is not going out, she gets sick. God always goes out, because He’s a Father Who loves – and the Church always needs to do the same thing, always going out. God does not look at the time and the results, He considers the availability and the generosity with which we put ourselves at His service. This way of acting, is more than just, in the sense that it goes beyond justice and is manifested in Grace. Those who rely on their own merits find themselves last, while those who humbly entrust themselves to the Father’s mercy, from being last, find themselves first...with Jesus’ friendship, which is everything for us." —Pope Francis FROM YOUR PASTOR

FOLLOW ME... When Jesus CALLED the Apostles, He simply said, 'FOLLOW ME.' He did not explain why. He was simply HIS AU- THENTIC SELF. The same is true for YOU AND ME. Jesus is always seeking us out, but we need to TRUST HIM on the journey that fol- lows. The response to OUR CALL depends on the DEPTH OF OUR FAITH...and our OPENESS TO BE TRANSFORMED. RE- MEMBER: >God is WITH US and PRESENT TO US 24/7. >God is SUPREME and BEYOND US. >God's MERCY OVERRIDES JUSTICE in a given situation. >God is NEVER OUTDONE IN GENEROSITY. ESSENTIAL TO THESE REALITIES IS FORGIVENESS. God forgives sinners big and small which is difficult for those who tend to be self righteous or who feel unworthy of God's Love. When GOD FORGIVES THOSE WHO HAVE HURT US, WE CAN RESENT IT. Why? Because we FAIL to see HIS GENEROSITY TOWARD US. God is always willing to forgive...and it is this JOURNEY OF FORGIVENESS...of Ourselves and Others...that will take us to the Peripheries -- not necessarily to the end of the World, but to the fringes of our PERSONAL WORLD - - to our ene- mies, to strangers, to the immigrant, and to society's invisible and neglected. And in many cases, it may just be down the street! A Gracious God is a Generous God who has a role for each of us in his Project of Salvation. As a result, no one is underval- ued, marginalized or unimportant in HIS PLAN. He CALLS US based on the job to be done, not the time on the job or our sense of worth. And that's where GRACE kicks in. Grace is the Mercy of God demonstrated in countless ways to seemingly Undeserving People -- including YOU AND ME. It is not based on a merit system… but on God's Perfect Plan For Our Life. Divine Grace strips away presumed privilege and treats all recipients equally...which is hard to stomach when our arrogance or jeal- ously expects more. When we are called, we should respond at once… regardless of the timing...working diligently in the time we are giv- en...grounded in LOVE. God's Generosity is a Two-Way Street: when we ASK for Mercy, Forgiveness, and Generosity for ourselves, then we must BE Merciful, Forgiving, and Generous to others. In LIVING OUR CALL in Gratitude, Wonder, and Humility…the REWARD may just SURPRISE US! +May God Bless You and Keep You+ -Very Reverend Ronald W Cattany

. PRAYER LISTS

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, Basil Summers, Tina Alvarez, Nancy Clark, Bill Johns, Befus Brown, Peter Chavez, Ellen Trujillo, Dustin Clark, Roger Amani, Cheryl Ventura, Sister Miriam McLean, Nancy Fox, Lauretta Proulex, Matthew Taylor, Holly Shess, Mary Jo McHugh, Rose Marie Bruno

Please pray for all those in our parish family who have died since Shelter in Place: Mike Farley, Jossie Eyre, Tina Martinez, Jerry Priddy, Lou Jahde, Jessie Mangers, Kara O’Connor, Joe Vitale, Deacon Anthony Dudzic, Billy Bruce, Kathleen Davis, Bob Roach, Sam Ochu, Scott Collier, Gerald Cucio, Fr. Joe Blanco, Josephine Malesich, Louisa Orduna, Maureen Rittenhause, Sammy Lopez, Randall Cook, Mike McBride, Peter James Chavez

SACRED MUSIC Saint Cecilia, Pray for Us

Livestreamed Concerts at the Cathedral Basilica www.facebook.com/cbicdenver to watch All concerts are free and open to the public. Your free-will donations fund this outreach.

Premieres This Sunday! Upcoming concert Even if you don’t have a Facebook account, you can still watch our Livestreamed concerts!

Directions: When you go to www.facebook.com/cbicdenver, you will be prompted to Sign In. At the bottom of that pop-up box, however, there is a button that says Not Now. If you press Not Now, you will be able to explore all our Facebook con- tent. At the time of the concert, the livestream will be the first thing on our Newsfeed. Call the office if you have any questions!

. COMMUNITY OUTREACH Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Pray for Us

Monday-Friday we serve around 200-300 people each day in our breakfast sandwich line, food pantry, soup and sandwich To-Go at St. Elizabeth of Hungary’s and Snacks on the Hill.

Please donate to help us keep these outreach ministries operational.

Our St. Vincent de Paul Society helps ~12 households each month with rental and utili- ty assistance.

Thank you for your generosity.

Cost cov- Email [email protected] ered by the Cathedral

Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time The fires all over the west have been awful, and those of us who live far from them are still eating ashes with our corn when we dare to have dinner outside. Our eyes burn and our throats hurt. And the flames are hundreds of miles away. Remember your mercies, Lord. We’re parched for water, but hurricanes are dumping massive, unmanageable tons of it on the already flooded U.S. Gulf Coast. Huge glaciers are melting on both sides of the globe. The oceans are rising, with no end in sight. Remember your mercies, Lord. Wasn’t it HOT all summer? Record, scorching heat made our house an oven. It’s hard for me to manage the stairs down to our deli- ciously cool basement, so my sweet husband Ben stayed upstairs with me and rigged up fans and ice packs and all kinds of low-tech schemes to get the temperature down. Remember your mercies, Lord. My nephew Bryan, after working every short-order cook job in his town on the Western Slope, finally got a prestigious job as a chef at a high-end restaurant. One month later he was exposed to COVID, and is now home for the duration, with a low-grade fever and high-grade anxiety about making the mortgage. Eight million other U.S. restaurant workers know the feeling. Remember your mer- cies, Lord. In spite of it all, I still believed that all things would be well. And then the birds started falling from the sky. And now I cling to Psalm 25 like the life raft it has always been. In every age, through every drought and famine and disease, we pray with all who have gone before us: Remember your mercies, Lord. How are you managing your anxiety during these unsettling times? Kathy McGovern©2020 www.thestoryandyou.com

. YOUNG ADULT & YOUNG FAMILY MINISTRIES Blessed Pier Giorgio Frasatti , Pray for Us Holy Family, Pray for Us

Welcome! We invite you to check out our sports leagues, find a bible study or just stop by for dinner on Sunday evenings. Families always welcome! Find us on Facebook at Cathedral Young Adult and Young Adult Families or feel free to contact our Young Adult Coordinator, Georgie Messing at [email protected] Mass for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees Sunday, September 26th at 3pm at the Cathedral Basilica (livestream at www.archden.org/livestream)

Prayer for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2020: “Forced like Jesus to flee”

For the President of the United States and all government leaders: that the Son of God, who became human, and a migrant and refugee him- self, will help them understand the great dignity of human persons, and support legislation that better protects vulnerable populations in our midst, we pray to the Lord.

For refugees in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and elsewhere who are experiencing great suffering, that God might bring them to a place of peace and safety, we pray to the Lord.

For peace in the world and the end of all wars that create the refugee crisis impelling people to look for safety for them and their families in other countries, we pray to the Lord.

For refugees forced to leave their countries because of religious perse- cution and the need of freedom to profess their Christian faith, we pray to the Lord.

Thank you to everyone who joined Catholic Sports Labor Day Camping Trip!

. JULIA GREELEY GUILD Servant of God, Julia Greeley, Pray for Us

As part of her Cause for Canonization, Julia’s mortal remains were transferred to Denver’s Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Concep- tion on June 7, 2017.

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

JULIA GREELEY BOOK FOR SALE PRAYER THROUGH THE INTERCESSION OF THE SERVANT OF GOD JULIA GREELEY Denver’s Model of Mercy

Heavenly Father, your servant Julia Greeley dedicated her life to honoring the Sacred Heart of your son and to the humble service of the poor.

Grant me a generous heart like your Son’s, and if it be in accordance with your holy will, please grant this favor I now ask through Julia’s intercession. I pray this through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

-Archbishop Samuel J Aquila

JULIA’S CANOE During her life in Denver, Julia once responded to a The Julia Greeley Guild is selling the book Julia Gree- request for prayers by saying, “I’ll put you in my ca- ley: Denver’s Angel of Charity, written and illustrated noe with everyone else that I pray for”. by the 2018-2019 Annunciation Catholic School 5th Send your prayer intentions to [email protected] We Pray for the Intentions in Julia’s Canoe during special Grade Class, as a fundraiser. The cost of the book is Masses scheduled: $15.00, and monies raised will assist in the process of the Canonization of Servant of God Julia Greeley. For additional information or to order a book, please con- October 15th @ 5:30 pm tact Mary Leisring at the Cathedral Basilica 303-831- November 12th @ 5:30 pm 7010 or email [email protected]. December 17th @ 5:30 pm

. SPIRITUAL FORMATION Saint Philip Neri, Pray for Us

RCIA classes have begun! Saint of the Week Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus Wednesday evenings from 6:30- “I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To 8:30pm at the Knights of Colum- pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.” bus Hall. These are the words of Thérèse of Lisieux, a Carmelite nun called the “Little Flower,” who lived a Email [email protected] cloistered life of obscurity in the con- vent of Lisieux, France. And her pref- for more info! erence for hidden sacrifice did indeed convert souls. Few saints of God are more popular than this young nun. Her autobiography, The Story of a Soul, is read and loved throughout the world. Thérèse Martin entered the convent at the age of 15 and died in 1897 at the age of 24. Life in a Carmelite convent is indeed uneventful and consists mainly of prayer and hard domestic work. But Thérèse possessed that holy insight that redeems the time, however dull that time may be. She saw in quiet suffer- ing a redemptive suffering, suffering that was indeed her apos- tolate. Thérèse said she came to the Carmel convent “to save souls and pray for priests.” And shortly before she died, she wrote: “I want to spend my heaven doing good on earth.” Thérèse was canonized in 1925. On October 19, 1997, Pope John Paul II proclaimed her a Doctor of the Church, the third woman to be so recognized in light of her holiness and the in- fluence of her teaching on spirituality in the Church. Her parents, Louis and Zélie, were beatified in 2008, and can- onized in 2015. Thérèse has much to teach our age of the image, the appear- Monday through Friday, our volunteers give out ance, the “self.” We have become a dangerously self- 20-30 bags of food each day at our food pantry. conscious people, painfully aware of the need to be fulfilled, Each bag of food includes a tuna lunch, chicken yet knowing we are not. Thérèse, like so many saints, sought noodle soup, chili, peanut butter, peaches, a bot- to serve others, to do something outside herself, to forget her- tle of water, a can of V8, a sleeve of saltines and self in quiet acts of love. She is one of the great examples of a granola bar. Each bag costs us about $8.00. the gospel paradox that we gain our life by losing it, and that the seed that falls to the ground must die in order to live. These bags are accessible for anyone in need. We Preoccupation with self separates modern men and women serve our neighbors experiencing homelessness from God, from their fellow human beings, and ultimately and neighbors experiencing food insecurity. from themselves. We must re-learn to forget ourselves, to con- template a God who draws us out of ourselves, and to serve For $40 a week, you could help us feed a brother others as the ultimate expression of selfhood. These are the or sister in need. insights of Saint Thérèse, and they are more valid today than ever. Thank you for your generosity.

. MORE THAN YOU REALIZE Denver and Beyond

Pray Your Way Through the Day With the Cathedral Basilica Online

7am Mass livestream on Facebook 10am Spiritual Communion Prayer 12pm The Angelus 3pm Divine Mercy Chaplet 6pm Immaculate Conception Novena

Find all of these prayers and para-liturgies on our YouTube by going to www.denvercathedral.org and click- ing on the YouTube icon on the left side of the Home Page This weekend, all parishioners within the Archdiocese of Denver are uniting in their support of the 2020 Archbishop’s Catholic Ap- peal. When determining your level of charity, recall the words of Saint Peter, “As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another...” (1 Peter 4:10) Thank you for your dona- tion. www.archden.org/givetoday CHECK OUT THE VIDEO!

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Leave a Legacy Creating a will is one of the most important ways to record and remember what matters most to you— personally, financially and spiritually. It is an opportunity to make perhaps the most significant charitable gifts of your lifetime to strengthen our parish and the Catholic Community. We are so grateful to the many who have gone before us and those who have chosen to remember us in their wills.Our parish partners with The Catholic Foundation to provide for our future financial needs. Please consider making a gift or designating a bequest in your will for our fund at The Catholic Foundation. To learn more, please contact Jean Finegan at The Catholic Foundation at 303.867.0613.

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