........ VOL. LXII, NO. 29 JULY 16, 1986 Coiorado’s Largest Weekly CIRCULATION 81,580 28 PAGES 25 CENTS Installation a time to celebrate The installation of Archbishop J. Francis Stafford as the sixth ordinary of the Archdiocese of Denver will be the first time that a significant number of people will be able to witness such a ceremony, according to Father Lawrence St. Peter, archdiocesan adminis­ trator. Tickets for the ceremony, which begins at 7 p.m. Jan. 31 at Currigan Hall, are being distributed through the parishes, and persons interested in attending the historical event should call their individual parish. Principal celebrant of the Mass of Installation will be Archbishop Pio Laghi, papal nuncio to the United States. As part of the opening ceremony, three rep­ resentatives from each parish will carry in procession a parish banner that commemorates the archdiocese s centennial year. The banners will be placed around the walls of Currigan Hall. Sixty priests will distribute Communion from sta­ tions throughout the hall. See other stories, pages 4, 5. Tt will be a wonderful opportunity for the people of the Lord to welcome Archbishop Stafford. ' Father St. Peter said, "and also an opportunity for state and local civic leaders and representatives of other re­ ligious communities to extend a welcome. " Noting that the Basilica of the Immaculate Concep­ tion has a seating capacity of only about 1,500. Father St. Peter said it would have been impossible to accom­ modate the priests and Religious alone. "We didn’t want to exclude the people who make up the Archdiocese of Denver,” he said. ‘ ‘So we had to IN THE b e g in n in g THE WORD go to a place that would accommodate those elements of our broad community which are so very important to the Church of Denver.” By holding the installation at Currigan Hall, he said, “ we can include a good representation from every parish. It ’s also an opportunity for pastors to thank esp»ecially those people who have worked very hard and are actively involv^ in a parish by offering them a ticket to this momentous event.” “ Celebration,” he said, “ leads to unity in a com­ n Sui)iv3a>4 munity. There is a time to work; there is a time to rest; there is a time to celebrate. This is a time to 1 0 ' T r T ' d 6 L celebrate in thanksgiving for our new shepherd.” Archbishop J. Francis Stafford’s coat of arms. Archbishop Stafford’s coat of arms In Church heraldry, the most frequently seen coats while sinister means on the left of the bearer and the have been altered by the inclusion of a red, right hand of arms are those of dioceses or bishops. Those used by right of the observer. that is pierced to remind us of the stigmata that was bishops are marked by the use of the mitre, the crosier By tradition, the dexter impalement, or left half of borne by the archbishop’s baptismal patron, St. Francis and the ecclesiastical hat. The hat is low-crowned, flat, the shield, is given over to the arms of the jurisdiction, of Assisi. 'The red hand is used to honor the wide-brimmed and has cords and tassels hanging from in this case the Archdiocese of Denver. 'Those arms are archbishop’s Northern Irish Catholic heritage where the either side. composed of a red field, which is employed to honor the “ Red Hand of Ulster” has been used to signify North­ For example, a cardinal’s coat of arms is shown Spanish heritage ot the area and because the Spanish ern Ireland since the reign of King Henry V (1413-22). surmounted by a scarlet hat with 15 tassels on each side. word for red, one of the dominant Hispanic colors, is 'The archbishop’s motto, “ In the Beginning the The hats of an archbishop or a bishop are green. An “ Colorado.” Word,” is taken from the beginning of the Gospel ac­ archbishop’s has 10 tassels and a bishop’s six. On the red field is placed a silver Latin cross to cording to St. John (1:1). 'The phrase expresses the The papal coat of arms consists of the tiara above pay particular significance to the natural ice formation archbishop’s deep belief that all things come from God the crossed keys of St. Peter, one key gold, the other of the Mount of the Holy Cross in Eagle County, in the and that the ’Truth, His Word, is above all other things. silver. western half of the archdiocese. 'The coat of arms is completed with the external The coat of arms of Archbishop J. Francis Staf­ ornamentation. Those are an archiepiscopal pro­ ford, like other coats of arms, is composed of a shield Interlaced at the center of the cross is a silver cessional gold cross (two cross beams), which is placed with its charges, which is the central and most import­ crescent to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary in her title in back of the shield and extends above and below the ant feature of any heraldic device, a motto and the of the Immaculate Conception, titular of the Basilica in shield, and the green ecclesiastical hat, which was external ornaments. Denver. worn by prelates until 1870, with its 10 tassels in four In looking at a coat of arms, it must be re­ 'The archbishop’s personal arms, which are joined rows on either side of the shield. 'Those are the heraldic membered that it is described as if it is being done by to the arms of the archdiocese to signify that he is the insignia of a prelate of the rank of archbishop by instrc- the bearer with the shield being worn on the arm. Thus, personification of the archdiocese (seen in the sinister tion of the Holy See on March 31, 1969. the terms dexter and sinister are reversed as the shield impalement of the shield), are gold on which is dis­ is viewed from the front. In heraldry, dexter means played a red chevron. The archbishop’s new coat of arms was executed located on the wearer’s right and the observer’s left. Those are the Stafford fam ily arms. 'Those arms by Paul J. Sullivan of Narragansett, R.I. Page 2 — The Denver Catholic Register, Wed., July 16, 1986 IN THE Third world debt 4( SPOTLIGHT increases tensions Marie Celia of Occupation: In­ A combined $1 trillion debt this year surance company manage­ peace but has not become involved in the complex i.ssue ment and hospital volun­ By Agostino Bono m surrounding it. ’ * teer VATICAN CITY (N O — The growing foreign indebted­ “ We can’t enter into technical aspects but we can Birthplace: Denver ness of Third World nations is increasing tensions between indicate some problems and their relationship to a certain Age: 80 the developing nations and their lenders, primarily the in­ sense of values,” said Msgr. Murphy, a priest of the Boston Parish: Christ the dustrialized Western countries, said a Vatican official Archdiocese. Per King T don’t think anyone seriously proposes that there One of the complexities is that different elements have What is it that led should be a cancellation of foreign debts, but there are caused the debt problem in different countries, he added Juli you to choose your pro­ possibilities for cooperation,' said Msgr. William F fession? Murphy, undersecretary of the Pontifical Justice and Peace African countries After finishing school, ann Commission. Many African countries do not have a significant gross I wanted to learn the fam­ He said developed countries and international organiza­ national product, have huge famine problems and produce ily insurance business. As tions should help renegotiate loans; re-evaluate under­ for hospital work, I feel I developed economies; develop new technologies adequate to few exports to compensate for their import needs, he said Maria Celia, can help people under development needs and teach countries how to use the new Latin American countries, in general, are more de­ older photo. veloped and received foreign investments during the 1970s stress by being supportive. technologies when there was a lot of capital, especially dollars earned What do you like best about it? World Peace Day by oil-producing nations, on the world market, he said Aft Getting to know so many people and helping them Msgr Murphy spoke June 24 at a press briefing to "But because of a series of factors Latin America also diapers with problems announce the theme for the 1987 World Peace Day, ‘De­ faces a debt problem,” he added. of Den' What do you like least about it? velopment and Solidarity: The Keys to Peace Msgr. Murphy cited huge national budget deficits, bing. Seeing people’s bad luck. The Vatican statement announcing the theme listed protectionism in Western countries against Third World "I What is your most memorable experience? foreign indebtedness as a threat to world peace and asked imports, and lack of encouragement for economy-bwjsting her mo Receiving an award for 3,000 hours — 30 years — for international coop)eration to resolve the problem investments in Latin America. ” 0 volunteerism at the hospital. Many Third World leaders have said their foreign debts Another major problem has been the flight of invest­ more t are so high that they cannot meet yearly service and No What is your favorite pastime? ment capital from Latin America to the more lucrative interest payments. Some have spoken about repudiating ‘made Volunteering at St. Joseph's Hospital for 33 years developed world, he said.