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August 9, 2000
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All invited to Walk for Vocations at Cabrini Shrine
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`Walk for Vocations' at Cabrini Shrine, Aug. 12
Everyone is invited to join in the annual "Walk for Vocations" beginning at 10 a.m. on Aug. 12 at Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden. Last year, more than 175 people took part.
"This walk is a way for people to take a very public and very active role in praying for vocations," said Sister of Mercy Sharon Ford, secretary for religious.
Pilgrims will pray a "vocation version" of the Stations of the Cross as they travel up 373 steps to the statue of the Sacred Heart.
A Mass will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the chapel celebrated by Msgr. Walker Nickless, vicar general and secretary for priests and seminarians. The Knights of Columbus will provide lunch for all present.
Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., constantly encourages young men to consider the priesthood or religious life. He also encourages young women to consider the religious life as a dynamic way to proclaim Christ in the midst of modern culture.
"During his 1993 visit to Denver, the Pope challenged young people of the world by saying: `This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel. It is the time to preach it from the rooftops. Do not be afraid to break out of comfortable and routine modes of living, in order to take up the challenge of making Christ known,'" Archbishop Chaput wrote in a recent letter encouraging vocations.
For information on the "Walk for Vocations," or for information on religious life, contact Sister Ford at 303-715-3239. For information on the priesthood are encouraged to call Father Kent Drotar at 303-282-3429.