Sacred Heart

The history of Sacred Heart Parish is a part the history of the city of Denver and the state of Colorado itself. We are the third parish of the territory founded in 1879 by the first bishop of Denver (and all of Colorado at that point) Bishop Joseph Machebeuf. The church building itself is the old operating church of any denomination in the city an... d one of the oldest in the entire state as well. Servant of God Julia Greeley, an emancipated slave and convert to the Catholic Faith, was a parishioner of Sacred Heart and may one day be a canonized saint of the Church. She herself prayed in these walls, spread the Faith through these streets, and loved and served her neighbors. Though she died in 1918, her holy example is looked up to as a model on how to truly love and serve the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. This neighborhood is one of the oldest in Denver and the neighborhoods of Five Points and RiNo are in need of her holy intercession and example as much as ever in this rapidly changing area. It is my hope as pastor of this parish that Sacred Heart Parish will become the true heart of the neighborhood and that many visitors and new locals will be drawn to know, love, and serve the Lord Jesus Christ, true God and true man, and encounter the true beauty of the Catholic Faith He has given us. La historia de la Parroquia del Sagrado Corazón es parte de la historia de la ciudad de Denver y del estado de Colorado. Somos la tercera parroquia del territorio fundada en 1879 por el primer obispo de Denver (y todo Colorado en ese momento) el Obispo Joseph Machebeuf. El edificio de la iglesia es la antigua iglesia funcionando de cualquier denominación en la ciudad y también una de las ms antiguas de todo el estado. La sierva de Dios Julia Greeley, una esclava emancipada y convertida a la fe católica, era feligrés del Sagrado Corazón y puede que algn da sea una santa canonizada de la Iglesia. Ella misma rezó en estos muros, extendió la fe por estas calles y amó y sirvió a sus vecinos. Aunque murió en 1918, su santo ejemplo ...Read More