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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL BLASE CUPICH’S GOLDEN JUBILEE
WHEREAS on Saturday, August 16, 2025, a special Mass was celebrated at Holy Name Cathedral, and
WHEREAS among the many blessings for which the parishioners of Holy Name Cathedral offered thanks on that day is that God has blessed them and sent to them his grace through the good works and benevolence of His Eminence Cardinal Blase Cupich, and
WHEREAS His Eminence Cardinal Blase Cupich has served the Catholic Church for 50 years since being ordained on August 16, 1975, and
WHEREAS Cardinal Blase Cupich was appointed Archbishop of Chicago on September 20, 2014, by Pope Francis and installed as the ninth Archbishop of Chicago in November of 2014, and
WHEREAS Cardinal Blase Cupich was elevated to the College of Cardinals on November 19, 2016, at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City by Pope Francis, and
WHEREAS Cardinal Blase Cupich has been an advocate for the dignity of human life, protecting the most vulnerable, and advocating for social justice, and
WHEREAS the celebration of this Golden Jubilee is with deep thanks for a life devoted to tireless service and a mission to proclaim the Gospel, and
WHEREAS a celebration honoring Cardinal Blase Cupich will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at Hilton Chicago, and
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County that the Board does hereby extend its congratulations to His Eminence Cardinal Blase Cupich for this special recognition, and extends its gratitude on behalf of the community for his outstanding service over the years, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this text be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body, and an official copy of same be presented to Cardinal Blase Cupich, to commemorate this joyous occasion.
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