Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Our Lady of Mount Carmel
300 Fulton Street ▪ Redwood City, CA 94062
Tel. 650-366-3802 ▪ Fax: 650-366-1421▪ parish@mountcarmel.org ▪ www.mountcarmel.org
Sixth Sunday of Easter
May 10, 2015
It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit. —John 15:16
Parish Center Hours
Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Parish Staff
Rev. Ulysses D’Aquila – Pastor, 306-9583
Rev. Mr. Thomas J. Boyle – Deacon, 366-3802
Teresa Anthony – Principal, 366-6127
Nori Jabba - School Development, 366-8817
Maureen Arnott – Kid’s Place, 366-6587
Magdalena Hernandez – Religious Ed., 368-8237
Vivian Clausing - Youth Confirmation, 366-6194
Bianca Remlinger– Director of Music,
bremlinger@mountcarmel.org
Andres Garcia-Spanish Music Ministry, 366-3802
Alba Canelo – Administrative Assistant, 366-3802
Mass Schedule
Sunday : 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. (español),
5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass
Monday to Friday 8:15 a.m.
Reconciliation/Confession - Saturday 3:30 – 4:30
p.m. or by request after daily Mass
Baptisms / Bautismos
Call parish two months in advance
Llame a la parroquia a lo menos dos meses antes
Weddings / Bodas
Call parish at least six months in advance
Llame a la parroquia a lo menos seis meses antes. Mission Statement
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish is a Christ-centered community in the Roman Catholic tradition. We
try to share the Good News of salvation with others. As a diverse community, we value and respect
individual differences. As God’s people, we gather in the Spirit to pray, to celebrate the sacraments, to
teach, to learn, to console, to rejoice, to minister and to renew our faith with one another.
Dear Parishioners,
Most Catholics today are familiar with the story of Our Lady of
Fatima whose feast we’ll celebrate this Wednesday. The beautiful image of the Blessed Mother associated with this appearance
can be found in almost every Catholic Church around the world.
This is remarkable considering that the event took place only a
century ago. Like our Lady’s earlier appearances to Juan Diego
in Mexico, to Bernadette in Lourdes, France and her most recent
appearances to several young people in the town of Medjugorje,
the 1917 appearance of the Blessed Virgin to the three little children in Fatima, Portugal leaves a certain question in our mind.
If the Blessed Mother of God had such an important message to
deliver to the world, why would she choose as her messengers
such people as Juan Diego, or Bernadette, or Lucia, Francisco
and Jacinta, none of whom could even read or write, none of
whom had any power to convince the authorities of the truth of
the Lady’s revelations? It is a great mystery at the heart of our
faith that, as St. Paul reminds us, “God chooses the weak of the
world to shame the strong, and God chooses the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing . . . so that no
human being can boast before God.” In the case of Fatima, the
children’s claim that they had seen this beautiful woman who
spoke to them was immediately ignored and ridiculed by the
mayor and other important officials of the town.
The Lady told the children to return on the 13th of each month
from May through October. As it happened, other people began
to hear about the appearances, and by October fifty thousand
pilgrims gathered with the children at the spot, called Cova de
Iria, where the Lady promised to be. Many on that day claimed
to have witnessed a “miracle of the sun” but only the children
heard the message from the woman who identified herself as Our
Lady of the Rosary. On that occasion, she asked the children to
recite the Rosary daily, to tell others of the need for moral conversion, and finally to erect a chapel there in her honor. It wasn’t until 1930 that the local bishop proclaimed that the apparitions were legitimate and he authorized the cult of Our Lady of
Fatima. Subsequently Jacinta, by that time a young woman, provided important accounts of the apparitions, again stressing the
practice of Penance, the recitation of the Rosary for world peace
and the conversion of sinners, and a devotion to the Immaculate
Heart of Mary. While Jacinta and Francisco died fairly young,
Lucia, who became a nun, lived a very long life and died only a
few years ago. Our late Holy Father, now Saint John Paul II,
after a serious attempt on his life in St. Peter’s Square, attributed
his survival to Our Lady of Fatima to whom he prayed while
being rushed to the hospital. After his recovery, Pope John Paul
travelled to Fatima and placed the bullet that nearly killed him in
the Blessed Mother’s crown.
Estimados Feligreses,
La mayoría de los católicos de hoy está familiarizado con la historia de Nuestra Señora de Fátima cuya fiesta celebraremos este
miercoles. La linda imagen de la Madre Bendita asociada con
esta aparición puede encontrarse en cada iglesia católica alrededor del mundo. Esto es notable considerando que el evento tuvo lugar hace no mas que un siglo. Como las otras apariciones de nuestra Señora -- a Juan Diego en México, a Bernadette en Lourdes, y las más recientes apariciones a varios
jóvenes en el pueblo de Medjugorje, la aparición en 1917 de la
Virgen a los tres niños en Fátima, Portugal deja una cierta
pregunta en nuestra mente. ¿Si la Madre de Dios tuviera un
mensaje importante para entregar al mundo, por qué escogería
ella como sus mensajeros a tales personas como Juan Diego, o
Bernardette, o Lucia, Francisco y Jacinta, ninguno de los cuales
podía leer o escribir, ninguno tenía algún poder para convencer
a las autoridades de la veracidad de las revelaciones de la Señora? Es un gran misterio al corazón de nuestra fe que, como San
Pablo nos recuerda, "Dios escoge al débil del mundo para avergonzar al fuerte, y Dios escoge al humilde y despreciado del
mundo, aquéllos que no cuentan para nada . . . para que ningún
ser humano pueda alardear ante Dios". En el caso de Fátima, la
aseveración de los niños de haber visto a esta mujer bonita que
les hablaba fue ignorada inmediatamente, y fueron ridiculizados
por el alcalde y otros importantes oficiales del pueblo. La Señora les dijo a los niños que volvieran en el día 13 de cada mes
desde mayo hasta octubre. Así como esto pasaba, otras personas empezaron a oír hablar de las apariciones, y en octubre
cincuenta mil peregrinos se reunieron con los niños en el lugar
llamado Cova de Iria donde la Señora prometió estar. Muchos
en ese día aseguraron ser testigos de "el milagro del sol" pero
sólo los niños escucharon el mensaje de la mujer que se identificó como Nuestra Señora del Rosario. En esa ocasión, ella les
pidió a los niños rezar el Rosario a diario, decir a otros de la
necesidad de la conversión moral, y finalmente erigir una capilla
allí en su honor. No fue hasta 1930 que el obispo proclamó que
las apariciones eran legítimas y autorizó el culto a Nuestra Señora de Fátima. Seguidamente, Jacinta, en ese tiempo una mujer joven, dio a conocer importantes detalles de las apariciones,
enfatizando nuevamente la práctica de la Penitencia, la devoción
a rezar el santo Rosario por la paz mundial y la conversión de
pecadores, y una devoción al Inmaculado Corazón de María.
Mientras Jacinta y Francisco murieron bastante jóvenes, Lucia,
que se hizo monja, vivió una vida muy larga y murió solo hace
unos años. El Santo Padre, ahora San Juan Pablo Segundo,
después del serio atentado de asesinato en la plaza San Pedro,
atribuyó su sobrevivencia a Nuestra Señora de Fátima a quien él
oró mientras era llevado al hospital. Después de su recuperación, el Papa Juan Pablo II viajó a Fátima y puso la bala, que
casi lo mata, en la corona de Nuestra Señora de Fátima.
You are Invited
The Annual Pentecost Pot Luck Dinner
Saturday May 23, 6pm
Cavanagh Hall
The Sister Parish Committee welcomes you to an
evening to celebrate the
universality
of
the
Church. This year, we
are pleased that Father
Ulysses will be joining
us provide a presentation
on “What Really Happened at Pentecost”.
Please bring your favorite traditional family dish to share with
the community. We will be available at 4:30pm
in the kitchen to collect and store your dish. Drinks
and dessert will be provided by the Sister Parish
Ministry.
We remember Pentecost as the day when the apostles spoke and those who heard understood even
though the words were not in their native language.
We all know the power of love, which is a universal
language that we share with St. Francis Xavier, our
sister parish near Mount Kilimanjaro in
Tanzania. We will be asking for a free will donation
to help the people of Kiraeni to build a cistern.
We helped them to build their church roof and now
are working to help them build an underground
cistern that will store rainwater that pours from that
roof during occasional tropical downpours. The
village of 5,000 people suffer through frequent
droughts and live on an average income of $1 per
day. Our assistance continues to help them to improve the quality as t hey continue to pray for us
and our unique needs. Contact Lucinda at (650)3669604 with any questions.
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
Sixth Sunday of Easter; Mother’s Day
Tuesday:
Ss. Nereus and Achilleus; St. Pancras
Wednesday: Our Lady of Fatima
Thursday: The Ascension of the Lord
(unless transferred to Sunday)
Friday:
St. Isidore
Saturday: Armed Forces Day
Young Adults- Holy
Hour / Happy Hour
Young adults in their 20s and
30s are encouraged join us
for a Holy Hour at Nativity parish (210 Oak Grove,
Menlo Park) on Tuesdays from 8pm-9pm, followed
by drinks at a local pub. If you have any questions,
please e-mail holyhourhappyhour@gmail.com or visit our website, holyhourhappyhour.wordpress.com
Although formal R.C.I.A. sessions
continue Sunday's at 9:00 a.m. in the
small chapel through Pentecost, anyone inquiring about our Catholic
Faith are welcome to contact us any
time.
For more information please call: 650
-368-8237
OLMC
WOMEN’S
CLUB
PLEASE JOIN US ON MAY 28TH 6:30 PM
in the SMALL ROOM—Summer Fun Event
Pulled Pork & BBQ Chicken sliders, salad, baked
beans, fruit & dessert. Women 21 years and older.
Prizes!! SEE YOU
THERE!
Fresh Vegetables
from Nano-Farms
A co-operative of people who are
growing vegetables on land at St.
Patrick’s Seminary will be here to
sell some of their produce this
Sunday. Please have a look and
consider buying some fresh, healthy vegetables all grown
with love.
DEEP DEBT
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever
saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual, and physical education I received from her.
—George Washington
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Intenciones de Misas de la semana
Saturday, May 9
5:00 PM Thelma & Jim Walsh †
Sunday, May 10 8:00 AM
10:00 AM
Español
12:00 PM
Monday, May 11
5:00 PM
Alfred & Georgette Absi †
Frances West †
Trinidad Cervantes &
Victoria Nuñez †
Liliana Shah †
8:15 AM
Doug Hewitt †
Tuesday, May 12 8:15 AM
John & Phyllis Clarkin †
Wed.
Ron Bellatorre †
May 13 8:15 AM
Thurs. May 14 8:15 AM
Doug Hewitt †
Friday May 15 8:15 AM
Dolores Hedges †
Sat.
Giovanna Stockman †
May 16 8:15 AM
THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL
Sunday, May 10:
Children’s Liturgy
Monday, May 11:
Charismatic Group
Tuesday, May 12:
School Board Mtg
Men’s Sports
Cub Scouts
Wednesday, May 13
Spanish Charismatic
SVDP Detention Min.
I.C.F.
Spanish Bapt. Prep.
School Liturgy
Thursday, May 14:
Good Grief
Men’s Club
Friday, May 15:
Grad. Parents Dinner
Spanish Choir rehearsal
10:00 AM
Old Chapel
7:00 PM
Old Chapel
7:00 PM
L. Hall
8:30 –10:30 PM L Hall
6:30– 8:30 PM S Hall
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:15 PM
L Hall
P. Center
S. Hall/K
Chapel
Church
6:00 p.m.
6:00 PM
Old Chapel
S. Hall/K
6:00 PM
7:00 p.m.
LH/SH/K
Parish Center
ARCHBISHOP ANNUAL APPEAL 2015
Thank all of you who have contributed to the Archbishop
Annual Appeal. Our assessment for 2015 is $64,500. To
date we have received $21,100. Please consider how
you can help us meet our goal.
Last Sunday we
heard the familiar
passage from John’s
Gospel in which Jesus uses the metaphor
of the vine and the
branches. In that passage we were told
that if we remained in
Christ we would bear much fruit. Today’s Gospel tells
us just what that fruit is: love. Today’s second reading
and Gospel together create a great hymn to love. The
chorus of this hymn is simple—God loves us so much
that Jesus was sent into the world so that we would have
life. The Lord Jesus, who last week told us to remain in
him, this week tells us to remain in his love. In a world
marked by division and terrorism, the Lord’s final words
in today’s Gospel are a great challenge: “This I command you: love one another.”
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