Our Lady of Mount Carmel 300 Fulton Street ▪ Redwood City, CA 94062 Tel. 650-366-3802 ▪ Fax: 650-366-1421▪ [email protected] ▪ 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, [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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.” Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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