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

Parish Center Hours Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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

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

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.

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

Dear Parishioners, Most Catholics today are familiar with the story of Our Lady of Fatima whose feast we’ll celebrate this Wednesday. The beauti-ful 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 chil-dren 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 des-pised 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 con-version, and finally to erect a chapel there in her honor. It was-n’t until 1930 that the local bishop proclaimed that the appari-tions were legitimate and he authorized the cult of Our Lady of Fatima. Subsequently Jacinta, by that time a young woman, pro-vided 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 his-toria 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 al-rededor del mundo. Esto es notable considerando que el even-to tuvo lugar hace no mas que un siglo. Como las otras apari-ciones de nuestra Señora -- a Juan Diego en México, a Berna-dette 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 Seño-ra? Es un gran misterio al corazón de nuestra fe que, como San Pablo nos recuerda, "Dios escoge al débil del mundo para aver-gonzar 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 Seño-ra les dijo a los niños que volvieran en el día 13 de cada mes desde mayo hasta octubre. Así como esto pasaba, otras per-sonas 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 identi-ficó 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 Se-ñora de Fátima. Seguidamente, Jacinta, en ese tiempo una mu-jer 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 recuper-ación, el Papa Juan Pablo II viajó a Fátima y puso la bala, que casi lo mata, en la corona de Nuestra Señora de Fátima.

Although formal R.C.I.A. sessions continue Sunday's at 9:00 a.m. in the small chapel through Pentecost, any-one inquiring about our Catholic Faith are welcome to contact us any time. For more information please call: 650-368-8237

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 Hap-pened at Pentecost”. Please bring your fa-vorite traditional fami-ly 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 apos-tles 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 im-prove the quality as t hey continue to pray for us and our unique needs. Contact Lucinda at (650)366-9604 with any questions.

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!

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

DEEP DEBT My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my suc-cess in life to the moral, intellectual, and physical educa-tion I received from her. —George Washington

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 vis-it our website, holyhourhappyhour.wordpress.com

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.

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL Sunday, May 10: Children’s Liturgy 10:00 AM Old Chapel Monday, May 11: Charismatic Group 7:00 PM Old Chapel Tuesday, May 12: School Board Mtg 7:00 PM L. Hall Men’s Sports 8:30 –10:30 PM L Hall Cub Scouts 6:30– 8:30 PM S Hall Wednesday, May 13 Spanish Charismatic 7:00 PM L Hall SVDP Detention Min. 7:00 PM P. Center I.C.F. 7:00 PM S. Hall/K Spanish Bapt. Prep. 7:00 PM Chapel School Liturgy 8:15 PM Church Thursday, May 14: Good Grief 6:00 p.m. Old Chapel Men’s Club 6:00 PM S. Hall/K Friday, May 15: Grad. Parents Dinner 6:00 PM LH/SH/K Spanish Choir rehearsal 7:00 p.m. Parish Center

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 Alfred & Georgette Absi † 10:00 AM Frances West † Español 12:00 PM Trinidad Cervantes & Victoria Nuñez † 5:00 PM Liliana Shah † Monday, May 11 8:15 AM Doug Hewitt † Tuesday, May 12 8:15 AM John & Phyllis Clarkin † Wed. May 13 8:15 AM Ron Bellatorre †

Thurs. May 14 8:15 AM Doug Hewitt †

Friday May 15 8:15 AM Dolores Hedges † Sat. May 16 8:15 AM Giovanna Stockman †

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.

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Last Sunday we heard the familiar passage from John’s Gospel in which Je-sus uses the metaphor of the vine and the branches. In that pas-sage 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 com-mand you: love one another.” Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.