Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church 300 Fulton Street ▪ Redwood City, CA 94062

Tel. (650) 366-3802 ▪ Fax: (650) 366-1421 Udaquila@mountcarmel.org imelendez@mountcarmel.org ▪ www.mountcarmel.org

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

Mass Schedule Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm (Español), and 5 pm Saturday: 8: 15 am and 5:00 pm Vigil Mass Monday to Friday 8:15 am Reconciliation/Confession Saturday 3:30 –4:30 pm

Baptisms / Bautismos Call parish at least 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.

Second Sunday of Lent March 17, 2019

Parish Phones Parish Center Office: (650) 366-3802 Pastor’s Office: (650) 306-9583 Religious Education Office: (650) 368-8237 Mt. Carmel School Office: (650) 366-6127 Mt. Carmel Pre-School: (650) 366-6587 Parish Staff Pastor: Rev. Ulysses D’Aquila Deacon: Rev. Mr. Thomas J. Boyle Principal: Dr. Deborah Farrington Administrative Assistant: Ivette Meléndez Director of Religious Ed.: Magdalena Hernández Youth Confirmation: Judy Draper Director of Music: Bianca Remlinger Pre-School Director: Maureen Arnott

El Señor es mi luz y mi salvación, ¿a quién temeré? — Salmo 27 (26):1

The L is my light and my

salvation; whom should I fear? — Psalm 27:1

On Tuesday of this Second Week of Lent, we will celebrate one of only two Solemnities that interrupt the penitential Lenten Season. On March 19, we honor St. Joseph, the Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Despite St. Joseph’s importance – he was, after all, the stepfather of our Lord Jesus – the Church has been slow in offering him the devotion he seems to deserve. For many centuries, there was no special feast in his honor, and even now there are only two, the other being the memorial of St. Joseph the Worker on May 1. In part, the reason for this is that the first declared ‘saints’ of the Church were all martyrs, and we presume that St. Joseph died a natural death in old age. What the Gospels tell us is that Joseph was born in Bethlehem but lived in Nazareth. He was a descendant of King David and he was obliged, when the Roman Emperor Caesar ordered a census, to travel with his pregnant wife Mary back to his hometown in order to register. In this way, the ancient prophecy was fulfilled that a Savior would be born to the Jewish people in Bethlehem, and that this Messiah would be descended from King David. Although all the Gospels teach that Mary was impregnated through the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus’ human ancestry is traced through his stepfather Joseph. Joseph’s response to his stepson’s unusual conception is the greatest testimony we have to his tremendous goodness and closeness to God. Hebrew Law demanded a very harsh penalty – stoning to death -- for a woman found to be pregnant outside of marriage. Joseph, anxious to protect Mary from scandal, was in a serious dilemma. But in a dream, an angel appeared to him and told him to take Mary into his home. It would then appear to everyone that Joseph was the natural father. It is likely that, in addition to Joseph, only Mary’s parents and her cousin Elizabeth ever knew the truth of the child’s miraculous conception. Biblical testimony also recounts the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt to escape Herod’s rage, their return to Nazareth where Jesus is raised and educated like other boys, where he learns his father’s trade of carpentry, and where he grows in wisdom and understanding. The last we hear of Joseph is when Jesus as an adolescent goes missing while on pilgrimage in Jerusalem. Mary and Joseph very anxiously go in search of him and find him in the Temple debating with the Rabbis. We presume that St. Joseph probably died sometime before Jesus begins his public ministry. Later non-Biblical writings suggest that Joseph was a widower with children when he met Mary, thereby explaining the mention of Jesus’ brothers and sisters in the Bible. The great St. Joseph is considered the patron saint of all workers, of fathers, of a good death, and in 1870 at the close of the First Vatican Council, he was declared Patron of the Universal Church. Father Ulysses.

El martes de esta segunda semana de Cuaresma, celebraremos una de las dos solemnidades que interrumpen la temporada penitencial de Cuaresma. El 19 de marzo, honramos a San José, el esposo de la Santísima Virgen María. A pesar de la importancia de San José -- después de todo, ¡fue el padrastro de nuestro Señor Jesús! -- la Iglesia ha tardado en ofrecerle la devoción que parece merecer. Durante muchos siglos, no hubo una fiesta especial en su honor, e incluso ahora solo hay dos. El otro es el memorial de San José Obrero el 1 de mayo. En parte, la razón de esto es

que los primeros santos declarados de la Iglesia eran todos mártires, y suponemos que San José murió de muerte natural en la vejez. Lo que nos dicen los evangelios es que José nació en Belén, pero vivió en Nazaret. Era descendiente del rey David y se vio obligado, cuando el emperador romano César ordenó un censo, viajar con su esposa embarazada, María, a su ciudad natal para registrarse. De esta manera, se cumplió la antigua profecía de que un Salvador nacería del pueblo judío en Belén, y que este Mesías sería descendiente del Rey David. Aunque todos los Evangelios enseñan que María fue impregnada por el poder del Espíritu Santo, la ascendencia humana de Jesús se remonta a su padrastro José. La respuesta de José a la concepción inusual de su hijastro es el mayor testimonio que tenemos de su tremenda bondad y cercanía con Dios. La ley hebrea exigía un castigo muy severo (apedrear hasta la muerte) para una mujer embarazada fuera del matrimonio. José, ansioso por proteger a María del escándalo, se encontraba en un dilema grave. Por fin, en un sueño un ángel se le apareció y le dijo que llevara a María a su casa. Entonces, a todos les parecería que José era el padre natural. Es probable que, además de José, solo los padres de María y su prima Isabel hayan conocido la verdad de la concepción milagrosa del niño. El testimonio bíblico también relata la huida de la Sagrada Familia a Egipto para escapar de la ira de Herodes, su regreso a Nazaret, donde Jesús es educado como los otros niños de su pueblo, donde aprende el oficio de carpintería de su padre, y donde crece en sabiduría y comprensión. Lo último que oímos de José es cuando Jesús, como adolescente, desaparece mientras la familia esta en Jerusalén para las fiestas. María y José, muy ansiosamente, lo buscan y lo encuentran en el Templo debatiendo con los rabinos. Suponemos que San José probablemente murió en algún momento antes de que Jesús comenzó su ministerio público. Otros escritos antiguos, pero no bíblicos, sugieren que José era viudo con niños cuando conoció a María, lo que explica la mención de los hermanos y hermanas de Jesús en la Biblia. El gran San José es considerado el santo patrón de todos los trabajadores, de los padres, de una buena muerte, y en 1870, al final del Concilio Vaticano I, fue declarado Patrono de la Iglesia Universal. Padre Ulysses.

Notes from the Pastor Notas del Párroco

Next Week’s Second Collection Our Second Collection will be for Catholic Relief Services.

Archdiocesan Annual Appeal of 2019. We are now collecting for this year’s Archdiocesan Annual Appeal. Our assessed tax is $78,542.98 or 20% of last year’s income. This money is used by the Archdiocese to fund many ministries such as Restorative Justice (jail ministry), the Marriage Tribunal, support for retired priests and nuns, legal help for immigrants, and other vital ministries. We ask you to please take one of the AAA brochures from the church and consider what you might do to help us make our 2019 Appeal by the end of the year. Thank you for you generous support of our parish.

Our St. Vincent de Paul Society is requesting donations of eye glasses for the homeless. There will be a basket in the vestibule of the church to put them in. Thank you for your help.

Lent/Holy Week/Easter Schedule, 2019 Fridays of Lent 8:15 a.m. Mass and Stations of the Cross Confessions Saturdays from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. HOLY WEEK

Palm Sunday, April 13 & 14 5:00 p.m. Sat. Vigil Mass Blessing and Distribution of Palms at beginning of Mass 8:00 a.m. Mass Blessing and Distribution of Palms at beginning of Mass 10:00 a.m. Mass Blessing and Distribution of Palms at beginning of Mass 12:00 p.m. Misa Procesión y Bendición y entrega de los Ramos al iniciar la Misa 5:00 p.m. Mass Blessing and Distribution of Palms at beginning of Mass

Thursday, April 18 7:30 p.m. Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper - Washing of the Feet, Transfer of the Blessed Sacrament and Adoration in the chapel.

Good Friday, April 19 12:00 p.m. The Office of Tenebrae; Live Stations of the Cross 1:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion (Liturgy of the Word; Veneration of the Holy Cross; Holy Communion) 7:00 p.m. Liturgia de la Pasión del Señor, Vía Crucis en vivo, Veneración de la Santa Cruz, la Santa Comunión EASTER VIGIL & EASTER SUNDAY Saturday evening, April 20 8:00 p.m. Service of Light - Lighting of the New Fire and Blessing of the Paschal Candle, Liturgy of the Word; Baptism and Confirmation of Candidates; Holy Eucharist.

Easter Sunday, April 21 8:00 a.m. Mass 10:00 a.m. Mass 12:00 p.m. Misa en Español (No 5:00 p.m. Mass this day)

Sister Parish in Tanzania We have received news that the cistern at St.

Francis Xavier parish in Tanzania is now under construction. Please consider, during this Lenten

Season, a contribution to help complete the work. This cistern will provide water year-round to a

community often plagued by drought. If you have questions, please contact Lucinda Dei Rossi at

(650) 366-9604.

Today’s Second Collection is for our Liturgy Fund.

This collection covers the expenses of our Music Ministry, including salaries, microphones and other equipment and the music books. It also help us to pay

for such liturgical needs as Altar Bread and Wine, altar server vestment, candles and Church decor.

At the Rite of Sending last Sunday, March 10, our Catechumens, Ofa Taimani-Hayes, Lorenzo Acevedo, Kimberly Ochoa, and Francisco Salvador, as well

as our Candidates for Confirmation, Juan Rodrigues, Melissa Cowart and Mario Navarro, were blessed by Fr. Ulysses and the OLMC Community. That afternoon they participated in the Rite of Election at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Congratulations to them, with a special thanks to their sponsors and the RCIA team, John Spotorno, Rick Valenciana, Kaisha Benjamin and Will Mamangun.

Saturday, March 16, 2019 5:00 PM José Nuñez Martinez † Sunday, March 17, 2019 8:00 AM James and Kathleen Coburn † 10:00 AM Olga Rocco † 12:00 PM Evelyn Castillo † 5:00 PM Pro - Populo Monday, March 18, 2019 8:15 AM Kathy McKibbin † Tuesday, March 19, 2019 8:15 AM Joseph Florczak (health Int.) Wednesday, March 20, 2019 8:15 AM for the sick of our parish Thursday, March 21, 2019 8:15 AM Matthew Smith † Friday, March 22, 2019 8:15 AM for the deceased of our parish † Saturday, March 23, 2019 8:15 AM Georgette Absi †

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL Sunday, March 17, 2019 CCD Classes 8:45 AM School Children’s Liturgy 10:00 AM Church Monday, March 18, 2019 Grupo Carismático (Mesa Directiva) 7:00 PM Old Chapel Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Men’s Basketball 8:30 PM Large Hall Wednesday, March 20, 2019 CCD Classes 6:30 PM School Grupo Carismático 7:00 PM Large Hall Thursday, March 21, 2019 Good Grief 6:00 PM Old Chapel CCD Classes 6:30 PM School SVdP Meeting 7:00 PM Parish Center Saturday, March 23, 2019 Butterfly Ball 7:00 PM Large Hall

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Second Sunday of Lent; St. Patrick’s Day Monday: St. Cyril of Jerusalem Tuesday: St. Joseph Wednesday: Spring begins; Purim (Jewish observance) begins at sundown Thursday: of the Second Week of Lent Friday: Abstinence Saturday: St. Turibius of Mogrovejo

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OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL

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Fr. Ulysses D’Aquila, Pastor: 650-306-9583

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