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Carmel Mission Basilica 3080 Rio Road Carmel, CA 93923 (831) 624 - 1271 • www.carmelmission.org Founded 1771 by St. Junípero Serra IN wiser days, my darling rosebud, blown To beauty proud as was your mother's prime, In that desired, delayed, incredible time, You'll ask why I abandoned you, my own, And the dear heart that was your baby throne, To dice with death. And oh! they'll give you rhyme And reason: some will call the thing sublime, And some decry it in a knowing tone. So here, while the mad guns curse overhead, And tired men sigh with mud for couch and floor, Know that we fools, now with the foolish dead, Died not for flag, nor King, nor Emperor,— But for a dream, born in a herdsman's shed, And for the secret Scripture of the poor. — T.M. Kettle Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 10, 2019 My steps have been steadfast in your paths, my feet have not faltered. I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God. — Psalm 17:5-6a

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Carmel Mission Basilica 3080 Rio Road Carmel, CA 93923

(831) 624-1271 • www.carmelmission.org Founded 1771 by St. Junípero Serra

IN wiser days, my darling rosebud, blown To beauty proud as was your mother's prime, In that desired, delayed, incredible time, You'll ask why I abandoned you, my own, And the dear heart that was your baby throne, To dice with death. And oh! they'll give you rhyme And reason: some will call the thing sublime, And some decry it in a knowing tone. So here, while the mad guns curse overhead, And tired men sigh with mud for couch and floor, Know that we fools, now with the foolish dead, Died not for flag, nor King, nor Emperor,— But for a dream, born in a herdsman's shed, And for the secret Scripture of the poor.

— T.M. Kettle

The Most Holy Trinity June 16, 2019 [T]he love of God has been poured out into our hearts through

the Holy Spirit. — Romans 5:5b

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 10, 2019

My steps have been steadfast in your paths, my feet have not faltered. I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God. — Psalm 17:5-6a

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Rev. Paul P. Murphy, Pastor

[email protected]

Deacon Warren Hoy

[email protected]

Fr. Rodrigo Paredes Parochial Vicar

[email protected]

MASS • COMMUNION TODAY’S READING

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

MUSIC CORNER

Basilica Saturday Vigil Mass 5:30 PM Sunday Mass 7:30, 9:15, 11:00 AM, (12:45 PM, and 5:30 PM) Holy Days: 8:15 AM, 12 NOON and (5:30 PM)

Blessed Sacrament Chapel Daily Morning Mass Monday — Friday (7:00 AM) Noon Mass Monday, Wednesday, Friday Noon Communion Services Tuesday, Thursday Saturday Morning Mass 8:30 AM Saturday Reconciliation 9:30 AM — 10:30 AM

St. Francis of the Redwoods Big Sur, CA Bilingual Mass (Español/English): 1st and 3rd Saturday (6:00 PM)

Monday: Wis 1:1-7; Ps 139:1b-10; Lk 17:1-6

Tuesday: Wis 2:23 — 3:9; Ps 34:2-3, 16-19; Lk 17:7-10

Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19

Thursday: Wis 7:22b — 8:1; Ps 119:89-91, 130, 135, 175; Lk 17:20-25

Friday: Wis 13:1-9; Ps 19:2-5ab; Lk 17:26-37

Saturday: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43; Lk 18:1-8

Sunday: Mal 3:19-20a; Ps 98:5-9; 2 Thes 3:7-12; Lk 21:5-19

Entrance Chant

Penitential Act

Gloria

Preparation of the Gifts

Holy, Holy

Memorial Acclimation

Amen

Lamb of God

Communion

Sending Forth

In the Gospel today we learn that there is division in the Judaism of Jesus’s time, the major factions being the Sadducees, who do not believe in resurrection, and the Pharisees who do. We have heard a lot from and about the Pharisees as Jesus has encountered them in his ministry, but this is the only time we hear from the Sadducees, who have a more urban and aristocratic following than the Pharisees. They have been peripherally aware of Jesus’ teaching and the crowd that has grown and traveled with him to Jerusalem They fear he has come to Jerusalem to lead a revolt against them and the Roman Empire. The Sadducees hope to trip Jesus up with a complicated hypothetical theological question. Jesus foils their attempt in his usual way, by cutting through their sophistry with his true understanding of the Kingdom of God. A place utterly unlike our world, that transforms all who enter it completely, so that earthly relational constructs such as marriage are no longer relevant. He affirms that our God “is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.” If he is the God of the living, and the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, then it stands to reason that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are living. This is a clever twist on the familiar passage from the story of Moses and the burning bush that shows Jesus’ theological sophistication and his profound knowledge and understanding of the Hebrew Scriptures. Jesus will shortly face his own passion and death, so it is interesting to hear his thoughts on the topic of resurrection. In less than a week he will live out his certainty that God is the God of the living not the dead, when he submits to his own death on the cross. Our own belief is not likely to be tested in such a public and dramatic way, but the belief in the reality of the resurrection, and the power of God over death is central to our Catholic faith; we are a Resurrection people. We will all one day face our death and experience for ourselves the Pascal mystery: out of suffering and death comes joy and new life. What do you believe about the Resurrection? How is your life different because its promise?

First Reading — The King of the world will raise us up to live again forever (2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14).

Psalm — Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full (Psalm 17).

Second Reading — May the Lord encourage and strengthen your hearts (2 Thessalonians 2:16 — 3:5).

Gospel — Those who are deemed worthy of the coming age can no longer die (Luke 20:27-38 [27, 34-38]).

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Want to know more about upcoming events? You can add the Parish Calendar to your smartphone.

Time Intentions Requested By Saturday, November 9 8:30 AM † Sean Royster Lou Langley

5:30 PM † Shelia Schrady Dave & Mary Schrady

† Geraldine Reid Peter & Lorrie Dauson

Sunday, November 10 7:30 AM † Shirley McVeigh Emmett & Cicely O’Boyle

9:15 AM † Cory Leonoudakis Steve & Sheila Cooney

INT Ed Soberanes Carmel Mission Choir

11:00 AM † IN MEMORY OF Ferguson Family Lou Langley

† Jim O’Brien & Jane Boehle Family

12:45 PM † Isidra & Mario Jayubo Erna Clay

INT Maria Ortz Chano & Elisa Alvardo

5:30 PM † Mary O’Shea Sanna Family

Monday, November 11

7:00 AM Int Steven Anthony Swinkels Swinkels Family

12:00 PM Int Kevin Caprio Friend

Tuesday, November 12 7:00 AM † David Flander Mary Connors

12:00 PM COMMUNION SERVICE

Wednesday, November 13 7:00 AM † Sonia Fong Raynaldo Fong

12:00 PM Int Anne Marie Swinkels Swinkels Family

Thursday, November 14 7:00 AM † Carl Bozzo Carmel Mission Community

12:00 PM COMMUNION SERVICE

Friday, November 15 7:00 AM † David Raphael Swinkels Family

12:00 PM † Marjorie & Elmo Hellinge Family

† Nunzia Lucci R & K. Fredrickson

Saturday, November 16 8:30 AM † Stella “Ma” Zupanovich Susan King

5:30 PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

Sunday, November 17 7:30 AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

9:15 AM † Juanita Rorrer Susan Pressentin

11:00 AM † Lois Hopkins Hopkins Family

† Kotzebue Family Hopkins Family

12:45 PM † Frank U. Ren Emmett & Cicely O’Boyle

† Jo–Ann Ruffolo Richard Ruffolo

5:30 PM † Loyer Family Family

Sunday, November 10

7:30 AM - 1:00 PM Coffee and Donuts (Crespi Hall)

Monday, November 11 | Veterans Day

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Eucharistic Holy Hour (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)

3:00 PM - 12:00 AM Women’s I—HELP (Crespi Hall)

Tuesday, November 12

12:00 AM - 8:00 AM Women’s I—HELP (Crespi Hall)

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Eucharistic Holy Hour (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM DOCENTS: Art Meeting (Crespi Hall)

Wednesday, November 13

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Eucharistic Holy Hour (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Bible Study (Crespi Hall)

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CMDA: Council Meeting (Crespi Hall)

Thursday, November 14

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Eucharistic Holy Hour (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Book Club (Crespi Hall)

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Choir Rehearsal (Basilica)

Friday, November 15

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Eucharistic Holy Hour (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)

Saturday, November 16

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)

Sunday, November 17

7:30 AM - 1:00 PM Coffee and Donuts (Crespi Hall)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CONFIRMATION: 2nd Year (MacMahon Center)

PARISH CALENDAR

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Carmel Mission Book Club

Thursday, November 14th 6 PM in the Crespi Hall

This week we continue our discussion on

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

For more information contact: Deacon Bill at (831) 316-9280 or Charlie Sciambi at [email protected]

Bible Study

Wednesday, November 13th 10:30 AM in Crespi Hall

Our study of St. Paul's letter to the Romans is the basis for much of our Catholic Faith.

We are exploring this fascinating writing which gives the basis for much of our Catholic Faith. Now is a good time and not too late in the course to join us. All of our recent Popes have urged parish Bible Study throughout the Church.

For more information contact: Dick Gorman at 595-6363

DEAR PARISHIONERS,

One of our most important ministries here at Carmel Mission is our Hospitality Ministry, which hosts our Coffee and Donuts (and Bagels and Cream Cheese!!) in our beautiful Crespi Parish Hall. Following the 7:30, 9:15 and 11:00 AM masses each Sunday. It is only when we cannot host this event that we discover just how much people love it. Our goal at Carmel Mission is to make all who visit us feel welcome here. Coffee and Donuts is a fantastic community builder.

The Hospitality Ministry is in great need of volunteers; one Sunday a month. Especially on the 2nd Sunday at 7:30 AM – Fr. Paul For more information, contact our hospitality ministry leader. Chris Stone at: [email protected]

Do you want to make a difference in our community? Do you want to grow your understanding of the Mass?

We are seeking applicants who are motivated and spiritual individuals to be Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Ushers, Sacristans,

Acolytes, and Altar Servers. Join in a team of caring and friendly people and at the same time serve

the community and the Lord. You will have the opportunity to learn more about your faith and enrich your experience of Mass. Application process includes fingerprinting and an online safe environment training program as well as an

in-person training for the specific ministry.

[email protected]

Making your wishes known Community Outreach Staff from Catholic Cemeteries, a Ministry of the Diocese of Monterey, will be here this weekend after every Mass, to discuss the spiritual and practical reasons for learning about end-of-life arrangements for yourself and loved ones. Please take advantage of this opportunity to better understand the importance of a Catholic funeral and burial.

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HOMEBOUND EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY If you or someone you know, are unable to get to Mass and would like to receive the Eucharist at home, For more information please call Joan Brophy Thomas at (831) 624-3074.

SOLEMN EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT The worship of the Eucharist outside of the Mass is of inestimable value for the life of the Church.

Please visit our Lord during our daily Blessed Sacrament Adoration, Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM.

On First Fridays we have 25 hours of Adoration from 7:30 AM to Saturday 8:30 AM. Many parishioners have signed up to spend an

hour with our Lord, but we still need sign-ups for early morning hours. For more information, Call Sandi: (831) 624-9491.

The Serra Club of the Monterey Peninsula, Leads the Recitation of the Rosary for Vocations every Wednesday at 5:30 PM — 6:30 PM in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Catechesis from the writings of the saints and meditation with the Glorious Mysteries.

Please, also bring your personal prayer intentions. For more information, contact us at [email protected]

Or visit us at www.facebook.com/SerraClubMonterey

PRAYER LINE The Carmel Mission Prayer Line is confidential. Members of our faith community offer prayer daily for your special needs. Leave your message on the prayer line at (831) 624-1271, menu option 5, if you want prayer for a special intention. Only the first name is needed with a short description of the intention need. Your prayer request remains on our list for three months (updates are appreciated). Note: names are not placed in the bulletin “Pray For” list without that individual’s permission.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY Keep in prayer our brave parishioners, relatives and friends of our parish family who are in service to their country in the Armed Forces abroad: Richard Brophy and Robert Maher

We ask the Lord to keep them safe from harm and pray for their families while they are far from home.

RECENTLY DECEASED IN OUR PARISH Please pray for our brothers and sisters who have died, especially:

Jan Anzini, Ray Hutton, Art Granat, Sean Royster, George Grasso, Barbara Davi, Mary O’Shea, Filomena Pacheco

… that they may rejoice with the Risen Lord. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let your perpetual light shine upon them; and may the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.

PRAYERS - PETITIONS - SACRAMENTS - CATHOLIC SERVICE SICK IN THE PARISH

All the sick are prayed for during a general intercession at every mass. At this time we pray especially for: Gina Marchi, Knox Mellon, Elinor Laiolo, Richard Cruickshank, John Flynn, Charles Cardoza, Gwen Foster, Vivian Sweeney, Mercedes Ferrante, Frank Machalla, King Williams, Brandon Paulikas, Julieta Evangelista, Dan Ukestad, Marilyn Borucki, Bob Condry, Nancy D’Angelo, Ruth Flynn, Francis Duda, Phyllis Loyko, Elvira Hernadez, Missy Student, Lois Jones, Carla Coniglio, Carol Dominguez, Ed Soberanes, Judy Mollner

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LITURGY VAULT “The liturgy is celebrated for God and not for ourselves;

it is His work; He is the subject; and we must open ourselves to Him” (Pope Benedict XVI, 3 October 2012).

THE ORDER OF MASS: THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST – PART 8

The Procession of the Gifts

As the Liturgy of the Eucharist commences, the gifts of ordinary bread and wine, “which will become Christ’s Body and Blood, are brought to the altar. First, the altar, the Lord’s table, which is the center of the whole Liturgy of the Eucharist, is prepared by placing on it the corporal, purificator, Missal, and chalice” (General Instruction of the Roman Missal, n. 73; cf. n. 139).

The Procession of the Gifts or Offertory Procession is the third of five processions that take place at Mass, the other processions being the Entrance, Gospel, Communion, and Recessional.

The gifts are brought up in procession, usually accompanied by the Offertory Chant, “to the empty table of the Lord. The gifts as a rule are bread, wine, and water; sometimes other gifts for the poor or items indicative of the sacrifice offered by the congregation are presented” (Rev. Jovian P. Lang, OFM, Dictionary of the Liturgy (1989), p. 519).

“It is praiseworthy for the bread and wine to be presented by the faithful. They are then accepted at an appropriate place by the priest or the deacon and carried to the altar. Even though the faithful no longer bring from their own possessions the bread and wine intended for the liturgy as in the past, nevertheless the rite of carrying up the offerings still retains its force and its spiritual significance” (General Instruction of the Roman Missal, n. 73).

“It is well also that money or other gifts for the poor or for the Church, brought by the faithful or collected in the church, should be received. These are to be put in a suitable place but away from the Eucharistic table” (General Instruction of the Roman Missal, n. 73).

“From Apostolic times until about the eleventh century, there was always a procession at the Offertory during the celebration of the Holy Mysteries. All the faithful who were to be admitted to the Table of the Lord—and only these—were authorized and at the same time bound at the Offertory to offer their gifts. The rite of this offering differed at various places and times. To the altar and at the Offertory, for the most part, bread and wine alone could be brought as offering; from these gifts the materials for the Sacrifice were selected. The procession at the Offertory of the clergy and people was accompanied with singing, to excite and enliven a joyful disposition in the givers, since God ‘loveth a cheerful giver’” (Rev. Dr. Nicholas Gihr, The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass (1902), pp. 497-498).

Nothing expresses personal participation in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass “more readily than such a procession with gifts as a reminder that through this ritual the Mass becomes the sacrifice of all those present. The gifts brought to the altar also embrace all the joys and sorrows, labors and sufferings of the whole assembly” (Rev. Jovian P. Lang, OFM, Dictionary of the Liturgy (1989), p. 464).

~ Geoffrey Lopes da Silva Liturgy Coordinator [email protected]

Table of the Gifts

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Dear Veterans, Thank you for your service to the United State of America. We you! Our country would not be the great and free land it is today without you. Your service to the USA helps keep us a free country, where free people can live and worship in freedom. God bless all the Veterans and God Bless the USA! With love and respect, The students and teachers of Junipero Serra School A NOTE FROM PRINCIPAL HENDERSON The students, with teachers help, organized themselves into a giant heart to show their gratitude to the men and women of the armed forces, both present and past. I join them in saluting all Veterans and saying thank you!

Additionally, a Serra Challenge team organized a letter writing campaign to send letters and prayer cards to service members around the world. As you may know, The Serra Challenge is a student-led project based service learning class designed to bring to life the Gospel message of service to the community. To date this Serra Challenge team has collected over 100 letters and prayer cards which we are sending to an organization that will help distribute them to service members deployed overseas. Congratulations to Loren, Dody, and Conner for creating and organizing this excellent service project! Serra Challenge Achieved!

WWW.JUNIPEROSERRA.ORG | 3090 RIO ROAD, CARMEL

A MESSAGE FROM THE STUDENTS AND STAFF OF JUNIPERO SERRA SCHOOL

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Carmel Mission Museum Store (831) 624-1271, Ext 210; www.carmelmission.org/carmel-mission-basilica-store

Open Everyday from 9:30 AM—5:00 PM

Featuring Goldscheider of Vienna

The Museum Store just received a new shipment of these beautifully detailed statues.

Each piece is a work of art in a variety of finishes including the popular cold cast bronze and fully hand painted color.

O’ Archangels, surround and protect me from evil of our world, so I may accompany

you on Glory.

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THE HIGHWAY MISSION BELLS

The modern El Camino Real was one of the first state highways in California. Given the lack of standardized road signs at the time, it was decided to place distinctive bells along the route, hung on supports in the form of an 11-foot high shepherd's crook, also described as "a Franciscan walking stick."

The first of 450 bells was unveiled in 1906 at the Plaza Church in the Pueblo near Olvera Street in Los Angeles. By 1913, over 450 markers were placed on this historic route and at the mission sites.

The bells were first paid for and erected by the El Camino Real Association in the early 1900s. The Association fragmented in the mid-20s and the

Automobile Club of Southern California and associated groups cared for the bells through 1931. The State took over bell maintenance in 1933. Due to simple loss through the relocation or rerouting of highways and roads, theft and vandalism, the number of bells dwindled to about 75.

The State began replacing them, at first with concrete and later with iron. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) began a complete restoration effort in 1996. The program resulted in the installation of 555 El Camino Real Bell Markers from San Francisco to San Diego by 2005. The bell marker system was completed as originally envisioned with bells approximately 1-2 miles apart on the historic route of the California Mission Trail.

There are mission bell signs located at each of the Missions as well. The Bell Marker consists of a cast metal bell set atop a crooked pipe column that is attached to a concrete foundation. The bells are exact copies of the original 1906 bells; in fact, the original bell molds were used to fabricate the bells. They bear the inscription “1769 to 1906”.

Check the median outside the Mission on Rio Road. There is a marker there and another one up the road on the corner of Rio and Santa Lucia Avenue. There is one near the Customs House in Monterey as well as a number around the site of the Monterey Presidio.

1st Collection: $12,307.72 $ 2,079.00

Total Collection: $14,186.72

2nd Collection - Propagation of the Faith-World Mission Sunday:

I thank you for your sense of Stewardship and your great generosity. —Fr Paul, Pastor

Thank You for your Stewardship! Your continued generosity for the week ending in 10/27/2019

This insight into the Mission history was provided by the Carmel Mission Docent Association. If you would like to find out more about becoming a Docent, please contact Nancy Hardy at [email protected] or 831-624-8846.

DOCENT CORNER AND STEWARDSHIP

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Dear Friends of Carmel Mission, At this time of year we remember our loved ones who have gone home to God. May they rest in His loving embrace.

This weekend, in particular, we honor our Veterans on Veteran’s Day. November 11 is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice between the Allied forces and Germany, marking the end of World War One.

The poem on our Bulletin cover was written by Thomas Kettle, a cousin of my father. Tom Kettle was born in Dublin, Ireland, and was an elected member of the British Parliament, prior to Irish Independence.

He joined the British army because he believed in the right of every person to freedom and justice, especially in the face of tyranny and oppression.

While fighting in the muddy trenches in France, Tom received word that his beloved wife had given birth to their first child, a daughter, whose darling face he would never see.

Tom was killed by enemy fire as he fought in the trenches. They found a pocket notebook in his army coat, containing a number of poems that he had written during his time in battle.

Tom was a person who had a brilliant mind and a generous heart. He also had a deep faith in God and a burning desire for justice and freedom. Tom Kettle died “for a dream born in a herdsman’s shed, and for the secret Scripture of the poor.”

May that dream never die for us. Blessings, Fr. Paul