April 18 Good Friday On Good Friday, we recall Christ’s Passion and Death. Good Friday is a time to reflect on our own sinfulness and need for repentance, and it is a day in which, amid the sorrow, we show our appreciation for Christ’s loving sacrifice. Good Friday is a day of both fast and abstinence.
April 19 Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday The Missale Romanum (Roman Missal) reminds us that the Easter Vigil is the "mother of all vigils," the "greatest and most noble of all solemnities." On this night, the Church keeps watch, celebrating the resurrection of Christ in the sacraments and awaiting his return in glory. It is the turning point of the Triduum, the Passover …
April 20 Easter Christ is Risen! Alleluia! The Easter Sunday Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord is celebrated with great joy and music. “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad!” The tomb is empty; death has been conquered for all time. We renew our baptismal promises and celebrate the life …
April 25 - April 27 Worldwide Marriage Encounter Corpus Christi Parish 324 Quaker Meeting House Rd., East Sandwich, MA Any married couple that desires a richer, fuller life together deserves a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. Worldwide Marriage Encounter is designed to deepen and enrich the joys a couple shares together, whether they have been married a short time or many years. This April 25-27 weekend Worldwide Marriage Encounter is a non-residential experience. To obtain …
April 26 @ 9:00 am - 9:45 pm Mass of Remembrance – Fall River Notre Dame Cemetery 1540 Stafford Road, Fall River, MA, United States All are welcome to this Mass of Remembrance offered on the last Saturday of each month in the Mausoleum Chapel of Notre Dame Cemetery in Fall River.
April 27 Divine Mercy Sunday The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments decreed on May 23, 2000 that “throughout the world, the Second Sunday of Easter will receive the name Divine Mercy Sunday, a perennial invitation to the Christian world to face, with confidence in divine benevolence, the difficulties and trials that humankind will experience …
April 27 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Mass of Remembrance – New Bedford Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church 121 Mount Pleasant St., New Bedford, Massachusetts This Mass of Remembrance is offered on the last Sunday of each month to to pray for those who have died and are buried in Catholic Cemeteries in New Bedford. All are welcome to attend.
April 28 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Celebrating St. Carlo Acutis: Veneration & Solemn Vespers Holy Name Church 709 Hanover St., Fall River, MA During this 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, the Church is celebrating a Jubilee of Teenagers from April 25 to 27, in Rome. As part of this, on Sunday, April 27, Blessed Carlo Acutis will be canonized, becoming the first Millennial Saint. Born in 1991, Carlo was a pioneer of digital evangelization through the Eucharistic Miracles website …
April 29 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm An Evening of Prayer with St. Carlo Acutis Holy Trinity Parish 246 Main Street (Route 28), West Harwich, MA, United States During this 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, the Church is celebrating a Jubilee of Teenagers from April 25 to 27, in Rome. As part of this, on Sunday, April 27, Blessed Carlo Acutis will be canonized, becoming the first Millennial Saint. Born in 1991, Carlo was a pioneer of digital evangelization through the Eucharistic Miracles website …
April 30 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm St. Carlo Acutis Night for Diocesan Youth Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church 230 Bonney St., New Bedford, Massachusetts During this Jubilee Year of Hope, the Catholic Church will celebrate a Jubilee of Teenagers from April 25 to 27, in Rome. As part of the celebration, on Sunday, April 27, Blessed Carlo Acutis will be canonized, becoming the first Millennial Saint. In the Diocese of Fall River, young people and parishes are invited to …
May 1 84th Annual Catholic Appeal Begins Parishes in the Diocese of Fall River HOPE LIGHTS THE WAY, this year’s Annual Catholic Appeal theme, reminds us that when the Holy Spirit acts through us, we can change the world. It is our responsibility to care for others and each year, our gifts to the Catholic Appeal do just that: offering physical, emotional, and spiritual sustenance to tens of thousands …
May 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Event Series Brothers of the Carpenter-Reflection and Fellowship for Men Brothers of the Carpenter-Reflection and Fellowship for Men Father Peyton Center 518 Washington St., North Easton, MA, United States Holy Cross Family Ministries hosts Brothers of the Carpenter, a monthly reflection and fellowship for men. Attend any or all sessions on the first Thursday of the month, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., at The Father Peyton Center, 518 Washington St., N. Easton, MA. Evening will include Holy Hour with spiritual reflection and Rosary; Confession …
