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 …
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.
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 …
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.
Members of the the Diocese of Fall River will gather to remember and to pray for the peaceful repose of Pope Francis in a Memorial Mass to take place at 7 p.m., Monday, April 28, in the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in Fall River. Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will be …
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 …
This is a Pro-Life Advocacy Workshop to include information on when life begins, materials on prenatal development, the scientific error of Roe v. Wade as well as information about pregnancy resource centers and programs of healing. Presenter will be Linda Thayer, who taught science for thirty-four years in the Boston Public Schools and has done …
Once again, the Fall River Diocesan Secretariat for the New Evangelization and the Men of St. Joseph apostolate of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Acushnet, are joining together to host this third annual Men's Meat 'n Greet. The early evening event will feature a barbeque, team events and supersized yard games, opportunities for fellowship, and a presentation …
This monthly Remembrance Mass is offered for all souls buried in Taunton Catholic Cemeteries in the past month. All are welcome. The Remembrance Mass is celebrated on the first Sunday of each month at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Taunton.
All are invited to this Mass to unite their prayers with those of the cardinals in Rome as they prepare to enter the Conclave. This Mass will incorporate the same texts and readings as those used in the Mass at the Vatican. Father Riley Williams, pastor of Holy Name Parish, will be celebrant of the …
This is the 62nd annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations, celebrated annually on the Fourth Sunday of Easter which is also known as "Good Shepherd Sunday." The purpose of the day is to publicly fulfill the Lord's instruction, "Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest" (Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2). …
Presentation of the St. Pius X Youth Awards to young persons from parishes throughout the Diocese in recognition of their service to their parish. Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will confer the awards in the context of a prayer service. Named for the pontiff who created the Fall River Diocese in 1904, the Pope …