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81 to Receive Marian Medal Award
FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha will award the Marian Medal to 81 laypersons from parishes throughout the Fall River Diocese at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 13, in the Cathedral of St. Mary of the...
View ArticleCSS Gift of Giving Program Helping BrightenChristmas for Area Families in Need
FALL RIVER – Again this year, Catholic Social Services (CSS) of the Fall River Diocese is sponsoring its Gift of Giving program to help brighten Christmas for hundreds of needy families throughout...
View ArticleArea Christmas Masses to be Broadcast
FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will be the principal celebrant and homilist of the Mass for Christmas to be broadcast at 12 noon on WLNE-TV, Channel 6, on Christmas Day. The one-hour...
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Bishop Issues Christmas Message
FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., of the Fall River Diocese has issued a Christmas message to Catholics throughout Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands. It has been...
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FACE 11th Annual Winter Brunch is January 24
FALMOUTH – Coming near the end of January, the annual Winter Brunch sponsored by the Foundation to Advance Catholic Education or FACE offers an opportunity for an enjoyable break in the coldest time...
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January 16-17 Catholic Communication Campaign Supports Diocesan TV Mass
FALL RIVER – Parishioners throughout the Fall River Diocese will be invited to contribute to the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) at parish Masses during the weekend of January 16-17, 2016. This...
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Schools to Celebrate Catholic Schools Week 2016
FALL RIVER — Catholic schools in the Fall River Diocese will observe Catholic Schools Week from January 31 through February 6 with Masses, open houses and a variety of special programs and activities....
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FACE Winter Brunch Postponed Because of Storm; New Date is Feb. 7
Due to the January 23rd storm, the 11th annual Diocese of Fall River FACE Scholarship Winter Brunch scheduled for that weekend was postponed. The re-scheduled date is Sunday, February 7, 2016. As...
View ArticleAsh Wednesday is February 10; Marks Beginning of Lent
FALL RIVER — Lent, the forty-day season of prayer, sacrifice and almsgiving in preparation for the joyous celebration of Easter, begins on Ash Wednesday, February 10, 2016. Parishes throughout the Fall...
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Bishop da Cunha’s 2016 Lenten Message
“Repent, and believe in the gospel.” (Mk. 1:15) “Pour out a spirit of compunction, O God, on those who bow before your majesty…” (Prayer after communion – Ash Wednesday) Dear Friends, We all remember...
View ArticleWestport Parishes to Sponsor Joint Weekly Lenten Service
WESTPORT — The three parishes in the town of Westport will sponsor a joint weekly Lenten service to take place on Fridays beginning February 12. The sacrament of Reconciliation will be available each...
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Rite of Election to be Celebrated Sunday at Cathedral
FALL RIVER — Men and women from throughout the Fall River Diocese who are preparing to become members of the Roman Catholic Church or who are preparing for full communion in the Church will...
View ArticleTaunton Deanery Lenten Mission is Feb. 21-24
A Lenten Mission for parishes in the Taunton Deanery will take place from Sunday, February 21, through Wednesday, February 24, at 7 p.m. each evening at St. Ann’s Church in Raynham. The theme for this...
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Jubilee of Mercy “24 Hours for the Lord” Observance in Diocese
As part of his proclamation of a Year of Mercy, Pope Francis asked the Universal Church to celebrate “24 Hours for the Lord” on March 4 and 5 within the 2016 Lenten season. “It is the Holy Father’s...
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Living Mercy is Focus of Fall River Deanery Lenten Mission
Living Mercy is the theme of this year’s Lenten Mission for parishes in the Fall River Deanery to take place March 14-17 with an afternoon and evening session offered each day. Franciscan Friar Thomas...
View ArticleBishop to Celebrate Chrism Mass
On Tuesday of Holy Week, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., joined by priests of the Diocese, will celebrate the annual Chrism Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral – a celebration that includes the blessing of...
View ArticleSpecial Lenten & Holy Week Programming to Air on Portuguese Channel
Father Gastão A. Oliveira, director of Portuguese Communications for the Diocese of Fall River, has announced the following schedule of special Lenten and Holy Week programming to air on the Portuguese...
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Cathedral Holy Week Schedule Announced
The Cathedral Church of St. Mary of the Assumption 327 Second Street (at the corner of Spring Street), Fall River, Mass. PALM SUNDAY: March 19-20, 2016 Regular weekend Mass schedule in effect:...
View ArticleEcumenical Tenebrae Prayer Service isWednesday of Holy Week at Cathedral
The great liturgical drama of Holy Week extends from Palm Sunday, when the Passion is read, to Easter Sunday, when the joyful Alleluias proclaim the Resurrection of Jesus. In the midst of these...
View ArticleBishop to Celebrate Easter TV Mass at Special Time
FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V, will celebrate the Fall River Diocesan Television Mass on Easter Sunday, March 27, at a special time. The TV Mass on Easter will expand to a full hour and...
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