Fall River Diocese holding annual Procession and Mass for Peace; here are the details

FALL RIVER – Members of the Fall River Diocese are invited to join Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., in the annual Procession and Mass for Peace on Monday, October 14, 2024, the Columbus Day holiday.

Participants in the procession should meet by 5:30 p.m. in the area of St. Anne’s Shrine, across from Kennedy Park on South Main Street in Fall River, to march approximately one-half mile to St. Mary’s Cathedral. The procession will begin at 6 p.m. Marchers will carry candles, recite the rosary, and sing Marian hymns.

Upon arrival of the procession at St. Mary’s Cathedral, located at the corner of Second and Spring Streets, Bishop da Cunha will celebrate the Mass for Peace. The bishop will be homilist at the liturgy as well.

Those who are handicapped or disabled should proceed directly to the Cathedral, where a special area will be designated for them.

In writing on the Peace Procession and Mass in a recent blog post, Bishop da Cunha encouraged “all the faithful to join us either in person or in prayerful solidarity. We’ll gather to pray, particularly as wars continue in the Holy Land and Ukraine and as deep divisions exist among citizens of our nation. Our Mass and Procession for Peace is a response to the urgent appeal of the Blessed Mother in Fatima in October 1913 to pray for peace. That need clearly remains today.”

You can watch the livestream of the Mass for Peace on the Cathedral website here.