Fall River – Members of the Diocese of 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 13, 2025, 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.

At 7 p.m., Bishop da Cunha will celebrate the Mass for Peace at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

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

In his closing message at last year’s Mass for Peace, Bishop da Cunha said that “prayer can change the human heart; when hearts change, there will be peace.”

All are encouraged to respond to the plea of the Blessed Mother in Fatima in 1917 to pray, especially the Rosary, for peace and an end to wars.

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