Bishop’s Blog: Diaconate Ordination

Bishop’s Blog: Diaconate Ordination

Ordination Blessings Phew, we did it. These were my first words after completing the two-hour Mass and Rites of Ordination of 16 men to the Diaconate (15 Permanent and one Transitional) on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at our Cathedral in Fall River. It was a joy, honor,

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Bishop’s Blog: Sacraments and a Holy Day

Bishop’s Blog: Sacraments and a Holy Day

Ascension Thursday This important Solemnity marks the 40th day after Easter Sunday and commemorates Jesus Christ’s Ascension into heaven from Mount Olivet (Mount of Olives) near Jerusalem before the Apostles. The celebration of this feast is believed to have begun in the time of the Apostles, according

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Bishop’s Blog: May Special Events

Bishop’s Blog: May Special Events

Pope Pius Awards On Monday, I was so pleased to present the  Pope Saint Pius X Youth Awards to youth from parishes across the Fall River Diocese during a prayers service at  St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River. The annual award, named for the pontiff who created

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Diocese to Welcome New Deacons

FALL RIVER — On Saturday, May 20, at 11 a.m. in St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will ordain 15 men to the Permanent Diaconate and one man to the Transitional Diaconate for the Diocese of Fall River. The Ordination to

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