{"id":21602,"date":"2023-03-22T17:51:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T21:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fallriverdiocese.org\/?p=21602"},"modified":"2023-11-06T17:44:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:44:20","slug":"bishops-blog-march-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fallriverdiocese.org\/pt-pt\/bishops-blog\/bishops-blog-march-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"March Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Exactly nine months before we celebrate the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, we celebrate the Annunciation of the Lord on March 25th. Luke\u2019s Gospel gives an account of the Angel Gabriel\u2019s visit to the Blessed Virgin Mary to announce the Good News, \u201cthe angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus.\u201d
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\nMary\u2019s humble and faithful response, her Fiat, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. <\/span>May it be done to me according to your word,” modeled how we are all to trust in God and His plans for our lives. She opened her heart to be the Mother of God, to bring us the Savior of the World; and will, from the foot of the cross, become Mother to us all.<\/span>
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Pro-Life Mass and Awards<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, March 23, at 11 a.m., I will celebrate the Annual Pro-Life Mass at St. Julie\u2019s in Dartmouth, to which all are invited to attend. The presentation of the John Cardinal O\u2019Connor Awards and the announcement of the Pro-Life Student Essay Contest winners will also take place at the conclusion of the Mass. Both are sponsored by Family and Respect Life Ministries of the Diocesan Secretariat for the New Evangelization.<\/span>
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Bishop da Cunha with 2022 Pro-Life Student Essay Contest winners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The John Cardinal O\u2019Connor Annual Pro-Life Award is presented to recipients who express, by their actions, a deep understanding of the sacredness and dignity of all human life from conception through natural death. <\/span>
 For those unable to attend in person, the Mass and reading of the winning essays will be available via <\/span>Facebook Livestream<\/span><\/a>; additionally, the winning essays will also be highlighted in <\/span>The Anchor<\/span><\/a>, our Diocesan newspaper.<\/span>
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Lumen Christi 2023 Gala<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First having welcomed faithful parishioners to worship in 1856 as a parish church, the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption has served as the center of our Diocese since 1904 \u2013 the very beginning of the \u2018new\u2019 Diocese of Fall River. Join us for a night in celebration of our Mother Church and help <\/span>Lumen Christi<\/span><\/i> \u2013 the Light of Christ \u2013 continue to shine forth from the Cathedral and bless our Diocese and all of the faithful within it.<\/span>
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\nAll proceeds from this event will support repairs and renovations that will help us shine the light of our beloved Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption for years to come. Learn more here: <\/span>https:\/\/www.catholicfoundationsema.org\/cathedral-gala.<\/span><\/a>
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