Feast of the Visitation Coming at the end of this month dedicated to Mary is the Feast of the Visitation. The Blessed Virgin Mary, having received word during the Annunciation that her relative, Elizabeth, had miraculously conceived in her old age, goes in haste to help her.
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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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World Day of Prayer for Vocations April 30th, the 4th Sunday of Easter, known as Good Shepherd Sunday, is also the 60th Anniversary of World Day of Prayer for Vocations. As the USCCB recently shared, The purpose of World Day of Prayer for Vocations is to publicly
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Installation of Lectors Seminarian Lucas da Costa, currently in the second theology class at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, was installed as Lector, along with his classmates, on Sunday, March 26. What an honor to be invited to celebrate the Mass at the Seminary and install
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Today I would like to focus on two words: rest and family. Each plays a significant role in the reason for my visit home to Brazil every January. Interestingly the first reading for the Mass yesterday came from Genesis, where we read: “On the seventh day
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Perhaps you, like myself, are following the FIFA World Cup, which is being played in November and December (instead of the typical June and July schedule due to Qatar’s intense summer heat and often high humidity). I recognize that not as many Americans tune into the
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