Diocese of Fall River, Mass. † Friday, February 24, 2023
Diocese to offer Eucharistic Nights and Relic tour Bishop Edgar M. Da Cunha, S.D.V., recently gathered with the Religious of the Diocese to celebrate the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life which the Church celebrates every year in February, on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The day started with camaraderie, prayer and reflection led by Father Stephen Coffey, a Benedictine Monk who lives at the Monastery of the Risen Christ, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Mass was followed by lunch during which Bishop da Cunha, honored Sister Roberta O’Connell of the Congregation of the Faithful Companions of Jesus for her 35 years of Service in the Diocese of Fall River at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford and at Charlton Hospital in Fall River.
Return of Women’s and Men’s Conference is just weeks away EASTON — The Diocese of Fall River Women and Men’s Conference is returning this Lent as an in-person gathering after a two-year absence because of the pandemic. With a full program of inspiring talks, worship, music, and much more, the Conference offers Catholics an opportunity for spiritual enrichment and renewal as part of their Lenten journey towards Easter. The 2023 Women and Men’s Conference will take place on Saturday, March 11, at the Ames Sports Complex on the grounds
of Stonehill College in Easton, beginning at 10 a.m. “I am so pleased that our Women and Men’s Conference will once again be an in-person event after two years,” said Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V. “I am looking forward to gathering with parishioners from across the diocese for what I know will be a fruitful and rewarding day. Our Conference theme of ‘Receive Jesus. Worship Jesus.’ echoes the National Eucharistic Revival now underway across the country and is de8 Turn to page three
NEW BEDFORD — This Lent, there will be a series of Eucharistic Nights in the Diocese of Fall River to coincide with the National Eucharistic Revival. During these nights, the relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis and St. Manuel Garcia, accompanied by National Eucharistic Preacher Father Roger Landry, will tour the diocese. Each night will include Eucharistic Adoration, Confession, the opportunity to venerate the relics, and a talk given by Father Landry. “It’s such a great blessing that we will have the relics of St. Manuel Gonzalez Garcia and Blessed Carlo Acutis with us in the diocese,” Father Landry told The Anchor. “They are both tremendous witnesses to the life-changing reality of Jesus in the Eucharist with powerful and timely messages for us all. I’m looking forward to having a chance to stoke love for them as I accom-
pany their relics throughout the diocese.” Additionally, a Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit will be present for viewing. Catholics throughout the diocese are invited and encouraged to attend to unite in prayer during that week, asking the Eucharistic Lord to renew our diocese. The following is a schedule of the nights, which are free and open to the public: Monday, March 13 at 6 p.m. — St. Anthony Church, 167 East Falmouth Highway, East Falmouth, 02536; Tuesday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m. — Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 121 Mount Pleasant Street, New Bedford, 02740; Wednesday, March 15 at 6 p.m. — Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, 327 Second Street, Fall River, 02721.
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