FALL RIVER — St. Anne Shrine, with the generous permission of Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has set its preliminary schedule of events in the Shrine for 2023. These include regularly scheduled Masses, Novenas, special events, and cultural activities all meant to support the ongoing evangelization efforts of the diocese. Additional devotions and events will be announced as they are scheduled, and all are invited to participate. All events will take place in the Shrine.
2023 Schedule of Events:
Thursday March 16, 6 p.m. — Healing Mass celebrated by Shrine Chaplain Father Edward Murphy.
Sunday April 9-16 — Divine Mercy Novena, with concluding Mass on April 16, the Feast of Divine Mercy, at 2 p.m.
Thursday April 20, 6 p.m. — Healing Mass celebrated by Shrine Chaplain Father Edward Murphy.
Thursday May 18, 6 p.m. — Healing Mass celebrated by Shrine Chaplain Father Edward Murphy (There will be no Healing Masses in June, July, or August)
Sunday June 11 — Time TBD: Corpus Christi Procession starting at Cathedral and ending at St. Anne Shrine.
Sunday July 2, 3 p.m. — Mass of Thanksgiving for Anniversary of the Dedication of Upper Church.
Monday July 17-25, 6:30 p.m. — 151st Annual Novena of St. Anne with daily Mass, Confessions, and Devotions celebrated by the Fathers of Mercy.
Wednesday July 26, 6:30 p.m. — Solemn Mass for the Feast of Saints Anne and Joachim with procession of relics.
July date and time TBD — Francophone Society Mass celebrated by Father Paul Canuel.
Sunday September 17, 2023 — God the Father Celebration and Pilgrimage, Mass time TBD
Thursday September 21, 6 p.m. — Healing Mass celebrated by Shrine Chaplain Father Edward Murphy.
Thursday October 19, 6 p.m.: — Healing Mass celebrated by Shrine Chaplain Father Edward Murphy.
Thursday October 19-27, 2023 6:30 p.m. — Annual Novena to St. Jude Thaddeus
Saturday October 28, 12 p.m. — Mass for the Feast of St. Jude Thaddeus.
Friday November 3, 6:30 p.m. — Mass for the living and deceased benefactors of St. Anne Shrine.
Thursday November 16, 6 p.m. — Healing Mass celebrated by Shrine Chaplain Father Edward Murphy.
November date and time TBD — Francophone Society Mass celebrated by Father Paul Canuel
Thursday November 30-December 8, 6:30 p.m. — Solemn Novena of the Immaculate Conception
Sunday December 17, 3 p.m. — Gaudete Sunday Service of Lessons and Carols.
Thursday December 21, 6 p.m. — Healing Mass celebrated by Shrine Chaplain Father Edward Murphy
Any changes will be published on the website in advance of the dates listed; all devotions and Masses are live streamed on the Shrine Facebook presence and available on the Shrine website.
In addition, the Shrine has received permission from Bishop Cunha to make available the Sacrament of Reconciliation on a weekly basis at a convenient time for our visitors and guests. When the times and availability of priests to offer this Sacrament are finalized, they will be published in The Anchor and on the Shrine website.
St. Anne Shrine of Fall River, a national historic landmark, is located on South Main Street in Fall River and is open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Under the care of the St. Anne Shrine Preservation Society, whose solemn mission is to restore and renew this fixture of the spiritual life in the Diocese of Fall River, they offer a place of peaceful contemplation and devotional activities meant to draw people into an ever closer relationship with Our Lord as well as support our ongoing efforts to renew this magnificent church for generations to come.
For more information, please visit our website at https://www.st-annes-shrine.org, contact the Shrine office at (508) 678-1510, or email info@st-annes-shrine.org
