Procession and Mass for Peace Set for Monday, October 12

Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will lead the annual Procession and Mass for Peace on Monday, October 12, 2026, in Fall River. The event, held on the Columbus Day holiday, serves as a prayerful call for peace and a witness of faith for the Diocese of Fall River.

Participants are asked to gather by 5:30 p.m. near St. Anne’s Shrine, across from Kennedy Park on South Main Street. The procession begins at 6 p.m. and includes a half-mile walk to St. Mary’s Cathedral. During the walk, participants will carry candles, sing Marian hymns, and pray the Rosary. Bishop da Cunha will celebrate the Mass for Peace at St. Mary’s Cathedral at 7 p.m.

The diocese holds this tradition in October because it coincides with the feast of Our Lady of Fatima on October 13. The feast commemorates the 1917 apparitions in Portugal where Mary requested prayers, specifically the Rosary, to end war and bring peace.