Bishop da Cunha to lead Procession and Mass for Peace

Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will lead the annual Procession and Mass for Peace for the Diocese of Fall River on Monday, October 12, 2026.

Participants will gather near St. Anne’s Shrine on South Main Street in Fall River by 5:30 p.m. for a half-mile walk to St. Mary’s Cathedral. The procession begins at 6 p.m. and includes carrying candles, praying the Rosary, and singing Marian hymns. Bishop da Cunha will celebrate the Mass for Peace at the cathedral at 7 p.m.

The diocese holds this tradition on the Columbus Day holiday because it coincides with the period near the October 13 feast of Our Lady of Fatima. The observance honors the 1917 apparitions in Portugal, during which Mary requested prayers for peace and the Rosary.