Author: Bryan Boyle

In June of this year, Fr. Edward A. Murphy, chaplain of St. Anne Shrine, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood! This is always a special milestone for any vocation; that it is being celebrated for service as a priest is cause for great joy and appreciation for his labors in the vineyard of the Lord.

Fr. Murphy will offer Mass and lead his traditional Healing Service with Benediction and Exposition immediately after. All are welcome to join us!

Please join us in thanking God for his vocation, his service to the diocese of Fall River, and our beloved shrine on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 2:00pm at St. Anne.

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As a prelude to the Corpus Christi procession, St. Anne Shrine will be holding a traditional 40 Hour Eucharistic Devotion in the Shrine, beginning on Friday, June 9, and concluding before the scheduled procession on Sunday, June 11.

For more information on times, please contact the Shrine office at 508-678-1510 or email info@st-annes-shrine.org.

Today we begin the monthly Prayer Guild Novena. Pray this on your own, stream the prayers, or join us at 6:30pm each day during the novena in the lower church!

May the joy of the Risen Christ be with you as we celebrate His loosing the bonds of death and opening the Gates of Heaven. He is truly risen!

From all of us on the Board of Directors of the Shrine and our faithful volunteers who daily work to return the Shrine and upper Church to active use in Fall River, may these days bring you comfort and peace!

St. Anne Shrine is announcing its schedule of devotions for Holy Week (April 2-9, 2023). All of these will take place in the lower shrine at the times indicated. All are invited to attend and participate in these devotions as we celebrate the death and resurrection of Our Lord during these most solemn days of the Church’s liturgical year.

Palm Sunday (April 2): Evening Prayer at 4:00PM with the Blessing and Distribution of Palms.

Tuesday of Holy Week (April 4): Confession at 6:00PM. Office of Tenebrae at 7:30PM.

Holy Thursday (April 6): Adoration until 10:30PM ending with Prayer During the Night Watch.

Good Friday (April 7): Good Friday Prayer Service at 3:00PM. Divine Mercy Novena at 6:30 PM. Stations of the Cross at 7:00PM.

Holy Saturday (April 8): Divine Mercy Novena at 3:00PM. Novena will continue daily at 6:30PM until Easter Saturday (April 15).

Divine Mercy Sunday (April 16): Holy Mass celebrated by Fr. Pinto Paul at 2:00PM followed by Divine Mercy Devotion at 3:00PM.

Please make a note of these dates and times, and we look forward to seeing you at St. Anne Shrine.