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Bishop to celebrate Mass, consecration to St. Joseph on feast of St. Joseph the Worker Diocese of Fall River, Mass. † Friday, April 16, 2021

During Holy Week, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., several diocesan priests and deacons, and faithful safely gathered at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River for the Chrism Mass, at which the bishop blesses the Sacramental oils to be used for the next year in the diocese, and when the priests renew their priestly promises. (Photo by Deacon Alan Thadeu)

By Dave Jolivet Editor

davejolivet@anchornews.org

FALL RIVER — On May 1 Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V. will celebrate Mass at St. Joseph’s Chapel in Woods Hole, the oldest church on Cape Cod and the first dedicated to St. Joseph, at 10 a.m. for the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Pre-registration for inperson attendance is required, and that can be done at http://bit.ly/ StJosephWorker. The Mass will also be live-streamed. In an earlier message to diocesan faithful, Bishop da Cunha said, “Now more than ever we need his [St. Joseph’s] prayers and intercession and his example and model for us, individually and for our families.” In his message announcing the Year of St. Joseph from Dec. 8, 2020 to Dec. 8, 2021, Pope Francis shared some personal reflections on St. Joseph the man, a model for

everyone to emulate. In his Apostolic Letter, Patris Corde (With a Father’s Heart), the pope said, “For, as Jesus says, ‘out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks’ (Mt 12:34). My desire to do so increased during these months of pandemic,” The pope went on to list how ordinary people were doing extraordinary things during the COVID-19 crisis worldwide. Quoting from a feature that ran in L’Osservatore Romano, “Meditation in the Time of Pandemic,” the pope shared, “People who do not appear in newspaper and magazine headlines, or on the latest television show, yet in these very days are surely shaping the decisive events of our history. Doctors, nurses, storekeepers and supermarket workers, cleaning personnel, caregivers, transport workers, men and women working to provide essential services and public safety, 8 Turn to page 14

Schools expand partnership with S.E.A.L. Foundation to provide special education services to more students FALL RIVER — It can often be difficult for families to find a school where their student with learning differences is welcomed and given an optimal opportunity to thrive, especially during the pandemic. The Diocese of Fall River Catholic schools, in partnership with the S.E.A.L. Foundation, offers state-ofthe-art special education programs through the implementation of the S.E.A.L. Foundation’s Pathways Approach Program which ensures students with learning differences can thrive, achieve and succeed. Every day this year, through the Pathways Approach Program, students with learning differences had full access to an in-person Catholic education with the accommodations and modifications needed to support

their unique learning profile. Under the expertise and leadership of Katherine Gaudet, executive director of Programming for the S.E.A.L. Foundation, the implementation and accreditation of the Pathways Approach Program is a rigorous two-year process. Each Catholic school offering these educational services commits to the state-of-the-art programming developed by Gaudet and the S.E.A.L. Foundation team. According to Kerry Peroni, founder and president of the S.E.A.L. Foundation, “Having spent the early part of my career as a classroom teacher, I witnessed first-hand the lack of school choice families encountered when trying 8 Turn to page three

Carolyn Shipp, Victims Assistance Coordinator for the diocesan Office of Safe Environment, offered a reflection at the Mass of Atonement at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River on April 11.

Mercy Sunday provides fitting setting for Mass of Atonement By Dave Jolivet Editor

davejolivet@anchornews.org

FALL RIVER — In the 1930s, when Jesus appeared to Polish Sister Faustina Kowalska, He brought

a message of God’s great love for His people through His mercy and His Son’s ultimate sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins. It is with this spirit that Bishop Turn† to page 16 April 16,8 2021

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