GOOD SAINT ANNE, WE CALL ON YOUR NAME

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St. Anne Shrine NewsQ U A R T E R L Y N E W S L E T T E R

HoursSt. Anne’s Shrine is open daily for private prayer and devotion.

Monday-Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm

Sunday 12:00pm -4:00pm

Gift ShopThe gift shop is now open during our normal operating hours. We have a variety of statues, rosaries, medals, booklets, and prayer cards that are available for purchase.Please consider stopping in during your next visit!Sales support the ministry of the shrine.

WebsiteThe Saint Anne Shrine website is now live.

www.st-annes-shrine.org

Mailing Address818 Middle StreetFall River, MA 02721

125 YEARSAT MARY’S MOTHER’S SHRINE

JUBILEE YEARDecember 25, 2020 through December 25, 2021

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St. Jude’s Novena- October 20-28: St. Jude’s Novena- October 20-28: The annual Solemn Novena in Honor of Saint Jude will occur at the shrine. This year we will welcome three priest preachers that are familiar to the shrine. Father Mike Racine, will open the novena with the first three days. Followed by Father Willy Raymond, CSC and then Father Ed Murphy will conclude the Novena. The novena will end on the Solemn Feast Day of Saint Jude. We will have our monthly healing mass on Saint Jude’s Day! We hope that you will be able to join us for this solemn event.

Presentation on Little Rose Ferron Saturday November 13: Presentation on Little Rose Ferron Saturday November 13: We are happy to invite to come and learn about Marie Rose Ferron, an amazing young French-Canadian woman from Woonsocket, RI 1902-1936. Her life from Canada to Fall River, MA to Woonsocket, RI. Her suffering, death and legacy of the Domestic Chapel of Thorns.

Presented by the

Rose Ferron Foundation Rose Ferron Foundation Saturday November 13, 2021 2:00pm-4:00pm

Here at the Shrine

We are thrilled to be welcoming the International United Nations Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima. The image of Our Lady will visit the shrine on Christ the King Weekend: November 19-21. 2021. During this time the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed, we will have the Rosary prayed in multiple languages. We will have the opportunity for the Sacrament of Confession.

All Night Prayer VigilAll Night Prayer VigilVigil will take place from Friday into Saturday ending with a Mass celebrated by our Chaplain Fr. Edward Murphy at 11:30am.

Eucharistic Adoration:Eucharistic Adoration:Throughout the entire visit we encourage all the parishes throughout the Diocese to make a devout Pilgrimage to the Shrine!

Upcoming Events

International United Nations Pilgrim Statue

Annual Solemn Annual Solemn Novena to Saint JudeNovena to Saint Jude October 20-28, 2021 Services will be at 6:00PM Includes Exposition/ Benediction, Spiritual Talk

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Ways to give to the ShrineFor many, charitable giving is an act of faith grounded in God’s abundance and motivated by a desire to create additional resources for accomplishing God’s work.

Giving a gift to Saint Anne Shrine is easy and can be accomplished in several different ways. You can visit our website at www.st-annes-shrine.org and click the donate button. There you have the option of making a one time or recurring monthly donations. You can send us a check or money order made to: St. Anne’s Shrine Preservation Society, 818 Middle Street, Fall River, MA 02721. You may also make a charitable donation through Amazon Smile. Next time you order on Amazon use the smile program and choose St. Anne’s Preservation Society as the charity you’d like to support.

You might also consider leaving a Legacy gift to the Shrine, by remembering us in your estate planning. This is a wonderful way to put your values into action, ensuring that this Sacred place is maintained for future generations as a center of prayer, pilgrimage and devotion.

Support the LIVESTREAMSince the beginning of the pandemic, we at the shrine had to innovate and embrace technology to bring our ministry to our dedicated pilgrims and visitors to the shrine. We have been live-streaming all of our services at the shrine. Thanks to the generous donations of some very faithful benefactors, we recently installed a professional live stream system. If you would like to sponsor one or several masses or devotions that we live-stream here at the shrine, simply offer a donation and include a note to say that it is to sponsor a live stream mass or devotion. You can do this in memory of a loved one or friend.

As always, your continued support of this ministry is very much appreciated. Without your support we would be unable to continue the work of God.

All contributions to the ministry of the shrine are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Advent VespersOnce again, this year the Shrine is pleased to offer the Solemn Celebration of Advent Vespers, each Sunday during the season of Advent.

Beginning on Sunday November 28th at 4:00PM we will solemnly pray the Divine Office of the Church in preparation for the Great Season of Christmas.

This is a wonderful way for us to reflect on the great mystery of our redemption. We hope that you will take a few moments to join us in prayer during the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. First Friday Mass First Friday Mass

Join us each month for on the First Friday as we honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Mass on the First Friday at the Shrine is celebrated at 6:00PM and it offered especially for those enrolled in the Shrine Prayer Guild and Purgatorial Society.

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Visit UsThe Shrine is open year round, tours are available for individuals and groups. Please contact us for more information and we’ll gladly accommodate. Call 508-678-1510. Call 508-678-1510.

Immaculate ConceptionGift ShopThe Immaculate Conception Gift Shop is located in the main entry way of the shrine. Sales at the gift shop support the mission and ministry of the shrine. Being the only religious store in the greater Fall River area, we offer a variety of statues, books, rosaries, chaplets, holy cards, first communion and confirmation items. Our inventory is growing. If you are looking for a special gift, stop by!

Healing MassesHealing MassesSaint Anne’s Preservation Society is pleased to announce that we continue to offer a monthly healing Mass at the shrine. We are sincerely grateful to Father Edward Murphy, Shrine Chaplain, for taking time out of his busy schedule to offer these Masses on a monthly basis.

Holy Rosary begins at 6:00pmHoly Rosary begins at 6:00pm (At this time the Sacra-ment of Confession is available)

Holy Mass is at 6:30pmHoly Mass is at 6:30pm followed by healing prayers and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

DATES: October 28, November 18, DATES: October 28, November 18, December 16, 2021 and January 27, 2022December 16, 2021 and January 27, 2022

Let us pray for you and your Let us pray for you and your loved ones!loved ones!Saint Anne’s Shrine is a living place of prayer and worship. The prayers that we offer for you, your family, and your friends are one of the many ways that fulfill our important mission as a sanctuary of prayer and pilgrimage.

Each day we pray for people from across the Diocese of Fall River and the entire country and present their needs to the confidence and loving intercession of Good Saint Anne, mother of the Blessed Virgin and Grandmother to Jesus.

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