OUR MISSION: We, the Catholic community of Saint Vincent de Paul Parish, are a family made up of many nationalities and ethnic backgrounds called together as one body by the Holy Spirit to experience and to share the saving effects of God’s grace in our lives. As disciples of Christ and following our patron, Saint Vincent de Paul, we profess our faith openly and proudly; promote social justice in our community; and bring the compassion of Jesus to all our brothers and sisters in need.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Dispensation Granted for St. Patrick's Day
This year, the
celebration of St. Patrick’s feast day on March 17th falls on a Friday during Lent.
In consideration of
the culinary traditions of this feast and in response to a number of requests,
Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has granted to Catholics in the Fall River
Diocese a dispensation from the Lenten rule of abstaining from meat on that day.
Catholics are
asked to fast and practice abstinence in Lent as means of penance to unite in
the suffering and death of Christ, and to prepare for His resurrection on
Easter. In granting the
dispensation, Bishop da Cunha encourages those who choose to make use of it to
carry out some other sacrificial act or work of charity in keeping with the
spirit of the Lenten season.
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