Directions to the Covent

From PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND - take 195 - EAST towards CAPE COD, 

then EXIT 16 BELLEVILLE AVENUE, NEW BEDFORD. 

Take a RIGHT on the traffic lights (COGGESHALL STREET). Go over the bridge and straight up the hill to another traffic light, then turn LEFT (MAIN STREET). 

About 1/4 mile, on your left you will see the church, CORNER OF MAIN STREET & MORGAN STREET. Turn LEFT on Morgan Street, enter the parking lot at the back of the church.

Daily Masses

Monday thru Saturday: 6:45 AM EST 

Sunday Mass

There is no Sunday Mass at the Convent for the Sisters assist the liturgy in Our Lady's Chapel, New Bedford, MA

Devotions at the Convent

Eucharistic Adoration: Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament is exposed for adoration from 7:45AM to 5:30PM EST (Monday thru Friday) and 7:45AM thru 1:00PM (Saturday)

Stations of the Cross every Friday at:

MAY CROWNING

Every Memorial Day of the year during the month of May, the Sisters of the Immaculate organize the celebration "May Crowning" as a traditional devotion of Catholics on Mary's month of May. this consists in the ceremony of Crowning the holy statue of Our Lady of Fatima, holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Marian procession and concluded with Eucharistic exposition and adoration.

THE DAY WITH MARY

On the annual Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, a devotion known as "A Day with Mary" is organized by the Sisters in their Convent Church. This consists in a whole day of prayers, hymns, talks, procession and Eucharistic adoration. For more information check out the "Day with Mary" page.

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROLS

As an expression of thanksgiving to God and gratitude to their generous benefactors, the Sisters perform every year, during the Feast of the Holy Innocents, December 28, traditional Christmas Carols. Beautiful Christmas melodies that remind one of the mystery of God's love at Christmas time, the sisters sing in traditional Christmas carols in harmony of voices. The carols is usually followed by a Solemn Mass. Everyone is invited.

In conjunction with the spirituality of St. Maximilian Kolbe, some sisters began the apostolate "Children of Mary" Catechesis. Pre-schooled children ages 6- 15 years old come for the Saturday session where the children are instructed in the faith proper to their age in order to prepare them to make an Act of Consecration to the Immaculate. In this way, children begin to cultivate tender love and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary in an atmosphere that is religious and Marian. Anyone who is interested may reach the sisters in the above location.

Catholic Bookstore

The need for good and solid literatures is one of the keys in living a truly Catholic life. Wit this intent in mind, the Sisters assist the friars in "Our Lady's Chapel", New Bedford, MA in maintaining and making available good and solid material on different levels of Catholic life: catechesis, lives of the saints, documents of the church, apologetics, etc.

Liturgical and Marian Music

The sacredness of the Holy Mass is enhanced by a good liturgical music which is so much abused in many Catholic parishes. The sisters assist the friars at New Bedford, MA in their liturgies in singing traditional hymns both Latin and English. They also have produced to Marian cassette tapes of most of these songs which is available at their Convent Church.

"Day with Mary"

Spearheading in North America in promoting the apostolate "A Day with Mary", the sisters accept invitation from Catholic groups and parishes in organizing this apostolate with the assistance of the Friars of the Immaculate. For more information about this apostolate, please check out the page on "A Day with Mary."