The Stations of the Cross will be prayed in the church at 7:00 PM on Fridays during Lent (February 24, 2023 through March 31, 2023). The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) will be offered prior to the Stations of the Cross, from 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM.
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on March 2, 2022. There will be three Masses with distribution of ashes that day, at 6:30 AM, 8:15 AM, and 5:30 PM. The distribution of ashes will take place after the homily. There will also be a Liturgy of the Word (no Communion) with distribution of ashes at 12:10 PM in the afternoon.
View the current Fatima Parish update from Fr. Stephen Schultz in response to the latest Health Order from the New Mexico Department of Health, and instructions from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, July 5, 2021, for the Independence Day holiday. Daily Mass will be held at the normal times of 6:30 AM and 8:15 AM.
With the recent increase of in-person Mass attendance, and the significant decline in the number of viewers of the online Mass on our parish website, Our Lady of Fatima Parish is discontinuing its online Mass after April 25, 2021. We would like to express our thanks to the parish volunteers who have been recording and posting the Mass since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Archdiocese of Santa Fe will continue to broadcast the Mass on local television stations, and the Mass may be seen on EWTN and other internet resources.
The Saturday, December 19, 2020, 5:30 PM Vigil Mass will not be pre-recorded for online viewing. Online Mass will resume on Sunday, December 20, 2020 for the 12 noon Mass.
With the new health order issued by the Governor that goes into effect today, December 2, 2020, we are now permitted to have Mass attendance of up to 25% of our capacity. The past two weeks, the limit was 25% of capacity or 75 people, whichever was less. At 25% we are now able to have up to 175 people attending Mass in person. That will be the limit for as long as Bernalillo County remains in the red or yellow tier. If COVID cases become better controlled and the county achieves the green tier status, our Mass attendance can increase to 50% of maximum occupancy. The parish office is now open normal hours with minimum staff.
View the November 14, 2020 Fatima Parish Update letter from Father Stephen Schultz regarding in-person Mass and other options, as well as the temporary closure of the parish office.
Please join us for Parking Lot Mass by Radio. Effective November 14, 2020, public Masses inside the church will again be permitted. The maximum attendance allowed is 75 persons per the Governor’s health order of November 13, 2020. For weekend Mass times only, once the maximum attendance has been reached, persons may remain in their cars in the parking lot and listen to the Mass on 91.1 FM. Holy Communion will be distributed at the end of Mass to those in the parking lot at the sacristy door. Parking Lot Mass by Radio Mass times are Saturdays at 5:30 PM, and Sundays at 7:30 AM, 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM.
Because of the departure of Fr. Chris to his new assignment, the times for daily Mass are being changed as of August 3, 2020. Masses will be offered at 6:30 AM on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Masses will be offered at 8:15 AM on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The weekend Mass schedule is not changing at this time. Saturday morning Mass is at 7:30 AM, Saturday evening anticipatory Mass for Sunday is at 5:30 PM, and Sunday Masses are at 7:30 AM, 10:00 AM. and 12:00 noon.
In addition to our normal time for Confessions from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM on Saturdays, Confession will also be available on Tuesday, December 18th from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM, and from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Please make time to go to Confession before Christmas!