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The May Crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary will take place at the 8:00 AM First Saturday Mass on May 2, 2026. Members of the Legion of Mary will crown our Lady.

View the Easter Triduum schedule at Our Lady of Fatima Church.

Ash Wednesday falls on February 18th this year. Mass with distribution of Ashes will be at 6:30 AM, 12:10 PM and 5:30 PM. The distribution of ashes will take place after Mass.

On Friday evenings during Lent (except Good Friday, 04-03-2026), Our Lady of Fatima Parish will have Stations of the Cross in the Church and a simple meatless “Soup Supper” consisting of soup and water. A different organization/ministry within the parish will prepare the Soup Supper each week, although anyone is welcome to bring soup. Stations of the Cross will take place at 5:30 PM, in the Church and after Stations, the Soup Supper will be in Fatima Gallagher Hall until 7:00 PM. Parishioners are invited to participate in any or all parts of the evening. There is no charge for the supper.

Join us for a special Lenten Mission. Living the Eucharist — Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi, Lex Vivendi, Presented by: Rev. Christopher Hallada. Monday, March 11th, Tuesday, March 12th and Wednesday, March 13th.

Archbishop Wester has decreed that all Catholics in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, who are 14 years and older, are dispensed from the obligation to abstain from eating meat ONLY on Friday, March 17th, 2023 in observance of the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. It is not required that anyone make use of this dispensation. Those who do wish to make use of it are encouraged to abstain from meat on some other day as part of their penitential practices. Click to Read More