All are invited to join together in prayer for a Memorial Mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Thursday, January 5, 2023, beginning with a rosary at 5:30 PM, and Mass following at 6:00 PM at Our Lady of Fatima Church.
Due to the demands of the Season, Our Lady of Fatima Parish Office will close at 3:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, December 12-15th. We will resume regular office hours the following week, December 19th-22nd. The Parish Office will be closed December 23rd and 26th in observance of Christmas.
Tuesday, November 1st is All Saint’s Day. It is a Holy Day of Obligation this year. Mass will be offered at 6:30 AM, 8:15 AM (Our Lady of Fatima School Mass) and 5:30 PM. Wednesday, November 2nd, is the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Soul’s Day). It is not a Holy Day of Obligation, but it would very appropriate to attend Mass and pray for the souls of the faithful departed. Masses will be offered at 6:30 AM and 8:15 AM.
Most Reverend John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe, has reinstated the Sunday obligation for the faithful to attend Sunday Mass. Read the Archbishop's letter.
The Parish Office and School will be closed on Monday, September 5, 2022, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Daily Mass will be at the normal times of 6:30 AM and 8:15 AM.
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary falls on a Monday this year and is therefore NOT a Holy Day of Obligation. We will have our regularly scheduled Masses at 6:30 AM and 8:15 AM on August 15, 2022.
We will hold a Mass on May 13, 2022 at 5:30 PM to mark the first day in 1917 that the Blessed Mother appeared to the three shepherd children of Fatima in Portugal.
We will be having Eucharistic Adoration from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon in the church on First Fridays starting May 6, 2022. You are invited to come and spend some time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.
After a two-year absence because of the pandemic, Coffee and Donuts will return on Sunday, May 15th after the 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM Masses in Fatima-Gallagher Hall. Thereafter, Coffee and Donuts will take place on the first Sunday of the month starting June 5th. Click to read more.
Important Notice (February 6, 2022): Because of the recent surge in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Parish Ministries, Religious Education Classes and other gatherings outside of Mass will continue to be suspended until further notice. Some ministry meetings will take place by videoconference and participants will be notified of such. Confession and Masses will continue to be held at their regular times.
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.