Parish and Diocesan News – Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

Stations of the Cross

Posted on March 13, 2025March 14, 2025 by All News & Events

The Stations receive special focus during Lent and on Good Friday during Holy Week. At each of the 14 Stations, we meditate on an event in Jesus' journey to Calvary and His death on the Cross. While praying the Stations...Read More

St. Joseph Novena, March 11 to 19

Posted on March 11, 2025March 12, 2025 by All News & Events

Pray the novena with us in church or pray at home, asking for the intercession of the humble head of the Holy Family, foster father of Jesus, patron saint of workers, and patron of the universal church. Our novena schedule...Read More

Lenten and Jubilee Year Pilgrimage Day at OLQM

Posted on March 3, 2025March 7, 2025 by All News & Events

Celebrate the Jubilee Year of Hope with Us! A Jubilee Year is a rare and meaningful opportunity, celebrated every 25 years, for faithful Catholics to deepen their faith—and to obtain a plenary indulgence. On Thursday, March 13, 2025, Our Lady Queen...Read More

Registration Open for Adult Confirmation Classes

Posted on February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 by All News & Events

If you have been baptized and received First Holy Communion but have not been confirmed, you can complete the Sacraments of Initiation by attending classes for adult (age 18 and older) confirmation preparation. Registration is now open for the twelve...Read More

Lenten Regulations

Posted on February 27, 2025February 28, 2025 by All News & Events

Abstinence: The Church asks all the faithful, ages 14 and older, to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of Lent. Fasting: All the faithful ages 18 to 59 are obligated to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good...Read More

2025 Jubilee – Pilgrims of Hope

Posted on February 7, 2025March 4, 2025 by All News & Events

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs is a 2025 Jubilee Year Shrine Church Pope Francis has proclaimed 2025 as a Jubilee Year, inviting Catholics around the world to embark on spiritual renewal as Pilgrims of Hope. The Jubilee concludes on the...Read More

Prayer Group Bus Trip to “Sight and Sound: Noah”

Posted on February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 by All News & Events

Enjoy the heritage of our Catholic faith with a day of fellowship and inspiration. Join the OLQM Charismatic Prayer Group on a bus trip to Lancaster, PA, to experience Sight & Sound: Noah—an unforgettable live stage production that brings the story...Read More

Bishop Brennan’s Vocation Retreat for Young Men

Posted on February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 by All News & Events

Vocation Retreat February 28–March 2, 2025 Seminary of the Immaculate Conception This retreat is open to young men ages 16 and up who are contemplating whether God may be calling them to the priesthood. It includes Mass, communal and private...Read More

Mass with Anointing of the Sick

Posted on January 30, 2025January 31, 2025 by All News & Events

Anointing of the Sick Mass Tue, Feb 11, 2025 12:05PM World Day of the Sick is observed in the church every year on the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes (February 11), who gives healing and hope. Every year...Read More

February Feasts: Blessings of Candles and Throats

Posted on January 29, 2025January 30, 2025 by All News & Events

Candlemas: Blessing of Candles Sunday, Feb 2, 2024 The feast of the Presentation of the Lord celebrates the occasion when Mary brought the infant Jesus to the Temple and presented him to the people. Simeon recognized Jesus as the Christ:...Read More

On Care for Our Common Home

Posted on January 23, 2025January 24, 2025 by All News & Events

Our Catholic Teaching columns in the church bulletin have been reflecting on the challenge that Pope Francis has extended to us in his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ concerning our care for the environment. This special bulletin insert On Care for...Read More

Remembering Msgr. Reilly: Pro-Life Advocate

Posted on January 18, 2025 by All News & Events

Monsignor Philip J. Reilly (1934–2024), a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn and the founder of Helpers of God’s Precious Infants, passed away on November 30, 2024, after a lifetime dedicated to the pro-life movement and priesthood. Many of...Read More

Christmas 2024

Posted on January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 by All News & Events

There was light snowfall on Christmas Eve 2024. Father Passenant blessed the outdoor creche before the Christmas Eve Mass with the Children's Nativity Pageant. Students from religious education played roles of the Holy Family, the angels, and the Three Kings....Read More

A Christmas Festival 2024

Posted on January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 by All News & Events

Another wonderful Christmas concert in our church! These pictures capture just a few of the moments of the concert held on Sunday, December 15, 2024. Credit: Adriana Lopetrone Photography. [metaslider id="32175"]

2024 Bulletins Archived

Posted on December 31, 2024January 2, 2025 by All News & Events

December 2024 Dec 1_First Sunday of Advent | Dec 8 | Dec 15| Dec 22_Christmas bulletin | Dec 29 November 2024 Nov 3 | Nov 10 | Nov 17 | Nov 24 October 2024 Oct 6 | Oct 13 | Oct 20 | Oct 27 September 2024 Sep 1 | Sep 8 | Sep 15 | Sep 22 | Sep 29 August 2024 Aug 4 | Aug 11 | Aug 18 | Aug...Read More

Christmas Memorials and Sponsors

Posted on December 23, 2024December 23, 2024 by All News & Events

We thank everyone whose memorial donations of wreaths, trees, and poinsettia plants and whose giving to the Christmas flower collection helped us to decorate the church so beautifully for Christmas. On New Year's Day, the 10AM Mass will be offered...Read More

Christmas Day Collection for Catholic Charities

Posted on December 20, 2024December 20, 2024 by All News & Events

Bishop Brennan invites everyone to share God’s love this Christmas by supporting the Catholic Charities Christmas Day Collection. Your generosity will help Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ) provide vital programs for our neighbors in need through the operation of...Read More

As Seen in The Tablet: Fr. Passenant and the Bright Christmas Fund

Posted on December 11, 2024December 19, 2024 by All News & Events

In case you missed it, The Tablet's December 7, 2024, print-only edition featured an inspiring article about Father Passenant and his lifelong dedication to The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Fund. In the piece, he reflects on the generosity instilled in him...Read More

Bambinelli Sunday

Posted on December 10, 2024December 11, 2024 by All News & Events

As we arrive at the midpoint of Advent, with preparations for Christmas now half over, the Third Sunday of Advent is a time for joy and celebration! Known as "Gaudete Sunday" or “Rejoicing Sunday,” it features the lighting of the...Read More