Parish and Diocesan News – Page 13 – Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

2020 Church Restoration Memorials

Posted on September 1, 2020September 4, 2020 by All News & Events

Our parish feast day coincides with the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows (Queen of Martyrs), which falls on September 15 each year. We will observe our parish feast day with a special 11:15AM Mass on Sunday, September 13th. We...Read More

Church Restoration Details

Posted on August 25, 2020August 28, 2020 by All News & Events

For your viewing pleasure, we are sharing pictures submitted by parishioners of some of the treasures within our church. Our church has undergone major (and magnificent!) restoration work from 2018 (when the pulpit and altar restorations were completed) through 2020....Read More

Return to the Church Weekend and RCIA Sacraments

Posted on August 18, 2020August 21, 2020 by All News & Events

Photo Gallery 1 by Leon Volskis The church building reopened for Sunday Masses on the weekend of August 15/16, 2020, with new kneelers, lighting, and repaired floors, and social distancing protocols in place. [gallery link="file" size="medium" ids="22439,22441,22440"] Photo Gallery 2...Read More

Rest in Peace, Robert Cospito

Posted on August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 by All News & Events

On August 11, 2020, our former sacristan Dr. Robert Cospito passed away. Bob was the organist and singer at Thursday evening Benediction and our Monday devotions and was well known to many in the parish as "Big Bob." He was...Read More

Act Now to Help Catholic School Families

Posted on July 28, 2020August 4, 2020 by All News & Events

Dear Parishioners, I encourage you to express your support of Catholic education by visiting the link below and sending the message found there to our elected officials. I appreciate your concern for Catholic schools and academies. - Bishop Sanchez Action...Read More

St. John Vianney Novena: Pray for the Seminarians

Posted on July 20, 2020July 31, 2020 by All News & Events

St. John Vianney, Pray for Us! During the Novena to Honor St. John Vianney (July 27 to August 4), please make one of these seminarians of the Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens your prayer intention for these nine days. Use our prayer...Read More

Mass in McLaughlin Hall

Posted on July 13, 2020July 24, 2020 by All News & Events

(July 13, 2020, updated July 24) This photo series is courtesy Leon Volskis. The pictures are from the 11:15AM Sunday Mass celebrated in McLaughlin Hall on July 12 and July 19. McLaughlin Hall is our temporary Sunday worship space during...Read More

Daily Mass Moved to Convent Chapel for the Summer

Posted on June 30, 2020July 13, 2020 by All News & Events

(June 29, 2020) While major repairs are being done in the church building this summer, we held our first Daily Mass since reopening from the COVID-19 emergency in the Convent Chapel on June 29th. Daily Masses are at 8AM and...Read More

June 29th Reopening for Masses

Posted on June 19, 2020December 26, 2021 by All News & Events

(Update June 19, 2020; last revised July 7) Dear Parishioners, Our long wait is almost over! We are in Phase 2 returning to Daily Masses at 8AM and 12:05PM on June 29th. Weekend Masses on the regular schedule—Saturday evening 5PM;...Read More

Report on Christian Persecution

Posted on June 16, 2020 by All News & Events

A 2019 publication from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), a Pontifical Foundation, has statistics on the scale of the oppression that Christians around the globe face because of their faith. Download a copy here or visit the ACN...Read More

Major Church Repairs 2020

Posted on June 16, 2020September 8, 2020 by All News & Events

Fr. Francis Passenant is keeping us informed on the status of the church repairs, keeping an eye on the work and on his iPad to document progress. Follow along here for his updates and pictures. [caption id="attachment_22622" align="alignleft" width="964"] Church...Read More

Religious Freedom

Posted on June 6, 2020July 30, 2020 by All News & Events

Over seven weeks in June and July 2020, our reflections focus on Religious Freedom and Religious Persecution, in solidarity with the USCCB’s Religious Freedom Week. Actions and Reflections for July 26: On Religious Freedom Pray for a new birth...Read More

The Tablet Delivery Suspended

Posted on June 4, 2020June 5, 2020 by All News & Events

Delivery of The Tablet and Nuestra Voz newspapers to churches in Brooklyn/Queens, including our church, is being suspended for 6 months. The last bulk deliveries were made for the May 30th edition. The diocese directive reflects the current situation, including...Read More

Racial Injustice

Posted on June 1, 2020June 3, 2020 by All News & Events

In light of the recent disturbing events in our nation, we unite our hearts with the sentiments expressed by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishop DiMarzio encourages us: “We Christians must be fierce in our opposition to the...Read More

Plan for Reopening the Churches

Posted on May 24, 2020December 26, 2021 by All News & Events

(UPDATE JUNE 16, 2020) Plans for Major Repairs at OLQM This Summer (UPDATE May 24, 2020) Diocese Statement on Reopening Churches Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio is pleased to announce that the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens will slowly work toward opening...Read More

Virtual Living Rosary

Posted on May 24, 2020June 30, 2020 by All News & Events

Broadcast on May 10, 2020 on OLQM Stewardship YouTube Featured on the Currents TV (air date May 14, 2020) Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Keeps Living Rosary Tradition Alive During Pandemic, Moving It Online

Reconsecration Prayer to Mary

Posted on April 28, 2020May 1, 2020 by All News & Events

Unite in Prayer Friday, May 1st at 3PM Dear Parishioners, I invite you to join the Catholic Bishops and the faithful throughout the United States on Friday, May 1, 2020, at 3PM in praying in your home the prayer to...Read More

Divine Mercy Chaplet

Posted on April 17, 2020April 15, 2023 by All News & Events

This prayer is based on the diary of St. Faustina, “Divine Mercy in My Soul.” Faustina received a vision of Jesus asking that all pray the Chaplet and meditate on His mercy. Opening Prayer You expired, Jesus, but the source...Read More

PSA on Unemployment and Other Benefits During COVID-19

Posted on April 17, 2020December 26, 2021 by All News & Events

Laws and public benefits are changing quickly in response to the COVID-19 situation. Catholic Migration Services and NYC are sharing this at-a-glance list of benefits New Yorkers may be eligible for if you've been affected by a coronavirus (COVID-19) hardship....Read More

Easter Reflections 2020

Posted on April 10, 2020April 12, 2020 by All News & Events

By Bishop Sanchez You may have heard the story of the young boy who returned home from his religious education class. The boy’s father inquired, “What did you learn today?” The boy said that he learned how Moses led the...Read More