Mass Times

Masses are celebrated weekdays and Sunday in church.  A Sunday Mass livestream is available every week for the homebound. See also rectory office hours and contacts.

Disabilities access at the ramp entrance to the church on Queens Boulevard

Sunday Masses

Saturday Evening Vigil Mass (fulfills Sunday obligation): 5PM
Sunday Masses:  9AM, 11:15 AM & 1PM

Livestream of the 11:15AM Sunday Mass is available weekly for those unable to attend church in person.

Saturday Schedule Change Ahead (effective December 2024)

Daily Masses

Monday to Saturday: 8:05AM & 12:05PM
Daily Readings

Confessions

Celebration of Reconciliation
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 11:30AM
Saturday: 12:45PM

Holy Days of Obligation

Holy Day Vigil Mass: 7:30PM
Holy Day Masses: 8:05AM & 12:05PM

This standard Holy Day Mass schedule sometimes varies. Holy Days of Obligation which are national holidays (such as Christmas) may follow the weekend Mass schedule. Watch for special announcements in the weekly bulletin about the Mass schedule for any of the Holy Days.

2024 Primary Holy Days of Obligation

  • May 9: Ascension Thursday (Ascension of the Lord)
  • August 15: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  • November 1: All Saints Day
  • December 25: Nativity of the Lord

Note that in 2024, there is no obligation to attend Mass on these holy days: January 1, Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God; December 9, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

2024 Liturgical Seasons

  • January 9 – February 13, 2024: Ordinary Time Weeks 1-6
  • February 14 – May 19, 2024: Lent, Triduum, Easter
  • May 2o – November 30, 2024: Ordinary Time Weeks 7-34
  • December 1, 2024 – January 12, 2025: Advent, Christmas

Liturgical Calendar

2024 Liturgical Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States of America

2025 Liturgical Calendar

The calendar (published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) has details on the principal church celebrations and Scripture readings for the year.

Devotions

The Rosary & Chaplet of the Divine Mercy
Monday through Saturday following the 12:05PM Mass

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Every Monday following 8:05AM & 12:05PM Masses

Thursday Evening Devotions

  • Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held Thursdays, following the 12:05PM Mass.
  • Evening devotions customarily begin the Thursday after Ash Wednesday and continue every Thursday until the week before Thanksgiving. Evening devotional hours are 12:40PM to 7:30PM, concluding with Benediction. Spend some time in church in quiet prayer on Thursday afternoon or visit in the evening for Benediction.
  • During the winter months (Thanksgiving to the start of Lent), we observe a brief period of Adoration after 12:05PM Mass.  

St. Pio (Padre Pio) Prayer Group
Every second Wednesday, after the 12:05PM Mass

Novenas

Parishioners of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs pray novenas throughout the year to honor and ask the intercession of the saints. Novenas are typically recited at the 12:05PM daily Mass and on Sundays at the 11:15AM Mass.