Masses are celebrated on the normal schedule weekdays and Sunday in church; we continue to follow COVID-19 precautions. A Sunday Mass webcast is available weekly. Updates (indicated in italics below) are in effect until further notice.
Mass Times
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, 11:15AM & 1PM
Practice social distancing and follow the instructions of our ushers on seating and receiving communion. Wear a mask during the service.
Livestream of the 9AM Sunday Mass is available weekly for those unable to attend Mass in person.
Weekday Masses
Monday to Saturday: 8AM & 12:05AM
Use the Queens Boulevard ramp to enter and exit the church.
Following each daily Mass the church will be closed. For those wanting private prayer time or to light a candle, the church vestibule is open during the day (entrance at Ascan Avenue).
Confessions
Celebration of Reconciliation
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 11:30AM
Saturday: 12:45PM
Use the Queens Boulevard church entrance.
Holy Days of Obligation
Holy Day Vigil Mass: 7:30PM
Holy Day Masses: 8AM & 12:05PM
This standard Holy Day Mass schedule sometimes varies. Holy Days of Obligation that are national holidays (such as Christmas) generally follow the weekend Mass schedule. Watch for special announcements about the Mass schedule for a Holy Day.
2021 Primary Holy Days of Obligation and Solemnities:
- January 1, Solemnity of Mary Mother of God
- May 13, Ascension Thursday
- August 15, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- November 1, All Saints Day (a Holy Day but no obligation in 2021)
- December 8, Immaculate Conception
- December 25, Christmas (Nativity of the Lord)
Liturgical Calendar
2021 Liturgical Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States of America (published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) has details on the principal church celebrations and Scripture readings for the year.
Devotions
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Every Monday following 8AM & 12:05PM Masses
Thursday Devotions
- Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held every Thursday, following the 12:05PM Mass.
- Devotional hours are 12:40PM to 7:30PM, concluding with Benediction. Spend some time in quiet prayer or visit in the evening for Benediction.
- Our Thursday devotion schedule is customary beginning the Thursday after Ash Wednesday until the week before Thanksgiving.
Until further notice, other weekday devotions in the church are suspended. During weekdays, the church vestibule is open for private prayer. We have prepared videos so that you can prayerfully watch from home and recite the novena prayers and Benediction.
The Rosary & Chaplet of the Divine Mercy
Monday through Saturday following the 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.
- St. Joseph: Feast Day March 19
- St. Anthony of Padua: Feast Day June 13
- St. John Vianney: Feast Day August 4
- St. Padre Pio: Feast Day September 23 (OLQM traditionally holds its novena to Padre Pio in January)
- St. Jude Thaddeus: Feast Day October 28
