Effective June 29, public celebration of Mass will resume as follows:
- Daily Mass resumes Monday, June 29, at 8AM and 12:05PM, in the Convent Chapel.
- Sunday Masses resume on our regular schedule – Saturday evening 5PM; Sunday 9AM, 11:15AM, and 1PM – beginning the weekend of July 4/5 in McLaughlin Hall.
- We will have limited capacity at the reopening of the public Masses and we will gather in the convent and McLaughlin Hall while major repairs in the church building continue. Please read our procedures for returning to Mass.
- We will continue to provide a video recording of the Sunday Mass each week on this website.
- Confessions will be available inside the front door of the rectory on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30AM and on Saturdays at 12:45PM until further notice. Please watch this website and our Facebook page for further updates.
Mass Times
Disabilities access at the ramp entrance to the church on Queens Boulevard
Sunday Masses
Saturday Evening Vigil Mass (fulfills Sunday obligation): 5 pm
Sunday Masses: 9 am, 11:15 am & 1 pm
Weekday Masses
Monday to Saturday: 8 am & 12:05 pm
Daily Readings
Confessions
Celebration of Reconciliation
Monday to Friday: 11:30 am
Saturday: 12:45 pm
Holy Days of Obligation
Holy Day Vigil Mass: 7:30 pm
Holy Day Masses: 8 am & 12:05 pm
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.
2020 Primary Holy Days of Obligation and Solemnities:
- January 1, Solemnity of Mary Mother of God
- May 21, Ascension Thursday
- August 15, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (usually a Holy Day but not in 2020)
- November 1, All Saints Day
- December 8, Immaculate Conception
- December 25, Christmas (Nativity of the Lord)
Liturgical Calendar
2020 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 the 8 am & 12:05 pm Masses
The Rosary & Chaplet of the Divine Mercy
Monday through Saturday following the 12:05 pm Mass
St. Pio (Padre Pio) Prayer Group
Every second Wednesday, after the 12:05 pm Mass
Thursday Devotions
- Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held every Thursday, immediately following the 12:05 p.m. Mass.
- Thursday evening devotions with hours from 12:40 pm to 7:30 pm, concluding with Benediction, begin the Thursday after Ash Wednesday until the week before Thanksgiving.
Novenas
Parishioners of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs pray novenas throughout the year in honor of:
- St. Joseph: Feast Day March 19
- St. Anthony of Padua: Feast Day June 13
- St. John Vianney: Feast Day August 4
- St. Jude Thaddeus: Feast Day October 28
Prayer Cards (forthcoming)
Novena to St Joseph
Novena to St. Padre Pio
SJV Novena prayer booklet
St Jude Novena
