Our Lady of Fatima

Directive From Archbishop Blair

Due to the ongoing Health World Wide Pandemic Church services resume with precautions.

Weekend Masses Resume- Saturday 4:30 pm & Sunday 9:30 am. (Starting Sunday, October 4th 8:30 & 10:30 am.)

Weekday masses resume- Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday @ 12:00 pm; 

Please click on the archdiocesan crest (left) for guidelines on reopening the parish churches and other sacramental observances. 

Extension of Dispensation from Sunday Mass Obligation

On March 13, 2020, each and every Catholic in the Archdiocese of Hartford was dispensed from the obligation of attending Sunday Mass by Archbishop Leonard P. Blair due to the potential danger of the coronavirus pandemic. This dispensation was most recently extended on May 27, 2020, with the release of the document 'Opening Churches for Public Worship in the Archdiocese of Hartford,' which stated, “As for Sunday Mass, the dispensation from the Sunday obligation previously granted to all Catholics of the archdiocese by the Archbishop has now been extended through Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020.”

In light of continued uncertainty regarding the extent and duration of the coronavirus in the state of Connecticut and throughout the Archdiocese of Hartford, Archbishop Blair has now extended this dispensation from the Sunday obligation through Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, which is the last day of the current liturgical year.

The Archdiocese of Hartford continues to monitor the severity of the situation surrounding the pandemic and will provide updates regarding decisions reached for the archdiocese as they are made.

Church open for individual prayer:

Our Lady of Fatima Church will be open daily Monday, -Friday from 8:00 am - noon,

Sacrament of Reconciliation -  Saturdays 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm or by appointment. 

 “Where the individual faithful find themselves in the painful impossibility of receiving sacramental absolution, it should be remembered that perfect contrition, coming from the love of God, beloved above all things, expressed by a sincere request for forgiveness (that which the penitent is at present able to express) and accompanied by votum confessionis, that is, by the firm resolution to have recourse, as soon as possible, to sacramental confession, obtains forgiveness of sins, even mortal ones (cf. CCC, no. 1452).” 

Let us remain spiritually united as a people of God.

The God Minute is a daily prayer podcast to center your day in God. Led by a Catholic priest it blends music, scripture and a thoughtful, spiritual message in a peaceful 10 minute prayer that goes where you go. Listen with your coffee in the morning, on your way to work, during an evening walk. 

See how easy and beautiful prayer can be.

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• Feel free to watch Mass on TV and join the world spiritually in prayer, our diocesan Mass is @ 10:00 am or stream live @ ortv.org or EWTN @ 8:00 am daily. 

• Online: Daily Mass in Canada, Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire) here  

Make a Spiritual Communion

If you cannot physically receive Holy Communion, make a Spiritual Communion instead, asking God to come into your heart as if you received Him sacramentally — Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. For instance, you can say this:

Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Blessed Sacrament. 
I love You above all things and I desire You in my soul. 
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, 
come at least spiritually into my heart. 
As though You were already there, 
I embrace You and unite myself to You; 
permit not that I should ever be separated from You. 
Amen.