Our Lady of Fatima

2021 Archbishop's Annual Appeal

Official Parish Launch is the Weekend of March 6th & 7th.

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Our Lady of Fatima Tax Statements

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Federal deadline for filing taxes is May 17, 2021.

..."Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's" (Mt. 22:21)

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. 

Directive From Archbishop Blair

Statement on the inaugeration of President Biden as the 2nd Roman Catholic President of the United States of America...Archbishop Blair's thoughts are expressed by the statement given by the President of our U.S. Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop José Gomez. {Click Here}

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. The dispensation was exteded several times.

Further Extension of the Dispensation from the Obligation of Sunday Mass
With the continuation of limitations on Mass attendance and our responsibility to ensure the health
and safety of our Catholic people, the Archbishop is extending the dispensation from the obligation
to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days up to and including Sunday, May 23rd, which is
Pentecost Sunday

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.

As was announced by Governor Lamont, the state of Connecticut on Friday, November 6, 2020, will revert back to more rigorous restrictions, implementing “Phase 2.1”, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Within these new mandatory changes, religious gatherings have been effected, and the following change will be required: attendance at Mass and other liturgies for all churches in the Archdiocese of Hartford will be restricted to 50% of capacity or 100 persons, whichever is less. In addition, as other meetings at venues have been reduced to 25 people indoors and 50 people outdoors, any upcoming non-liturgical events, meetings, or gatherings held at parishes will need to follow those limits.

Sacrament of Reconciliation -  Saturdays 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm @ OLoF, Mondays during Adoration 6:00-7:00pm @ MHT, 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.

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