Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 17th. There will be three Masses with distribution of ashes that day: 6:30 AM, 8:15 AM, and 5:30 PM. The distribution of ashes will take place after the homily. There will also be a Liturgy of the Word (no Communion) with distribution of ashes at 12:10 PM in the afternoon. Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence. On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, all Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are bound by the rule of fasting.

January is a busy month as we prepare for Catholic Schools Week. This week is a time for us to truly celebrate Catholic Schools and have some fun while doing it. Catholic Schools Week begins on January 31st and ends on February 6th. During the course of the week we make sure to thank those people who help to make our school successful: our students, our families, our Priests, our community and our Falcon teachers and staff!

Archbishop John C. Wester will be sending a letter within the next few weeks to each registered family in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe asking for support of the 2021 Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA). ​​​​​​​If you receive this letter, please respond with a generous heart to sustain the ministries, programs and services provided by the Archdiocese to parishes and those in need. As a follow-up to the mail-out solicitation, there will be another opportunity to make an ACA pledge when the parish conducts an ACA Appeal during Mass in February.

Year-end contribution statements will soon be mailed to all parishioners who contributed a total of $50 or more to Our Lady of Fatima Parish in 2020. This would include donations made to St. Vincent de Paul, Fatima School Support (not including tuition), and other second collections. Please contact the Parish Office if you have not received your statement by the end of January. If your total donations for 2020 were less than $50 and you would like a copy of your contribution statement, it may be requested from the parish office. Thank you for your financial support of our parish.

On Saturday, December 19, 2020, my desire to respond to the universal call to holiness through the Catholic priesthood was confirmed by the Church through the imposition of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit by His Excellency, The Most Reverend John C. Wester, the Catholic Archbishop of Santa Fe, NM. I am grateful to God, and the Catholic Church for this precious gift and privilege to serve as “another Christ” among the People of God.

Fr. Anthony Obinna Ezeaputa assigned to Our Lady of Fatima.