As St. Valentine's Day approaches, the Franciscan Monastery continues its annual exhibition of Valentine's cards in the Visitor Center. Saint Valentine is remembered and venerated as the patron saint of lovers, and this special collection of handicrafts in honor of his feast was made by Br. Simon McKay, OFM, a Franciscan friar, for his parents. History [...]
After the solemnity of All Saints, the Church commemorates the memorial of All Souls on November 2. At the Franciscan Monastery, this feast day is particularly heartfelt by the community of friars, who celebrate morning mass each year in the Purgatory Chapel located below the church. In this evocative setting, Fr. David Grenier, Commissary of the [...]
On the evening of Saturday, October 28th, the thirteenth annual Mass and Benefit Dinner took place at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America. This event aims to raise awareness among the American public about the mission carried out by the Franciscan Friars of the Custody of the Holy Land for over eight centuries [...]
Pray and hope. This was the message delivered by Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki during the Mass for Peace in the Holy Land, which took place on Sunday, October 15th at the Franciscan Monastery. The bishop, a member of the Franciscan Foundation for Holy Land based in New York, led the Mass, which the Franciscan Monastery's friars [...]
On Saturday, July 15th, the Brookland Neighborhood Picnic attracted a large crowd, around 400 people, gathered in Angel Park on the grounds of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America. Neighborhood residents including the friars who live in the Monastery came together to share and foster friendships. In addition to food and fellowship, there [...]