The recent ceasefire offers hope for a return to normality in the Holy Land. In the place that is the source of our hope, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pizzaballa, and the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton, made a joint appeal to the pilgrims: "Come! The Holy Land is safe, the Holy Land misses you, the Holy [...]
The Franciscan Monastery community and the Commissariat of the Holy Land in Washington, DC, express relief over the recently achieved ceasefire in the Holy Land. We pray that this will be a first step to bringing hope and a peaceful and a fruitful future for the people of the Holy Land, our Christian communities, and all [...]
Tuesday, December 24Luminaria are blessed and lit at noon.Holy Masses at 5 pm, 8 pm and Midnight. Wednesday, December 25Holy Mass at 11 am. Thursday, Dec. 26The Monastery remains closed all day after the morning Masses at 6 am and 7 am. Friday, Dec. 27The Monastery will remain open until 7pm, allowing people to see the [...]
Yesterday, October 7th, marked one year since the escalation of a conflict that has shaken the life of the people of the Holy Land. His Holiness Pope Francis sent for this somber occasion a special message to the Christians of the Middle-East. "I am with you, who thirst for peace and justice, and refuse to yield [...]
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ. It is also the 100th anniversary of the consecration of the Basilica of Mount Tabor, where the Transfiguration took place. Its construction was completed in 1924, thanks to the generosity of American donors and pilgrims. Find more about the Shrine of the Transfiguration [...]