This December is the 800th anniversary of St Francis creating a Living Nativity Scene in the small Italian village of Greccio, to bring Bethlehem close to those who would never have the chance to be in the birthplace of Jesus Christ. To celebrate this great anniversary, our Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land will host several [...]
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 [...]
(Pre-war picture) Fr. Matteo Brena, OFM, taking a selfie with a kid in Gaza. Photo Credit Ⓒ: Andres Bergamini HELP CHRISTIANS IN THE HOLY LAND In recent months, the Holy Land has been wounded by a terrible conflict that spares no civilians or innocents. The Custody of the Holy Land, the Catholic Diocese of Jerusalem, and [...]