As a high school student in the 1950s, Brother Simon decided to make his mom a special Valentine, with lace, beads and an inscribed poem. She loved it so much, he made it an annual tradition that continued even after he joined the Holy Land Friars and came to live at the Franciscan Monastery of the [...]
Due to persistent rain this event has been cancelled. Been holding on to your blessed palm branches from last year’s Palm Sunday? Bring them to the Franciscan Monastery for the annual burning of palm branches on February 11, immediately after the noon Mass. The ashes of the blessed palms will be used for Ash Wednesday on [...]
The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in partnership with the District of Columbia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists presents the 2017-2018 Music at the Monastery concert season. At a young age, Scheff is already a very decorated award and scholarship recipient and appears as a continuous player on the University of Maryland Bach Cantata [...]