8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12 noon (featuring the Schola Choir), and 2:00 p.m. (en español) The Schola Choir sings at the Noon Mass every Sunday and is made up of about a dozen students from Catholic University and other Catholic colleges in the area. The choir emanated from the Monastery’s Praise Program founded by longtime friend of the [...]
These special programs are offered during Lent to students who take the daily tour of the church and Catacombs and pray the Stations of the Cross, weather permitting, at the outdoor stations in our garden. Following the Pilgrimage, each student is presented a certificate of participation with a blessing. Students may make the pilgrimage with family or a [...]
The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land Noon Mass Choir was instituted in its current form by Fr. Larry Dunham in 2018. The group has been singing at the monastery since 2013. The director of the choir is composer and conductor Jonathan Kirby, who graduated from the Catholic University of America’s School of Music. The choir [...]