The Monastery Gift Shop, tours and all public events are cancelled through May 15. In response to the DC Government’s request to close all non-essential businesses, the Monastery is closing the church through May 15. The upper and lower gardens will remain open every day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the Portiuncula Chapel is [...]
Let the sacredness and beauty of the Monastery bring you a deeper experience of the suffering of Christ and Christians around the world through a special tour at 1:00 p.m. each Friday in Lent. Please remember that groups of six or more should schedule your group in advance. Reservations can be made online or by calling 202-526-6800. Visit [...]
Join us at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America on March 13th for this devotion that offers witness to Jesus’ Passion and Death. At each of the fourteen stations we prayerfully memorialize and visualize the journey of Christ to the Cross. To be held indoors. Visit the calendar of events to see all the [...]
Due to the public health crisis posed by coronavirus, singer-hymnwriter David Haas has postponed indefinitely both his concert and Lenten retreat day which the Franciscan Sisters of Washington had scheduled here for Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14. “Take Nothing for the Journey” $20.00 in advance / $25.00 cash only at door Performance by David Haas on [...]