• Ash Wednesday

    Start your Lent by observing Ash Wednesday with the Franciscan Monastery. The imposition of blessed ashes will be during the 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM masses. Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence.

  • Palm Sunday Vigil Mass – Cancelled

    The Palm Sunday Vigil Mass is at 5:00 p.m. on April 4, 2020. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.

  • Palm Sunday – Cancelled

    Celebrate Palm Sunday at the Franciscan Monastery. Mass:  8:00 am, 10:00 am (with outdoor procession, weather permitting), noon and 2:00 pm (Misa en español). Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.

  • Holy Thursday – Cancelled

    Observe Holy Thursday at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America in Washington DC. Details coming soon. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.

  • Easter Vigil – Cancelled

    Observe the Great Vigil of the Resurrection beginning at 8:00 p.m on April 11th. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.

  • Easter Sunday Mass – Cancelled

    Sorrow turns to joy as we celebrate the Risen Christ! Mass schedule: 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 12 noon. Spanish Mass will be held at 2 p.m. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.

  • Easter Sunrise Service – Cancelled

    Sorrow turns to joy as we celebrate the Risen Christ! The sunrise service will be held at 6AM in the Lourdes Grotto.

  • Assumption Vigil Mass

    Franciscan Monastery’s Lourdes Grotto Msgr. Rossi – Principal Celebrant

  • Sunday Mass

    11:00 a.m. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.