Seven Nights of Lights
See the beautiful light of the luminaria, illuminating the Rosary Portico from Christmas Eve until the new year. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.
Please note: The church and Monastery are closed after the 9:00 a.m. Mass reopening for normal business hours Jan. 2nd. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.
Adoring Christ, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament, at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America is an experience that will set your heart on fire. Surrounded by the beauty of the main church and replicas of the most revered Christian shrines in the Holy Land, you will be transported to the time when […]
Please plan to join us on Thursday, January 17th, at 7:30 PM here at the Franciscan Monastery for Evening Prayer inaugurating the 2019 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Fr. Don Rooney, pastor of St. Bernadette Catholic Church, Springfield, VA, and ecumenical officer for the Diocese of Arlington, VA, will preside; the Rev. Dr. Cheryl J. Sanders, senior pastor […]