The Franciscan Monastery will be collecting new, unused onsies for newborns in the Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem beginning Thanksgiving Day through December 8. Bring the onsies to Mass or drop off in the Monastery during regular business hours. A beautiful Christmas activity for the entire family. Visit the calendar of events to see all the [...]
Warm your heart and see the Holy Family through the eyes of those from many other cultures as you view over 150 Nativities from countries all over the world. This special collection that speaks to the universality of our faith is on loan to the Monastery from Roger and Marguerite Sullivan. Nativities will be on display [...]
December 3rd, beginning with Mass at 10:00 a.m., usher in the season of hope and expectation at the Monastery by enjoying some unique seasonal offerings! See the Open House schedule. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.
Please help bring the light of Christ into the lives of the children in Bethlehem. The Knights of Mount St. Sepulchre will take up a special collection after all Masses Dec. 9-10 and online at myfranciscanknights.org. Your contribution will be used by the friars in the Holy Land to purchase gifts from shopkeepers in Bethlehem - providing jobs while [...]
Fr. Greg Friedman, OFM, will lead a half-day retreat at the Franciscan Monastery in preparation for the celebration of Christmas. Using the pilgrimage model, you will visit the Holy Land shrines at the Monastery connected with the personalities of the Nativity narratives. We will proclaim the Scriptures and reflect on their meaning. The day will include an opportunity [...]
4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Join members of the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild for an open house in the Rosary Portico. Enjoy the luminaria and remember loved ones in prayer. Mass follows at 5:30 p.m.
Please note that the Franciscan Monastery will close after the January 1st 10:00 a.m. Mass, resuming normal hours on Tuesday, January 2nd. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.
The National Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Monastery as part of the NSO In Your Neighborhood concert series. NSO members Marissa Regni, violin; Rachel Young, cello; Paul Cigan, clarinet; and Lisa Emenheiser, piano perform an evening chamber music. Free and open to the public. The concert begins at 7:00 p.m. followed by a reception at [...]
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 [...]
In the city of Bethlehem on the Solemnity of the Epiphany, a Solemn Mass and Evening Prayer is celebrated, commemorating the Magi who came from afar to worship Jesus, bringing gold and frankincense and myrrh. Three friars representing the Magi and bring gifts to the grotto where Jesus was born. From the grotto, a festively dressed [...]