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 [...]
Join us for our annual Spring Luncheon with the Friars, and enjoy a unique opportunity to see the beautiful cloister garden which is rarely open to the public. The event will be held May 19 in the Monastery Cloister, rarely open to the public. Click here for further details. Visit the calendar of events to see all [...]
Each year churches across the United States toll bells on September 11 at 8:46 a.m. to remember all those effected by the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Join the friars after the 5 p.m. Mass for the Blessing of the Tulip Bulbs. The bulbs will be planted in our Monastery gardens for all to enjoy when they bloom next spring.
The Eleventh Annual Mass & Benefit Dinner supports the Franciscan and the Holy Land Friars’ mission here and in the Holy Land. Learn more about sponsorship opportunities. Purchase your tickets here for this lovely event. Mass will be at 5 p.m. in the Church, followed by reception and dinner at St. Francis Hall at 6 p.m. For more [...]
The Franciscan Monastery will be collecting new, unused onesies for newborns in the Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem beginning November 23rd through December 8th. Bring the onesies to Mass or drop off in the Monastery during regular business hours. A beautiful Christmas activity for the entire family.
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 24 at 1:o0 p.m. Join the friars for a blessing of the luminaria, then help light the candles, illuminating the Rosary Portico for Seven Nights of Lights. Details on how to dedicate a luminaria in honor of a loved one are available here. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.
The Blessing of Throats will be after the 6:00 am and 7:00 am masses on February 3, the feast day of Saint Blaise.
A special Marian Tour will be offered at the Monastery at 1pm on February 11th, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. The tour focuses on the seven joys of the Blessed Mother, visiting the replicas in the Church and the Gardens associated with these joys. The seven joys of the Blessed Mother are the basis for [...]