As we approach Palm Sunday, you are invited to honor or remember a loved one by pre-ordering lilies or palm crosses through the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild . Donated flowers will be placed in our church, and the friars will remember the honorees in their prayers. Please place your order by March 25. Pre-orders can be [...]
Palm Sunday Mass - 11 am at the Franciscan Monastery main church
Mass in Coena Domini at 7:30 pm, followed by a procession to the Grotto of Gethsemane. The church will remain open until midnight for personal adoration.
Stations of the Cross in the lower gardens at 3:00 pm; Passion of the Lord at 3:45 pm in the church
This service is a solemn reenactment of The Burial of Christ and is very similar to the ceremony reenacted each year on Good Friday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. There are very few places outside of the Holy Land where this ceremony is performed. The friars process through the church with a figure of the [...]
Holy Saturday, April 4: Easter Vigil Mass at 7:30 pm.
Easter, April 5: Sunrise Mass at 6:00 am in the lower gardens.
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Join us at our Plant & Herb Sale on April 18 and 19! Purchase organic products and take a free Garden Tour, courtesy of The Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild. New for 2026 - native plants! herbs & vegetables | monastery-grown plants annuals & perennials | evergreens, trees & shrubs craft & food vendors | local [...]
JOIN THE HOLY LAND FRIARS IN THE CLOISTER GARDEN SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2026 – After 11:00 am mass Enjoy an afternoon of fellowship, food, and fun with the Holy Land Franciscan Friars in the Cloister Garden – a beautiful space on the monastery grounds rarely accessible to the public! Your Ticket to a Beautiful Afternoon Individual tickets [...]