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 [...]
The 14th Annual 7 Church Walk, hosted by DCCatholic, is an annual Lenten pilgrimage that brings to life an ancient Roman tradition on the streets of Washington, DC. The walk includes seven D.C. churches in the Brookland neighborhood, praying together at each station, and concluding with a 5:00 p.m. Mass with Cardinal Wuerl at the St. John Paul II Shrine. This [...]
Celebrate Palm Sunday at the Franciscan Monastery with a Vigil Mass at 5pm. Find out more about Holy Week at the Monastery by visiting the Calendar of Events.
Mass: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (with outdoor procession), noon and 2:00 p.m. (Misa en español) Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Franciscan Monastery.
Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.
The popular Washington DC a capella ensemble, The Suspicious Cheese Lords, will be bringing their talents to the Franciscan Monastery on Wednesday April 12th at 7:30 p.m. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Franciscan Monastery.
The Franciscan Monastery will celebrate the Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7:30pm. After Mass, you're invited to watch and wait with Christ in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until midnight. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Franciscan Monastery.
Prepare the way for the Risen Christ on Easter and take advantage of the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Good Friday with the Friars at the Franciscan Monastery. View our calendar to see the entire listing of Franciscan Monastery events.
Join us at the Franciscan Monastery on Good Friday for this devotion that offers witness to Jesus’ Passion and Death. At each of the fourteen stations we prayerfully memorialize and visualize the journey of Christ to the Cross. To be held outdoors, weather permitting. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.
Commemorate the Lord's Passion with the Franciscan Monastery at 3:30 pm on Good Friday as part of the Triduum leading up to Easter. Check our calendar of events to see the full listing of Holy Week events.