Princeton University organist Eric Plutz performs for this year’s “PipeSpectacular,” sponsored each fall by the Northern VA, DC and Potomac chapters of the American Guild of Organists. Plutz’s program features works by Marcel Dupré, Nadia Boulanger, Louis Vierne, Olivier Messiaen and Maurice Duruflé. The monastery's 41-rank Lively-Fulcher pipe organ, dedicated in 2003, is beautifully suited for [...]
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. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.
October 31st 5:30 p.m. Vigil Mass November 1st 6:00 a.m. Mass 7:00 a.m. Mass Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.
This specialized tour is given at noon on November 1, the feast of All Saints, to honor the saints of the Franciscan Order and others who are depicted in the church’s stained glass windows. Among the saints are St. Francis, St. Bonaventure, St. Clare, and St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Explanations are given of the symbols in [...]
6:00 a.m. Mass (in Purgatory Chapel) 7:00 a.m. Mass (in Purgatory Chapel) 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 [...]
The Choir of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany will perform at the Franciscan Monastery at 7 p.m. in the main church. Dr. Jeremy Filsell, director of Music, professor of organ at the Peabody Conservatory and artist in residence at the National Cathedral, will conduct. The event will feature the Music of Cristóbal de Morales (ca. [...]
The Ninth Annual Mass & Benefit Dinner is an elegant event that raises funds to support Christians in the Holy Land and keep the Monastery open and accessible to pilgrims seeking an experience of the Holy Land in the U.S. Tickets are no longer available to this year's dinner, but you're invited to join us next [...]
The Franciscan Custos of the Holy Land will preside and preach at the 10:00 a.m. Mass Sunday, November 12th to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the Franciscans' custody of the Holy Land. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.
The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in partnership with the District of Columbia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists presents the 2017-2018 Music at the Monastery concert season. Christopher Betts is Director of Music at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Bethesda, Chapel Organist for Episcopal High School, and Co-Dean of the District [...]