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. Known as the most highly respected and sought after chamber groups in the Mid-Atlantic Region, these brass quintets perform with Randall Sheets, ceremonial organist for Arlington [...]
We celebrate Mass every day at the Franciscan Monastery, but on Tuesdays we hold special Masses at 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., as part of an ongoing novena honoring St. Anthony of Padua and asking for his intercession. St. Anthony is the patron saint and special protector of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land. He was [...]
Join us every Tuesday during Lent beginning at 7:00 p.m. for a Lenten Prayer Service. Details coming soon. Find out more about all the events happening during Lent.
Join us at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America on March 23rd for this Lenten 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. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.
The Franciscan Monastery’s popular Easter Lily & Palm Cross Sale is back. Lilies and 20” palm crosses will be available Palm Sunday weekend (March 24, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. and March 25, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m.) at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, 1400 Quincy St. NE, Washington, DC 20017. Order Easter lilies and palm crosses for yourself, as [...]
Due to the high volume of registrants, retreat registration is now closed. Holy Week and the Easter Triduum: A Look Ahead We will spend an afternoon reflecting on the holiest week of the Church year and the central celebration of our faith, the Easter Triduum. Using “pilgrimage” as a model, we will visit some of the [...]
Celebrate Palm Sunday at the Franciscan Monastery with a Vigil Mass at 5:00 p.m. Find out more about all the events happening during Lent.
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 Monastery.
We celebrate Mass every day at the Franciscan Monastery, but on Tuesdays we hold special Masses at 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., as part of an ongoing novena honoring St. Anthony of Padua and asking for his intercession. St. Anthony is the patron saint and special protector of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land. He was [...]
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. Find out more about all the events happening during Lent.