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 [...]
8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12 noon (featuring the Schola Choir), and 2:00 p.m. (en español) The Schola Choir sings at the Noon Mass every Sunday and is made up of about a dozen students from Catholic University and other Catholic colleges in the area. The choir emanated from the Monastery’s Praise Program founded by longtime friend of the [...]
The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land Noon Mass Choir was instituted in its current form by Fr. Larry Dunham in 2018. The group has been singing at the monastery since 2013. The director of the choir is composer and conductor Jonathan Kirby, who graduated from the Catholic University of America’s School of Music. The choir [...]
Start your Lent by observing Ash Wednesday with the Franciscan Monastery. Mass times for distribution of ashes are 6am and 7am. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.
Musicians from Great Noise Ensemble join the chorus of the Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ for a full performance of Buxtehude’s 7 Cantatas about the limbs of Christ.
8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12 noon (featuring the Schola Choir), and 2:00 p.m. (en español) The Schola Choir sings at the Noon Mass every Sunday and is made up of about a dozen students from Catholic University and other Catholic colleges in the area. The choir emanated from the Monastery’s Praise Program founded by longtime friend of the [...]
The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land Noon Mass Choir was instituted in its current form by Fr. Larry Dunham in 2018. The group has been singing at the monastery since 2013. The director of the choir is composer and conductor Jonathan Kirby, who graduated from the Catholic University of America’s School of Music. The choir [...]
The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in partnership with the District of Columbia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists presents the 2018-2019 Music at the Monastery concert season. This month's concert features the Brass of Peace Ensemble with Sylvia Alimena, Director and Lisa Galoci, Organist. Join us each month to enjoy performances on the [...]
Join us at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America on March 15th 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.
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 [...]