Lenten Pilgrimage

Let the sacredness and beauty of the Monastery bring you a deeper experience of the suffering of Christ and Christians around the world through a special tour at 1:00 p.m. each Friday in Lent. Please remember that groups of six or more should schedule your group in advance. Reservations can be made online or by calling 202-526-6800. Visit [...]

Stations of the Cross

Join us at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America on March 6th 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 indoors. Visit the calendar of events to see all the [...]

Music at the Monastery

Music at the Monastery presents Brass of Peace, a scholarship program for gifted area high school students in the DMV, now in its’ 43rd season. Performance is Sunday, March 8, at 4:00 pm at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, 14th and Quincy Streets, NE, Washington, DC. All are welcome. The concert is free (free will offerings accepted) and open [...]

Lenten Pilgrimage

Let the sacredness and beauty of the Monastery bring you a deeper experience of the suffering of Christ and Christians around the world through a special tour at 1:00 p.m. each Friday in Lent. Please remember that groups of six or more should schedule your group in advance. Reservations can be made online or by calling 202-526-6800. Visit [...]

Stations of the Cross

Join us at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America on March 13th 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 indoors. Visit the calendar of events to see all the [...]

Concert by David Haas – Cancelled

Due to the public health crisis posed by coronavirus, singer-hymnwriter David Haas has postponed indefinitely both his concert and Lenten retreat day which the Franciscan Sisters of Washington had scheduled here for Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14. “Take Nothing for the Journey” $20.00 in advance / $25.00 cash only at door Performance by David Haas on [...]

Public Mass and Confession Cancellation due to Coronavirus

In response to the DC Government’s request to close all non-essential businesses, the Monastery is closing the church effective March 26 through April 30th.  The upper and lower gardens will remain open every day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  The Portiuncula Chapel is also open for private prayer only.

Retreat Day – Cancelled

Due to the public health crisis posed by coronavirus, singer-hymnwriter David Haas has postponed indefinitely both his concert and Lenten retreat day which the Franciscan Sisters of Washington had scheduled here for Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14. “Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace” Retreat Day led by David Haas $40.00 per person A [...]

Ron Freeman Chorale Concert – Cancelled

Due to the public health crisis posed by coronavirus, this performance is begin postponed. Performance by Ron Freeman Chorale Concert on Sunday, March 15, at 3:00 PM at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, 14th and Quincy Streets, NE, Washington, DC. The concert is free (free will offerings accepted) and open to the public; a reception follows [...]