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.

Cancelled – Music at the Monastery

Performance by Carolyn Booth (Gaithersburg, MD) on Sunday, May 10, at 4:00 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 the recital. Free off- and on-street parking. Red Line to Brookland/CUA, H6 [...]

Cancelled – Our Lady of Fatima Marian Tour

A special Marian Tour will be offered at the Monastery at 1:00 p.m. on May 13th, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima.  The tour focuses on the seven joys of the Blessed Mother, visiting the replicas in the Church and the Gardens associated with these joys. The seven joys of the Blessed Mother are the [...]

The Blessed Virgin Mary – Mother of the Church

A special Marian Tour will be offered at the Monastery at 1:00 p.m. on June 1.  The tour focuses on the seven joys of the Blessed Mother, visiting the replicas in the Church and the Gardens associated with these joys. The seven joys of the Blessed Mother are the basis for a version of a rosary [...]

The Immaculate Heart of Mary Marian Tour

A special Marian Tour will be offered at the Monastery at 1pm on June 9th, the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  The tour focuses on the seven joys of the Blessed Mother, visiting the replicas in the Church and the Gardens associated with these joys. The seven joys of the Blessed Mother are the [...]

Cancelled – Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Marian Tour

A special Marian Tour will be offered at the Monastery at 1:00 p.m. on July 16th, the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.  The tour focuses on the seven joys of the Blessed Mother, visiting the replicas in the Church and the Gardens associated with these joys. The seven joys of the Blessed Mother are [...]

Cancelled – The Feast of the Assumption Marian Tour

Feast of the Assumption Marian Tour is cancelled for 2019. A special Marian Tour will be offered at the Monastery at 1:00 p.m. on August 15th, the feast of the Assumption.  The tour focuses on the seven joys of the Blessed Mother, visiting the replicas in the Church and the Gardens associated with these joys. The [...]

Cancelled – Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Marian Tour

A special Marian Tour will be offered at the Monastery at 1:00 p.m. on August 22nd, the feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  The tour focuses on the seven joys of the Blessed Mother, visiting the replicas in the Church and the Gardens associated with these joys. The seven joys of the Blessed [...]