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.
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 […]
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 […]
Join us at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America on March 2nd 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.
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.
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 […]
Join us at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America on March 9th 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.
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.
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 […]
Join us at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America on March 16th 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 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.
Prepare the way for the Risen Christ on Easter and take advantage of the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Good Friday with the Friars at the Franciscan Monastery. View our calendar to see the entire listing of Franciscan Monastery events.
Join us at the Franciscan Monastery on Good Friday 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 outdoors, weather permitting. Visit the calendar of events to see all the happenings at the Monastery.
Commemorate the Lord’s Passion with the Franciscan Monastery at 3:30 pm on Good Friday as part of the Triduum leading up to Easter. Find out more about all the events happening during Lent.
This service is a solemn reenactment of The Burial of Christ and is very similar to the ceremony reenacted each year on Good Friday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. There are very few places outside of the Holy Land where this ceremony is performed. The friars process through the church with a figure of the […]
The Great Vigil of the Resurrection begins at 8:00 p.m. Find out more about all the events happening during Lent.