Palm Sunday -April 13Palm Sunday Mass at 11 AM Holy Thursday - April 17Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:30 PMProcession to the Grotto of Gethsemane after Mass.The church remains open until midnight. Good Friday - April 18Stations of the Cross at 3:00 PMLiturgy of the Lord’s Passion andVeneration of the Cross at 3:45 PMBurial service [...]
Every year, the Franciscans of the Holy Land make a weekly Lenten pilgrimage to the shrines in Jerusalem commemorating the Passion of Jesus. Today, the second pilgrimage took place at Gethsemane, on the Mount of Olives. Gethsemane includes three sanctuaries cared for by the Franciscans, referring to the events happening on the night Jesus was betrayed: the [...]
Every year, the Franciscans of the Holy Land make a weekly Lenten pilgrimage to the shrines in Jerusalem commemorating the Passion of Jesus. Today, the first pilgrimage took place at the Dominus Flevit, on the Mount of Olives. "Dominus Flevit" is a Latin expression that means "the Lord wept" and is linked to the episode in [...]
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 [...]
Prayer and faith sharing focusing on the Lenten Gospels will be offered at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America on April 5th at 7:30 p.m. Fr. Greg Friedman, OFM with the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land will discuss Jesus' fulfillment of the expectations of the prophets for a messiah (Mt 21:1-11). A different speaker will [...]