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Journey Through Gethsemane

2024-03-06T15:32:59-05:00March 6th, 2024|Categories: In the Holy Land|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

Dominus Flevit: A Lenten Pilgrimage on the Mount of Olives

2024-02-28T12:43:59-05:00February 28th, 2024|Categories: In the Holy Land|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

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Journey to Easter Lenten Evening Prayer

2017-02-28T23:58:39-05:00February 19th, 2017|Tags: , |

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 [...]

Journey to Easter Lenten Evening Prayer

2017-02-28T23:56:33-05:00February 19th, 2017|Tags: , |

Prayer and faith sharing focusing on the Lenten Gospels will be offered at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America on March 29th at 7:30 p.m. Jason Dimon, Postulant, OFM Holy Name Province, Silver Spring, MD  will discuss the story of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus (Jn 11:1-45). A different speaker will be here every Wednesday [...]