Events

  Luminaria dedications are now closed so we can prepare the names for the candles. Please join us for the blessing and lighting of the luminaria on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1 p.m., at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, 1400 Quincy St. NE, Washington, DC 20017. Names also will be placed on a […]

1400 Quincy St NE – Brookland House & Garden Tour is Sunday, June 5, 2022 – 12 PM – 5 PM Tickets Required: $20 – $25 Order online : Franciscan Monastery’s Restored 1915 Metropolitan Greenhouse About this event: The Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild (FMGG) was established in 1998 with an original purpose of preserving the

1st In-Person since 2019! Saturday, April 30 (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.) & Sunday, May 1 (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.) Come early for organic herbs, annuals, perennials, vegetables, Monastery-grown plants, roses, azaleas, etc. while enjoying food, crafts, and the Monastery’s gardens. Free garden tours Saturday at 11 a.m., 12 noon, 1 p.m., and 2

Easter lily dedications Please visit our Easter dedication page with the names of loved ones in whose name an Easter lily was donated to the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land. The honorees also are included in a prayer album placed at the Monastery and will be remembered in the friars’ prayers at the Franciscan

Please join us at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, 1400 Quincy St. NE, for the Blessing and Lighting of the Luminaria (everyone gets to join in the lighting!). This annual tradition is back (after a year off in 2020) on Chriastmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1 p.m. We hope to see you there! The

Donate luminaria for Seven Nights of Lights “Seven Nights of Lights” is back at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America this year. Donate luminarias in honor/in memory of your loved ones and their names will be placed on a luminaria placed at the Monastery from Dec. 24-31, 2021, listed on the Luminaria

We are grateful to everyone who has shopped our Spring Plant & Herb Sale! We have closed orders so our volunteers can package your purchases for curbside pickup at the time selected when you ordered (this Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24). If you were not able to shop with us this year, please

We are grateful to those who have dedicated virtual Easter lilies to loved ones. Each person will be remembered in the prayers of the Friars throughout Holy Week and Easter. We hope next year to be back together, in person, at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America.

Our Easter Lily Sale is Back! We have SOLD OUT of lilies for curbside pickup (Saturday, March 27 if you placed and paid for an order online). You can still make a donation in honor or memory of loved ones; their names will be placed on a dedication page on this website starting March 28