Franciscan Monastery in Washington, D.C. Hosts Annual Fundraising Event

Over 250 friends and benefactors of the Holy Land Franciscans and the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington, D.C., came together at the Monastery on Saturday, November 9, for the annual Mass and Gala. Franciscan Father Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, presided at the Mass in the Monastery church, and shared his reflections on the friars’ mission during the evening program. Father Custos set his remarks in the context of the 800th anniversary celebration of the encounter between St. Francis and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil.