Ice_nine Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Hey y'all. I'm taking a little trip to DC next month on a Sunday and I's just wonderin' where's a good place to go to Mass, Adoration, or any other Catholic-centric stuff in the city that I can reach with either my feet or the metro. I'm gonna have most of the day to just kick around so let me know peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeresaBenedicta Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 You've [i]got[/i] to go to the National Shrine. It's beautiful! You'll love it! And while you're there, be sure to visit across the street at the Dominican House of Studies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rev Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Go to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, you'll never regret it, spend about 3 hours there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilllabettt Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 If you have only one day then the Brookland-CUA metro stop is the place to go. National Shrine, across the street is the Dominican house ... its also a short walk to the and if you are not afraid of a 5 minute bus ride, you can visit the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, which is a big tourist attraction. If you happen to go by Chinatown, Mary Mother of God parish is there ... for many years it was the only parish with the Extraordinary Form of the liturgy ... it is beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seven77 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Definitely go to the National Shrine and the Franciscan Monastery. And please visit the JPII Cultural Center across the street from the Shrine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyGrace Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 National Shrine. obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithLuin Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Yep, the Metro stop you want is on the Red Line, and as Lilllabettt said, it's Brookland/CUA. [url=http://www.nationalshrine.com/site/c.osJRKVPBJnH/b.4747289/k.D34A/Worship.htm]Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception[/url] - You should be able to find mass/confession there at a time that works for you. It's the biggest church in the Western Hemisphere, and it's beautiful. [url=http://www.myfranciscan.org/]The Franciscan Monastery[/url] also has mass on Sundays, and you can check to see when you can get a tour of their recreation of the Holy Land shrines. If you want adoration, you can always stop by the [url=http://poorclareswdc.org/default.htm]Poor Clares[/url]. They are near the Franciscan Monastery, and have a chapel open to the public. Now, to be fair, both the Franciscan Monastery and the Poor Clares are a bit of a hike from the metro stop. The Basilica is *right* there, and the JPII cultural center and Dominican House of Studies are across the street. So, you'll have to decide how much walking you want to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seven77 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 [quote name='MithLuin' timestamp='1297633484' post='2212016'] Yep, the Metro stop you want is on the Red Line, and as Lilllabettt said, it's Brookland/CUA. [url="http://www.nationalshrine.com/site/c.osJRKVPBJnH/b.4747289/k.D34A/Worship.htm"]Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception[/url] - You should be able to find mass/confession there at a time that works for you. It's the biggest church in the Western Hemisphere, and it's beautiful. [url="http://www.myfranciscan.org/"]The Franciscan Monastery[/url] also has mass on Sundays, and you can check to see when you can get a tour of their recreation of the Holy Land shrines. If you want adoration, you can always stop by the [url="http://poorclareswdc.org/default.htm"]Poor Clares[/url]. They are near the Franciscan Monastery, and have a chapel open to the public. Now, to be fair, both the Franciscan Monastery and the Poor Clares are a bit of a hike from the metro stop. The Basilica is *right* there, and the JPII cultural center and Dominican House of Studies are across the street. So, you'll have to decide how much walking you want to do. [/quote] Washington DC: The American Rome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seven77 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 [quote name='MithLuin' timestamp='1297633484' post='2212016'] Yep, the Metro stop you want is on the Red Line, and as Lilllabettt said, it's Brookland/CUA. [url="http://www.nationalshrine.com/site/c.osJRKVPBJnH/b.4747289/k.D34A/Worship.htm"]Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception[/url] - You should be able to find mass/confession there at a time that works for you. It's the biggest church in the Western Hemisphere, and it's beautiful. [url="http://www.myfranciscan.org/"]The Franciscan Monastery[/url] also has mass on Sundays, and you can check to see when you can get a tour of their recreation of the Holy Land shrines. If you want adoration, you can always stop by the [url="http://poorclareswdc.org/default.htm"]Poor Clares[/url]. They are near the Franciscan Monastery, and have a chapel open to the public. Now, to be fair, both the Franciscan Monastery and the Poor Clares are a bit of a hike from the metro stop. The Basilica is *right* there, and the JPII cultural center and Dominican House of Studies are across the street. So, you'll have to decide how much walking you want to do. [/quote] Washington DC: The American Rome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiquitunga Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 This [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/catholicsanctuaries/"]seminarian[/url] on flickr has a few places, some already mentioned, in his [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/catholicsanctuaries/collections/72157624846075315/"]DC collection[/url] - although not the National Shrine .. of course go there! One of my elderly neighbors with cancer actually just got back from a trip there just to see it. She always wanted to go there so her daughter took her Btw, this seminarians' collection of Catholic sanctuaries is really great and growing .. he has a number of Carmels too .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice_nine Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 Cool. I've been to DC a couple times before, and it has a great vibe to me. I actually took a tour of CUA last year but I was pressed for time and didn't get to soak it all in cause I had places to be people to see and all. But the shrine is absolutely stunning. I was told they have to pay a yearly fine because it's taller than that other tall monument thingy in DC and the State (cue stern) don't like that . Since I have pretty much the whole day I'll have time to actually step into it. Yay! The Franciscan Monastery looks like a winner. I love long walks in the city so it's all good. And stupid question but why is the Dominican house of studies a point of interest. Since I'm dumb and I have no idea what it is, it contains the word "studies" and I'm a collage dropout yo . But forreal why should I go there? CONVINCE ME! Thanks for the suggestions! Maybe I'll be all nerdular and make an itinerary so I can get all of it in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 You might want to also check out [url="http://www.facebook.com/oldstmarys"]Old St. Mary's[/url] in downtown DC, directly next to Chinatown. It's a Traditional Latin Mass parish, and it's a beautiful 19th-century Gothic-style church originally built by German immigrants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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