The feast clearly celebrates the first chapter of St. Luke's Gospel ... the time of Christ's virginal conception up to his death; first when Mary, arising in haste to go to visit Elizabeth, is greeted ...

Everything in the visitation scene is motion and excitement: Mary's haste, her greeting to Elizabeth, John's leaping for joy, Elizabeth's exclaiming with loud cry and Mary's thanksgiving. All of these ...

Explore the significance of the Hail Mary prayer and its biblical origins in today's Gospel. Understand the different types of prayer and the role of Mary in Christian worship.

This ambitious recording from The Choir of Westminster Abbey explores the immense variety of sacred music composed and performed during the reigns of Mary I and Elizabeth I. Some of England’s greatest ...

President Mary Robinson’s visit to meet Queen Elizabeth II in Buckingham Palace in May 1993 was a historic first for an Irish president. No Irish president had set foot in Great Britain since ...