Yesterday, we made the journey down from Mirfield to England's Nazareth, Walsingham. We chartered a private bus along with seminarians from the College of the Resurrection and few monks from the Community of the Resurrection.
Walsingham is an adorable, quaint English village complete with pubs, bookshops, and plenty of images of Our Lady. The Shrine and surrounding grounds have recently undergone reconstruction and everything looked brilliant.
The day begins with a procession of the clergy and the actual shrine of OLW from the Shrine Church to the ancient Walsingham priory ruins where the principal mass is to be celebrated. Along the route stands the protesters, and I'll let their placards speak for themselves. There, the protesters yelled at us claiming that we worship Mary and that we are idolaters. They handed out pamphlets trying to save our souls, etc. I'm reminded what my Systematic Theology Professor says, "if your theology of Mary is off, then you've sure to get your Christology wrong too."
