Agreed statement on the Virgin Mary as a “pattern of grace and hope”
At Solemn Vespers in the Shrine Church on Monday 24th September – the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham – a new Covenant agreed between the Anglican and the Roman Catholic Shrines in Walsingham was announced and signed by Fr Kevin Smith (Priest Administrator of the Anglican Shrine) and Mgr John Armitage (Rector of the Roman Catholic Shrine). Messages from the Bishop of Norwich and the Bishop of East Anglia were read out to mark the occasion. This historic event was witnessed by visiting pilgrims and members of the local community. Photo: Guardians of the Shrine, Msgr John Armitage and Fr. Kevin Smith
Walsingham Covenant by George Conger on Scribd
