In the year 1061 a sleepy little village in the depths of rural Norfolk was transformed. The Lady Richeldis of Walsingham had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She was transported in spirit to the Holy Land and shown the house in which Our Lady was told that she would be the Mother of God. The Blessed Virgin commanded Richeldis to build an exact replica of this house in Walsingham, which was to be known as 'England's Nazareth', a title incidentally that Walsingham holds to this day.

Walsingham today is England's most popular pilgrimage site for both Roman Catholics and Anglicans. This collection of prayers and reflections focuses on the relevance and restfulness of Walsingham in the busy distracting world in which we live today.

The Pynson Ballad tells us that when Mary asked Richeldis to build a house in Walsingham to be a memorial of the house where the Annunciation took place, she said : “All who seek me there will find succour”. It is still true today that many people, who are troubled with the kind of problems that John Rayne-Davis highlights in his prayers and reflections, find succour there. I am sure that many will find succour from reading this book and that many others will be inspired to come to Walsingham to seek that succour from Mary herself. I am pleased to commend this book.
Fr Noel Wynn SM, Director of the RC National Shrine.