Mary

She listens, questions, sings, remembers, and remains. Follow Mary from the annunciation to the community gathered in prayer.

Let the text introduce them.

Begin with Luke 1–2; John 19; Acts 1. Notice what the passage tells you, what it leaves unsaid, and what you may have brought to it from other retellings.

Make room for an encounter.

What question would you bring to this person’s story? Read slowly enough to notice a detail you have passed over before.