Father in heaven, by whose grace the virgin mother of thine incarnate Son was blessed in bearing him, but still more blessed in keeping thy word: Grant us who honor the exaltation of her lowliness to follow the example of her devotion to thy will; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

'For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leapt for joy.'

Luke 1.44

Today the Church celebrates The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth.

📷 'The Visitation', Unknown (15th century) pic.twitter.com/eD1jOYSuRx

— The Church of England (@churchofengland) May 31, 2026

Holy God,
faithful and unchanging:
enlarge our minds with the knowledge of your truth,
and draw us more deeply into the mystery of your love,
that we may truly worship you,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Today's the feast of the Holy Trinity, a celebration of the triune nature of God. Conventionally depicted as a seated God the Father holding the crucified Son, with the dove of the Holy Spirit descending, as in 15th Century glass at Thurton, Norfolk.

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— Simon Knott (@SimoninSuffolk) May 31, 2026

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind; when it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad. So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous, and throw them into the furnace of fire; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.

“Have you understood all this?” They said to him, “Yes.” And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”

–Matthew 13:44-52

Guten Morgen,☀️ einen frohen Montag 🐞und einen glücklichen Start in den Juni 🍀wünsche ich euch allen. 🌺 pic.twitter.com/ufbWhbmvOy

— Brigitta Neurauter (@BrigittaNeurau2) June 1, 2026