The image below, which is by Fra Angelico and is in the public domain, shows Our Lady at the Annunciation. Her words at this event, which changed human history, are at the heart of the vocation of the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary: ‘Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word’.

Today is an important day for us, for it was on this day in 2013 that we became Catholics, and embarked on a new life as Catholic religious, within the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.

So as we begin this new year, let us all renew our dedication to God, using our Lady’s own words in faith and in trust. May you and all whom you hold dear, be richly blessed in 2026.