The low vault was full of lamps and the air close and still. Silver bells announced the coming of the three vested, bearded monks, who like the kings of old now prostrated themselves before the altar
30 December 2020, The Tablet
Prayer for the latecomers: an extract from Evelyn Waugh's 'Helena'
Epiphany
The Adoration of the Magi depicted in stained glass at a church in Long Beach, New York
CNS, Gregory A. Shemitz
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