"Mary's presence is prayer, and her presence among the disciples in the Upper Room, awaiting the Holy Spirit, is in prayer. Thus Mary gives birth to the Church, she is the Mother of the Church ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Upper Room, the longest-running daily devotional in the world, celebrates its 90th year of publishing stories of faith and prayer in 2025. When Francis Craig approached ...

One can feel the hum of prayer radiating through the stones that divide the building and create a floor for the Upper Room and a ceiling for the chamber of David’s Tomb. The Upper Room as it ...

The Syriac Orthodox Church of St. Mark is said to be built on the house of Mary ... this is the upper room where Jesus had the Last Supper. Here as well, those present pray together and listen ...

The Upper Room, also known as the Cenacle, was originally a prayer room that could house more ... sculpture that showed Jesus standing before Mary Magdalene after he rose from the dead, and ...