“When they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying; that is, Peter and John and … These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers… “When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.” Acts 1:13a-14 and Acts 2:1

This month ushers in the Christian season of Pentecost — the birth of the church.

In Acts 1-2, we learn that the Holy Spirit filled the people in a diverse assembly from many nations in the “Upper Room.” But where did this happen? Mary, mother of John Mark, who wrote the gospel book of St. Mark, has often been overlooked in this remarkable story. Still, many scholars agree her role as host was important at Pentecost and in eve

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