{"id":31572,"date":"2025-05-06T15:27:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/?page_id=31572"},"modified":"2026-05-02T09:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T07:30:23","slug":"welkom-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Welkom"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bde-section-31572-124 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-div-31572-125 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-31572-126 bde-heading\">\nWelcome to the Mary-Room\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-text-31572-127 bde-text\">\nYour Guide to Maria\n<\/div><h4 class=\"bde-heading-31572-138 bde-heading\">\n6 May 2026\n<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-31572-100 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-columns-31572-101 bde-columns\"><div class=\"bde-column-31572-102 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-fancy-divider-31572-103 bde-fancy-divider\">\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-fancy-divider__wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"bde-fancy-divider__separator has-content has-content-flex-start\">\n  \t    \t    \t    \t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"bde-fancy-divider__content bde-fancy-divider__content--icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 640 512\"><!--! Font Awesome Free 6.5.1 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License) Copyright 2023 Fonticons, Inc. --><path d=\"M344 24c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24s-24 10.7-24 24V48H264c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24s10.7 24 24 24h32v46.4L183.3 210c-14.5 8.7-23.3 24.3-23.3 41.2V512h96V416c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64s64 28.7 64 64v96h96V251.2c0-16.9-8.8-32.5-23.3-41.2L344 142.4V96h32c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24s-10.7-24-24-24H344V24zM24.9 330.3C9.5 338.8 0 354.9 0 372.4V464c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h80V273.6L24.9 330.3zM592 512c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V372.4c0-17.5-9.5-33.6-24.9-42.1L512 273.6V512h80z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n    \t                  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><h1 class=\"bde-heading-31572-104 bde-heading\">\nEvery day a enrichment...<br>New: The Dutch-language book \"Mariaronde door West-Brabant\", see \"publications\".\n<\/h1><div class=\"bde-text-31572-105 bde-text translation-block\">A very warm welcome to the Mary-Room. In this immersive space, a great deal of emotion is expressed. I want to share with you what reading about Mary, thinking of Her, and feeling Her presence does for me. What I experience with Our Lady, you too can experience in the Mary-Room.\n\nThere is much to read and observe in the Maria-Room, such as about pilgrimage sites, chapels, publications, and experiences. The Maria-Room also gives you the opportunity to be at Mary's pilgrimage sites with visual texts and images.<\/div><div class=\"bde-rich-text-31572-116 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>The Mary-Room is enriched daily with visits from readers and by the posting of new contributions. Consequently, you may visit more than once. You are permitted to reproduce texts from the Mary-Room, provided you cite the source as Mary-Room This also applies to the photographs, which were taken by Willy Vugts and myself.<\/p>\n<p>The Mary-Room is first published for you on 8th September 2019, the day of the Nativity of Mary celebration.<\/p>\n<p>For a lecture or presentation on Mary, pilgrimage sites and the Marian Chamber, you can go to <a href=\"mailto:janvanwijk1010@gmail.com\">janvanwijk1010@gmail.com<\/a> Send a message. If you are interested in a book about Mary, please visit the \u201cPublications\u201d section.<\/p>\n<p>I wish you a meaningful stay with a good feeling in the Mary-Room.<\/p>\n<p>Jan van Wijk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-31572-110 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-image-31572-111 bde-image\">\n<figure class=\"breakdance-image breakdance-image--3788\">\n\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breakdance-image-clip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"breakdance-image-object\" src=\"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_1748-scaled.jpeg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_1748-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_1748-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_1748-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_1748-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_1748-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_1748-1560x2080.jpeg 1560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" alt=\"Maria room, Maria\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-31572-115 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-stats-grid-31572-106 bde-stats-grid\">\n  <div class='bde-stats-grid_item'>\n          \n    \n            <div class=\"bde-stats-grid_icon breakdance-icon-atom\" >\n    \n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 640 512\"><!--! 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class=\"section-container\"><h2 class=\"bde-heading-31572-121 bde-heading\">\nRecent changes and additions\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-post-list-31572-120 bde-post-list phox-facets-target phox-facets-target-default\"><div class=\"bde-loop bde-loop-grid ee-posts ee-posts-grid\">    <article class=\"bde-loop-item ee-post\">\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"bde-loop-item__wrap ee-post-wrap\">\n            \n                            <h3 class=\"ee-post-title\" >\n                    <a class=\"bde-loop-item__title-link ee-post-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/en\/mei-2\/\"  tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        May Calendar                    <\/a>\n                <\/h3>\n            <ul class=\"bde-loop-item__post-tax ee-post-taxonomy\"><li class=\"bde-loop-item__tax-item ee-post-taxonomy-item\">Christmas calendar<\/li><\/ul>\n        \n    \n    \n    \n                            \n            \n                    \n            \n            \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n                            \n    <a class=\"breakdance-link button-atom button-atom--primary bde-loop-item__button ee-post-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/en\/mei-2\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\"  aria-label=\"Lees meer over Mariakalender \u2013 Mei\" >\n\n    \n        <span class=\"button-atom__text\">read on<\/span>\n\n        \n        \n                <\/a>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"bde-loop-item ee-post\">\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"bde-loop-item__wrap ee-post-wrap\">\n            \n                            <h3 class=\"ee-post-title\" >\n                    <a class=\"bde-loop-item__title-link ee-post-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/en\/aforismen-501\/\"  tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        Aphorisms on Mary 501-..                    <\/a>\n                <\/h3>\n            <ul class=\"bde-loop-item__post-tax ee-post-taxonomy\"><li class=\"bde-loop-item__tax-item ee-post-taxonomy-item\">Aphorism<\/li><\/ul>\n        \n    \n    \n    \n                            \n            \n                    \n            \n            \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n                            \n    <a class=\"breakdance-link button-atom button-atom--primary bde-loop-item__button ee-post-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/en\/aforismen-501\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Aphorisms on Mary 501-..\" >\n\n    \n        <span class=\"button-atom__text\">read on<\/span>\n\n        \n        \n                <\/a>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"bde-loop-item ee-post\">\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"bde-loop-item__wrap ee-post-wrap\">\n            \n                            <h3 class=\"ee-post-title\" >\n                    <a class=\"bde-loop-item__title-link ee-post-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/en\/essen-lourdesgrot-essendonk\/\"  tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        Essen - Lourdes Grotto - Essendonk                    <\/a>\n                <\/h3>\n            <ul class=\"bde-loop-item__post-tax ee-post-taxonomy\"><li class=\"bde-loop-item__tax-item ee-post-taxonomy-item\">Our Lady of Lourdes grottoes in Belgium<\/li><\/ul>\n        \n    \n    \n    \n                            \n            \n                    \n            \n            \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n                            \n    <a class=\"breakdance-link button-atom button-atom--primary bde-loop-item__button ee-post-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/en\/essen-lourdesgrot-essendonk\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Essen \u2013 Lourdes Grotto \u2013 Essendonk\" >\n\n    \n        <span class=\"button-atom__text\">read on<\/span>\n\n        \n        \n                <\/a>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"bde-loop-item ee-post\">\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"bde-loop-item__wrap ee-post-wrap\">\n            \n                            <h3 class=\"ee-post-title\" >\n                    <a class=\"bde-loop-item__title-link ee-post-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/en\/bedevaartplaatsen-in-duitsland-koln\/\"  tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        Pilgrimage sites in Germany \u2013 Cologne                    <\/a>\n                <\/h3>\n            <ul class=\"bde-loop-item__post-tax ee-post-taxonomy\"><li class=\"bde-loop-item__tax-item ee-post-taxonomy-item\">Pilgrimage sites in Germany<\/li><\/ul>\n        \n    \n    \n    \n                            \n            \n                    \n            \n            \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n                            \n    <a class=\"breakdance-link button-atom button-atom--primary bde-loop-item__button ee-post-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/en\/bedevaartplaatsen-in-duitsland-koln\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Places of Pilgrimage in Germany \u2013 Cologne\" >\n\n    \n        <span class=\"button-atom__text\">read on<\/span>\n\n        \n        \n                <\/a>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"bde-loop-item ee-post\">\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"bde-loop-item__wrap ee-post-wrap\">\n            \n                            <h3 class=\"ee-post-title\" >\n                    <a class=\"bde-loop-item__title-link ee-post-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/en\/brugge-onze-lieve-vrouwekerk\/\"  tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        Bruges \u2013 Church of Our Lady                    <\/a>\n                <\/h3>\n            <ul class=\"bde-loop-item__post-tax ee-post-taxonomy\"><li class=\"bde-loop-item__tax-item ee-post-taxonomy-item\">Mary in Museums and Churches in Belgium<\/li><\/ul>\n        \n    \n    \n    \n                            \n            \n                    \n            \n            \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n                            \n    <a class=\"breakdance-link button-atom button-atom--primary bde-loop-item__button ee-post-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/en\/brugge-onze-lieve-vrouwekerk\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Bruges \u2013 Church of Our Lady\" >\n\n    \n        <span class=\"button-atom__text\">read on<\/span>\n\n        \n        \n                <\/a>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"bde-loop-item ee-post\">\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"bde-loop-item__wrap ee-post-wrap\">\n            \n                            <h3 class=\"ee-post-title\" >\n                    <a class=\"bde-loop-item__title-link ee-post-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/en\/bedevaartplaatsen-in-frankrijk-pellevoisin\/\"  tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        Pilgrimage sites in France \u2013 Pellevoisin                    <\/a>\n                <\/h3>\n            <ul class=\"bde-loop-item__post-tax ee-post-taxonomy\"><li class=\"bde-loop-item__tax-item ee-post-taxonomy-item\">Pilgrimage sites in France<\/li><\/ul>\n        \n    \n    \n    \n                            \n            \n                    \n            \n            \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n                            \n    <a class=\"breakdance-link button-atom button-atom--primary bde-loop-item__button ee-post-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mariakamer.nl\/en\/bedevaartplaatsen-in-frankrijk-pellevoisin\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Pilgrimage Sites in France \u2013 Pellevoisin\" >\n\n    \n        <span class=\"button-atom__text\">read on<\/span>\n\n        \n        \n                <\/a>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n    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