The Mother of God in the Crypt of the Basilica to St Willibrord,

I could not begin to capture how beautiful the Mother of God's face was

in this underground small hidden chapel, near the tomb

of St. Willibrord, in his crypt.

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It reminded me very much of the Elizabeth Goudge comment about one 

of her characters, a boy, who, in the times that the Catholics were

persecuted, came across a hidden underground chapel

and saw a beautiful statue of the Mother of God

and for the rest of his life,

it was the hidden centre and axis of his life.