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Sunday Worship visits Hereford Cathedral with fantasy author and priest Luke Aylen to explore the links between faith and fairy tales. The Cathedral is home of the Mappa Mundi, which is not just a map, but a story of the world as understood in the 1300s. The Christian narrative is at the heart of it, with Christ reigning in glory at its top, yet it is filled with images of mythical beasts and distant lands. In the evocative Chained Library, we find our reading in the historical treasure of the Cathedral, the Hereford Gospels, beautifully illustrated texts from the 8th Century. Traditional storyteller, Amy Scott Robinson, explores the connections between the logic of fairytales and the Kingdom of God - where treasure is either worth everything, or nothing at all. The Revd Canon James Pacey, Chancellor of the Cathedral, unpacks the importance of stories in his faith journey and how the treasure of the Cathedral is not the historical objects it holds, but in the faith found in the pilgrims who travel there.

Music:

He who would valiant be, featuring the Hereford, Worcester and Gloucester Cathedral Choirs
O Choruscan Lux Stellarum, by Hildegard Von Bingen featuring Sequentian and Barbara Thornton
Psalm 19 sung by the Hereford Cathedral Choir
Blessed Assurance sung by the Choir of Methodist Central Hall
Magnificat in G Major sung by Hereford Cathedral Choir
When a knight won his spurs sung by Salisbury Cathedral Choir
Irish Blessing sung by Canterbury Cathedral Choir

Bible readings:
Proverbs 30:21-23
Matthew 13:44-46