Why didn't Mary visit the Holy Land?

[Tom Emery]

I don't think she ever changed her attire. If I'm not mistaken, one time Tad asked her if she would wear more normal clothes, since he didn't like seeing her in black all the time. Whether she complied or not, I can't remember.

Mourning practices were accentuated in society of that time, but Mary really carried it to extremes. I've always thought it was part of her personality -- she did things to excess.