CONSTANT PROCESSION PODCASTS

 “The Very Fine Light” is being shared by readers for Christmas! Also in this podcast is the 3^rd week of Advent, and the continuing focus for prayer, reflection and an amazing story of giving.

Connie Terwilliger a professional voice over artist and media producer in San Diego is giving help and hope through her actions.

Vera and Vasy Ustyanskaya arrived in San Diego after spending five months in Poland. Vera is a very talented professional oil painter. She is teaching a weekend art class at the Ukrainian school in the Lutheran Church. She and her daughter are learning English at an amazingly fast pace.

More about Vera and Vasy:

Their story- San Diego Union-Tribune

KPBS-TV Feature

CBS- Channel 8 News

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The Very Fine Light takes place during the Christmas “pre-season,” making it a great holiday read!

This book is being self-published. Please consider sharing the book with family, friends and acquaintances. And Please Comment on Amazon after reading.

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Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.

The origin of these podcasts began with my book Constant Procession.

(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)

Constant Procession; the podcast; is published here every Tuesday morning.

This podcast covers events from this week in history including the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City as well as an update on my new book “The Very Fine Light.”

Can you feel the gradual shift towards Christmas by the activities of people around you?

This week also reminds me of December 7, 1941, when paradise was attacked in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor. Can you imagine how that day of Infamy thrust the USA into war with Japan and also Germany during WW2? 

Fortunately for humanity this second week in December also includes December 8th- the “Conception of the Virgin Mary” and December 9-12 also celebrates when St Juan Diego met an apparition of the Virgin Mary in 1531.

Ultimately throughout history, Christ’s Birthday season always continues.

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This book is being self-published. Pleae consider sharing the book with family, friends and acquaintances. And Please Comment on Amazon after reading.

PURCHASE THE BOOK ON AMAZON

The Very Fine Light takes place during the Christmas “pre-season,” making it a great holiday read!

Plus- the Nikos Steves Facebook and Twitter feeds are now live!

Excellent youtube video that documents all the key locations at the Our Lady of Guadalupe site in Mexico City- credit: mexocotlan tlaxcala

Link to a story about Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and Today- Cincinnati.com

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Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.

The origin of these podcasts began with my book Constant Procession.

(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)

Constant Procession; the podcast; is published here every Tuesday morning.

This podcast has news about my new book, some observations following a text and also some thoughts about the start of Advent as the Christmas “pre-season” begins.

Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links below on ways to support them.

The Very Fine Light takes place during the Christmas “pre-season,” making it a great holiday read!

This book is being independently self-published. Pleae consider sharing the book with family, friends and acquaintances. And Please Comment on Amazon after reading.

Plus- the Nikos Steves Facebook and Twitter feeds are now live!

Source material for this podcast and for more information:

The 4 Sundays of Advent lead to the Nativity of Jesus Christ. The first candle begins the time for creating a more meaningful Christmas season experience than ever before.

Image from : Nativity Fast from catholiclife.blogspot.com

More information on the daily prayers with an Advent Wreath

Nativity Fast (It’s never too late to start)- Wikipedia

The Virgin Mary’s Role in Advent– Fr. Roger J. Landr

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Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.

The origin of these podcasts began with my book Constant Procession.

(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)

Constant Procession; the podcast; is published here every Tuesday morning.

My new book The Very Fine Light was released on Nov 17 and made it to #1 in the Inspirational Christian Fiction category on Amazon.com and you can preview the first chapters for free there.

Also in today’s podcast during the week of Thanksgiving, comes the Virgin Mary’s presentation or entry into the temple when she was just 3 years old.

Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links below on ways to support them.

Please consider taking a look at this contemporary story that takes place during the Christmas Holiday Season.

And as I’m self-publishing, I would really appreciate you sharing the book to family, friends and any of your associates who would value this contemporary story.

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Source material for this podcast and for more information:

The parents of the Young Virgin Mary honor their pledge to God and bring her to the Temple where she is welcomed and given special privileges.

Check out this article by Chesterton Wilde on Hubpages.com

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Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.

The origin of these podcasts began with my book Constant Procession.

(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)

Constant Procession; the podcast; is published here every Tuesday morning.

Join Zoom Meeting TONITE to Announce the Launch of my new book THE VERY FINE LIGHT!

HERE IS THE LINK:

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77822871799?pwd=h7kLQ6IlaWXaf4wOej9iBbnW7ja6se.1

Meeting ID: 778 2287 1799

Passcode: 6RTC3z

WHO: My new book The Very Fine Light is now available exclusively on Amazon.com

WHAT: The Launch Release Party Live Broadcasts!

WHEN: Thursday November 17. 12:30pm EST and 7:30pm EST

WHERE: Via live Zoom broadcasts CHECK HERE THURSDAY FOR A LINK TO THE ZOOM MEET UP

WHY: To celebrate the official launch of the eBook version

HOW: Interactive Zoom- CHECK HERE THURSDAY FOR A LINK TO THE ZOOM MEET UP

Plus this podcast continues with the apparitions of St Margaret-Mary Alacoque and the amazing story of a young girl who made a vow to the Virgin Mary after being struck down with rheumatic fever.

She’s known as the “First of Mary’s Daughters.”

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The book will be released November 17 (Amazon.com)

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St. Margaret-Mary of Paray-le-Monial in southeastern France, was known worldwide as the promoter of the Sacred Heart of Jesus after she had been protected by the Virgin Mary in her youth.

Source material for this podcast and for more information:

St. Margaret-Mary Alacoque, by Fr. Henry A. Johnston

William J. Walsh- Heavens Bright Queen Vol. 3 pg. 230

Official Paray-le-Monial website

The Catholic Travel Guide-Paray-le-Monial

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Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.

The origin of these podcasts began with my book Constant Procession.

(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)

Constant Procession; the podcast; is published here every Tuesday morning.

This podcast includes still another new excerpt I read from my new book The Very Fine Light.

The 2^nd part of this installment includes an apparition of the Virgin Mary at Pontmain, France that only children could see!

Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links below on ways to support them.

The book will be released November 17 (Amazon.com)

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A wonderful apparition seen by six young seers who could see what their elders couldn’t! The surprised adults chose faith over skepticism and quickly offered prayers and songs of belief in the children’s testimony. The people credited a miraculous intercession by The Virgin Mary for saving their village from an impending attack.

I used an original translation (credits included in link here) as well as a number of other sources for this installment. Check them out as they all that have even more information about Pontmain:

Anne (Mary K.) Farran- photos &  translation of first book

The Catholic Travel Guide (Pontmain)

Official Website of Pontmain- The Story (in English)

Official Website of Pontmain- The Witnesses (in English)

Catholic Straight Answers (Pontmain-Our Lady of Hope)

This video, though in French is mostly the visual representation of how the apparition appeared and the various stages of the apparition, (worth watching)

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Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.

The origin of these podcasts began with my book Constant Procession.

(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)

Constant Procession; the podcast; is published here every Tuesday morning.

This podcast includes another excerpt from my new book The Very Fine Light.

Plus- the Nikos Steves Facebook and Twitter feeds are now live!

The 2^nd part of this installment includes how a deathbed letter sparked an apparition of the Virgin Mary at Pellevoisin, France in 1876.

Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links below on ways to support them.

Great links for more information about Our Lady of Pellevoisin:

Devine Mysteries- Pellevoisin

Miracle Hunter- Pellevoisin

Official Lady of Pellevoisin site (in French)

Marian Library at the University of Dayton

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Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.

The origin of these podcasts began with my book Constant Procession.

(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)

Constant Procession; the podcast; is published here every Tuesday morning.

In this episode I talk about the protection that the Virgin Mary has had over Key West for 100 years.

Also in this podcast is an update about the release of my new book The Very Fine Light on November 17.

Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links below on ways to support them.

This final part about Key West’s Roman Catholic Basilica- St. Mary Star of the Sea’s grotto to honor the apparition of the Madonna at Lourdes, France continues. For 100 years her intercessions to God for the island against hurricane’s have worked. Also some history about the nun, Sister Louis Gabriel who’s vision and pledge made these requests possible.

LINKS FROM 2017’s HURRICANE IRMA:

Photographer Michael Freas observations once on the ground following Irma- MichaelFreas.com

From Toni Tarracino’s Blog- Photos of the Grotto ‘Our Lady of Lourdes’  at St. Mary’s Basilica Star of the Sea, Key West- where islanders gather.

Journalist Marcy Knight’s article (Florida Catholic) that I quote from- Her entire article that also includes a detailed collection of photos.

From Kay Thomas’s Blog- Details about the tavern that keeps a candle at the ready for when storms approach.

Local 10. com TV interview in 2017 as Hurricane Irma approached.  Interesting to hear a person’s reasons for visiting the grotto honoring the Virgin Mary during a time when humanity must face to the unknown force of nature.

LINKS FROM 2022’s HURRICANE IRMA:

2022 Hurricane Ian follow up- tripshock.com

2022 Miami TV report following Hurricane Ian- WSVN.com

Live Web Camera from the most Southern Point in the USA

LIVE WEB CAMERAS FROM AROUND KEY WEST-FLORIDA KEYS.COM

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Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.

The origin of these podcasts began with my book The Constant Procession.

(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)

Constant Procession (the podcast) is published here every Tuesday morning.

This installment introduces the main characters from my new book The Very Fine Light.

Also in this podcast, you’ll learn about crowds of people who turn to The Virgin Mary from the southern-most point in the continental United States when storms come near.

Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links below on ways to support them.

Book Update:

Exciting News! There will be a discount if the eBook is ordered before the formal launch.

I’ve decided to hold a 2 week pre-sale before releasing my new book The Very Fine Light. This date will be Thursday, November 3^rd with the formal release of the eBook on Thursday, November 17.

This Weeks Podcast:

Having a chance to visit Saint Mary’s of theSea Basilica in Key West Florida is a rare treat. Located just a few blocks off Duval Street, it is home to the parish church, school, perpetual adoration and also a grotto to the Virgin Mary’s apparition at Lourdes.

Link to this page on the St. Mary Basilica Star of the Sea Website

(The Second Encyclical Letter from Pope Benedict XVI can be found also)

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Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.

The origin of these podcasts began with my book The Constant Procession.

(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)

Constant Procession (the podcast) is published here every Tuesday morning.

This podcast includes an update on my new book, The Very Fine Light. Also in this podcast is an account of my visit to Mexico City where “Our Lady of Guadalupe” appeared to Saint Juan Diego in the year 1531.

Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links below on ways to support them.

Book Update:

This term “staying the course” takes on a new meaning as I navigate the self-publishing road. The latest goal has been completed! The copyright application has been filed. The reward for completing this can’t be underscored enough for me.

For those of you who haven’t heard, my new book is scheduled to be released next month. It’s about Randy Sparks, a fun-loving Village of Canalville employee who is always in trouble for telling it like it is and the pushback he faces from the mayor who is hiding a secret.

And when these ingredients are combined with the village’s pending bankruptcy, it creates a volatile chemistry and sparks fly!

Err… No pun intended Randy!

This Weeks Podcast:

The appearance of the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego occurred at the Our Lady of Guadalupe apparition site in Mexico City in the year 1531.

I visited this spiritual site and the planning that went into the trip was somewhat elaborate. I had to tweak travel plans for an upcoming trip to the west coast from my east coast location.

My idea was to detour to this apparition site while flying out west, and doing so without an overnight layover. So through tons of planning, the logistics fell into place to make the trip happen. It would be a short visit between flights and in retrospect it certainly was a miracle of planning.

I will let you decide what guided my visit.

LINKS FOR MORE ABOUT OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE:

History about Our Lady of Guadalupe-CatholicEducation.org

Juan Diego and the Virgin Mary- WordOnFire.org

Details various places at the Apparition site- CatholicShrineBasilica.com

“Where It All Happened” great video of the site- Mexocotlan tiacala

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Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.

The origin of these podcasts began with my book The Constant Procession.

(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)

Constant Procession (the podcast) is published here every Tuesday morning.

What a difference a year has made since the summer of 2021 as I traveled to the same New York state lake country areas a thousand miles from my Atlanta home this past summer 2022.

What I found along the highways of this wonderful country was with just a few exceptions that the masks were off and my concerns for covid fell as well.

And for those of you new to these podcasts and website, in this weeks installment I’m podcasting some background about the history of the Virgin Mary’s appearance in Fatima, Portugal from May 13-October 13, 1917.

Please do not forget the People of Ukraine and their fight for survival. There are links below on ways to support them

This is the 105th year since those remarkable apparitions when the Virgin Mary came to three young shepherds in Fatima, Portugal!

I had the rare privilege of attending the 100th anniversary with a 1/2 million of my closest friends while touring with Michael O’Neill, the Miracle Hunter and EWTN radio and tv host.

At that 100 year anniversary, Pope Francis proclaimed the youngest two seers, Francisco and Jacinta Marto as Saints.

Links for more about the Fatima Apparition:

A timeline of the Fatima Events- Fatima.org

The Pope Makes Fatima Seers Saints- CBSnews.com

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Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.

The origin of these podcasts began with my book The Constant Procession.

(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)

Constant Procession (the podcast) is published here every Tuesday morning.

In the podcast you will find an update for my new book, The Very Fine Light and it’s November 3^rd launch. And also, I recall my search in Hungary for Elizabeth Kindelmann’s place of rest.

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Here it is! The Cover for My New Book!

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Information for Elizabeth Kindelmann and her Journals:

Story of Elizabeth Kindelmann’s Life- FlameofLove-Indiana.com

Explanation of Pope Francis’s Letter- FlameofLove.uk

Flame of Love Movement, United States-FlameofLove.us

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Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.

The origin of these podcasts began with my book The Constant Procession.

(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)

Constant Procession (the podcast) is published here every Tuesday morning.

Here are some of the things I’ve done recently for getting the word out to people who may enjoy reading my new book, The Very Fine Light – to be released on November 3^rd on Amazon.com.

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Last week was all about the business of selling the book. First off, you may have noticed a new background look specific to these website pages and posts.

There will be more pages coming soon, plus I value your feedback for other things you’d like to see on the website.

Good news! I’ve just approved the new book cover! When I receive the finished graphic, you can be sure I will share it with you on the website!

Not being a graphic artist, I chose to “hire it done” by someone who specializes in creating book covers for the book industry.

While the November book release will be the e-book only version and just feature the front cover, never the less, most all of the successful author’s I’ve seen as well as well as my publishing consultants had advised using a professional cover artist and I’m excited by the final design.

I’ve done lots of research to find the right email client to improve the sign up and subscribing experience on the website.

There are so many email apps out there and each feature all sorts of advanced tools, it’s the old story, one email app felt too basic and another too complex and so right now I’m serious thinking about going with MailChimp.

Either way, it will be in place next week. Please come and sign up!

As for the introduction of several characters in the book, check out this week’s podcast above.

More About Self Publishing:

Self-Publishing “Guru” Mark Dawson’s website- selfpublishing formula.com

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“Constant Procession,” (the podcast) is published here every Tuesday morning.

This installment includes things I have learned while podcasting my first book, The Constant Procession, and also getting into some of the steps I am taking to ready my new book, The Very Fine Light, for release on Amazon, this fall on November 3rd!

Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links below on ways to support them.

More About Self Publishing:

Self-Publishing “Guru” Mark Dawson’s website- selfpublishing formula.com

The origin of these podcasts began with my book The Constant Procession.

The Constant Procession, tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.

(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)

Recent Books About the Virgin Mary:

History’s Queen by Mike Aquilina- Ave Marie Press.com

Virgin, Mother, Queen by Miracle Hunter, Michael O’Neill- Ave Marie Press.com

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“Constant Procession,” (the podcast) is published here every Tuesday morning.