{"id":1079,"date":"2019-04-09T07:40:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T11:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=1079"},"modified":"2019-04-09T07:41:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T11:41:40","slug":"139-part-6-riding-the-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=1079","title":{"rendered":"139- Part 6; Riding the &#8220;M&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/9321362\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/season11newM4mary\/\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part 6- This is a <em>Special Installment<\/em> that may inspire the final weeks of your Lenten journey. &#8220;Riding the M&#8221; is a beautiful contemporary way to get closer to the Virgin Mary &#8211; Ever consider cycling across another country?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1231\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/carte-simplific3a9e-points-jaunes.jpgw1200.jpg\" alt=\"Map of The route the young bikers are taking from apparition site to apparition site in France...\" class=\"wp-image-604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/carte-simplific3a9e-points-jaunes.jpgw1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/carte-simplific3a9e-points-jaunes.jpgw1200-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/carte-simplific3a9e-points-jaunes.jpgw1200-768x788.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>The &#8216;M&#8221; route from apparition site to apparition site actually includes 2 more sites.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a cycling tour in France called \u201cThe Great Love of Mary.\u201d It is a 1,429 mile course in the shape of the letter \u201cM.\u201d M for the Virgin Mary. Each point of the M is an apparition site where she once appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A reflection from last years tour offers a sense of the experience when focused on riding to and between these places the Virgin Mary has graced with her presence. Thanks to cyclist Clarisse for sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/26-Paray-le-Monial.jpg\" alt=\"Day 26The bikers are riding down the road, continuing on via Paray-le-Monial.\" class=\"wp-image-635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/26-Paray-le-Monial.jpg 680w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/26-Paray-le-Monial-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>&#8220;Riding the &#8220;M&#8221; (Le Grand AIME de Marie- 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Clarisse-Nicholas.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Clarisse at the final apparition site: La Salette on the 2018 Le grand AIME de Marie tour, in Engllish it is known as The Great Love of Mary tour\" class=\"wp-image-1087\" width=\"435\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Clarisse-Nicholas.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Clarisse-Nicholas-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 85vw, 435px\" \/><figcaption>Clarisse at the final apparition site: La Salette on the 2018 Le grand AIME de Marie tour (The Great Love of Mary)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MdeMariepourlaFrance\/?ref=page_internal\">Here&#8217;s more information about this years tour that runs from July 14-August 15, 2019.<\/a><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I value feedback through the comments section here<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OR- Better via email at <a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\">NikosSteves@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she\npassed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The origin of these podcasts began with my book <em>Constant Procession.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Constant Procession; the podcast; is published here every Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve read the entire book from cover to cover (Installments 93-110)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=516\">To listen from Installment\n93<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 6- This is a Special Installment that may inspire the final weeks of your Lenten journey. &#8220;Riding the M&#8221; is a beautiful contemporary way to get closer to the Virgin Mary &#8211; Ever consider cycling across another country? There is a cycling tour in France called \u201cThe Great Love of Mary.\u201d It is a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=1079\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;139- Part 6; Riding the &#8220;M&#8221;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1079\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}