{"id":1454,"date":"2019-11-26T07:40:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T11:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=1454"},"modified":"2019-12-03T09:39:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T13:39:33","slug":"172-bonding-with-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=1454","title":{"rendered":"172- Bonding with Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/12176588\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/season15replay120_01\/\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s post Thanksgiving and we all can extend the Christmas\nseason by starting right now. Shake off the doubting world and self-imposed\nshopping pressure. This is the time of the Advent season and Nativity\nFast.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As preparations for their trek to Bethlehem began for the Virgin Mary and Joseph, we too have the opportunity to celebrate life by preparing for the joy Christmas brings to our world.<\/p>\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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nativity-fast.jpg\" alt=\"Photo with text that reads as follows;Let us journey towards the Feast of the Nativity with joyous hearts! Fast no only from food, but also from hatred and fear. Bring forth goodness and kindness to all. Forgive, Be generous, In all thints, give glory to God.\" class=\"wp-image-1464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nativity-fast.jpg 960w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nativity-fast-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nativity-fast-768x593.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Image from: Nativity fast from <a href=\"https:\/\/acatholiclife.blogspot.com\">acatholiclife.blogspot.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the Christmas Spirit was lacking in last year\u2019s holiday season, why not try something different? Why not go beyond \u201cSanta\u2019s Big Day?\u201d Why not start the season earlier (like today) and end the Christmas season later? (12 days of Xmas ends January 6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take a moment and consider partaking in the pre-Christmas activities during \u00a0Advent or the Nativity Fast\u2026 You\u2019ll be glad you did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(This installment is a replay from the <em>Best of Season 9<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources &amp; quotes from this Podcast can be found:<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholiceducation.org\/en\/culture\/catholic-contributions\/following-mary-s-advent-footsteps.html\"><em>The Virgin Mary&#8217;s Role in Advent<\/em>&#8211; Fr. Roger J. Landry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nativity_Fast\">Nativity Fast (<em>It&#8217;s never too late to start<\/em>)- Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/melaniejeanjuneau.blog\/2013\/12\/03\/advent-wreath-prayers\/\">More information on the daily prayers with Advent Wreath<\/a><\/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\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s post Thanksgiving and we all can extend the Christmas season by starting right now. Shake off the doubting world and self-imposed shopping pressure. This is the time of the Advent season and Nativity Fast.\u00a0\u00a0 As preparations for their trek to Bethlehem began for the Virgin Mary and Joseph, we too have the opportunity to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=1454\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;172- Bonding with Christmas&#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-1454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1454","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=1454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1454\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}