{"id":1546,"date":"2020-01-14T08:40:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T12:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=1546"},"modified":"2022-10-24T19:12:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T23:12:27","slug":"179-2nd-half-key-wests-star-of-the-sea-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=1546","title":{"rendered":"179- Part 2- Key West&#8217;s Protector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/12726302\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/season16-02\/\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This final part about Key West\u2019s Roman Catholic Basilica- St. Mary Star of the Sea&#8217;s grotto to honor the apparition of the Madonna at Lourdes, France continues. For almost 100 years her intercessions to God for the island against hurricane&#8217;s have worked. Also some history about the nun, Sister Louis Gabriel who\u2019s vision and pledge made these requests possible.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4892-e1579005532321.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the memorial Sister Louis Gabriel memorial found near Mallory Square in Key West.\" class=\"wp-image-1550\" width=\"293\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4892-e1579005532321.jpg 480w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4892-e1579005532321-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 85vw, 293px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sister Louis Gabriel memorial found near Mallory Square in Key West.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4891-e1579005513823.jpg\" alt=\"A close up of the plaque of Plaque of Sister Louis Gabriel memorial found near Mallory Square in Key West.\" class=\"wp-image-1549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4891-e1579005513823.jpg 480w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4891-e1579005513823-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Plaque of Sister Louis Gabriel memorial found near Mallory Square in Key West.<\/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.tonitarracino.com\/blog\/st-marys-grotto\">From Toni Tarracino&#8217;s Blog- Photos of the Grotto &#8216;Our Lady of Lourdes&#8217;&nbsp; at St. Mary&#8217;s Basilica Star of the Sea, Key West- where islanders gather.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiarch.org\/CatholicDiocese.php?op=Article_13814162647850\">Journalist Marcy Knight&#8217;s article (Florida Catholic) that I quote from- Her entire article that also includes a detailed collection of photos. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goodnews.faithsocial.com\/many-key-west-residents-count-on-prayer-to-keep-hurricanes-away\/\">From Kay Thomas&#8217;s Blog- Details about the tavern that keeps a candle at the ready for when storms approach.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/weather\/2017\/09\/08\/grotto-gives-prayerful-faith-as-hurricane-irma-threatens-key-west\/\">Local 10. com TV interview in 2017 as Hurricane Irma approached.&nbsp; Interesting to hear a person&#8217;s reasons for visiting the grotto honoring the Virgin Mary during a time when humanity must face to the unknown force of nature.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" 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\"><\/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>This final part about Key West\u2019s Roman Catholic Basilica- St. Mary Star of the Sea&#8217;s grotto to honor the apparition of the Madonna at Lourdes, France continues. For almost 100 years her intercessions to God for the island against hurricane&#8217;s have worked. Also some history about the nun, Sister Louis Gabriel who\u2019s vision and pledge &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=1546\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;179- Part 2- Key West&#8217;s Protector&#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-1546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1546","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=1546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1546\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}