{"id":2273,"date":"2020-11-17T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=2273"},"modified":"2020-11-18T08:42:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T12:42:59","slug":"223-more-amazing-feats-during-the-virgins-stay-at-the-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=2273","title":{"rendered":"223- Young Virgin Mary &#038; the Color Purple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><em><strong>Green Arrow = Play Podcast<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/16837136\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/Season19-06\/\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/constantprocession\/223_Constant_Procession.mp3?stats-code=Season19-06\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apparently the young Virgin Mary knew how to weave pretty well and one of the items she made will surprise you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you ever wondered what was meant during the passion of Christ in the moments after he breathed his last breath, when it says these words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;<em>And the veil of the temple was torn from top to bottom.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well I have, but never have I gone to the point of researching what it meant, until recently while preparing this final installment of the history of the young Virgin Mary in the temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Links for more information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecompassnews.org\/2012\/08\/some-stitches-in-time-with-the-mother-of-god\/\">&#8216;The Compass&#8217; article date; 8.30.12<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albertis-window.com\/2009\/04\/the-virgin-mary-and-the-color-purple-2\/\">Aberti&#8217;s Window, An Art History Blog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/core.ac.uk\/download\/pdf\/74308933.pdf\">PDF: Lawrence Cross: \u201cSt Mary in the Christian East\u201d written March 2007<br>See specific quotes from Gospel of James<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quote from the New World Encyclopedia- Mary the Mother of Jesus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;<em>There, she is selected for the honor of sewing a new curtain for the temple at the same time that Zechariah receives his vision from the angel Gabriel concerning the birth of John the Baptist. Mary presents her sewing to the high priest after the Annunciation, before continuing on to Zechariah&#8217;s house.<\/em>&#8216;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/e973d2962bed997872a53b3757992e56.jpg\" alt=\"The spindle is apparent here in Mary's left hand.\" class=\"wp-image-779\" width=\"470\" height=\"826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/e973d2962bed997872a53b3757992e56.jpg 337w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/e973d2962bed997872a53b3757992e56-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 85vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption>The spindle is apparent here in Mary&#8217;s left hand.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/007-Annunciation-icon.jpg\" alt=\"Modern Icon of the Annunciation. The Virgin Mary has the yarn in both hands.\" class=\"wp-image-776\" width=\"481\" height=\"641\"\/><figcaption>The Virgin Mary has the yarn in both hands.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/90636647_p.jpg\" alt=\"Icon of the Annunciation. The Yarn is in the Virgin Mary's right hand.\" class=\"wp-image-775\" width=\"485\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/90636647_p.jpg 452w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/90636647_p-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 85vw, 485px\" \/><figcaption>The Yarn is in the Virgin Mary&#8217;s right hand<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">I value feedback through the comments section here<br>OR- Better via email at NikosSteves@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The origin of these podcasts began with my book Constant Procession.<br>(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)<br>Constant Procession; the podcast; is published here every Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve read the entire book from cover to cover (Installments 201-217)<br>To listen from Installment 201<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon.png\" alt=\"The Podcast Academy Member Logo\" class=\"wp-image-2191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon.png 360w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 85vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently the young Virgin Mary knew how to weave pretty well and one of the items she made will surprise you. Have you ever wondered what was meant during the passion of Christ in the moments after he breathed his last breath, when it says these words: &#8216;And the veil of the temple was torn &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=2273\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;223- Young Virgin Mary &#038; the Color Purple&#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-2273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2273","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=2273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2273\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}