{"id":2540,"date":"2021-04-27T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=2540"},"modified":"2021-05-05T10:03:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T14:03:55","slug":"246-seafarers-the-virgin-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=2540","title":{"rendered":"246 Seafarers, Brother Marinus &#038; the Virgin Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18873488\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From stories about<strong> the Madonna\u2019s intercessions for seafarers<\/strong> to a bit about the story of <strong>Captain Leonard LaRue (aka Brother Marinus)<\/strong>, skipper of the <strong>Meredith Victory<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His bravery with this freighter in 1950 earned the <em>Guinness Book of Records<\/em> award for rescuing the most people (14,000!) during a single voyage. Now in the works is a cause for possible sainthood for him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also here\u2019s a shout out to the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church\u2019s around the world who&#8217;s Pascha (Easter) services culminate on May 2, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Stone-Sails-1-1.png\" alt=\"Photo of the Sculpture of stone sails at Our Lady of Guadalupe appariton site\" class=\"wp-image-2547\" width=\"689\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Stone-Sails-1-1.png 970w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Stone-Sails-1-1-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Stone-Sails-1-1-768x570.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><strong>This stone sail sculpture <em>located at the apparition site of Our Lady of Guadalupe<\/em> by sailors who prayed to the Madonna and were rescue at sea <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:62px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/meredith-victory-900.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the Korean Refugees aboard the SS Meredith Victory (US Navy)\" class=\"wp-image-2557\" width=\"705\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/meredith-victory-900.jpg 621w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/meredith-victory-900-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>The Ship of Miracles, Christmas 1950 aboard the SS Meredith Victory (US Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aosusa.americommerce.com\/store\/pg\/51-Cause-for-Brother-Marinus\/Capt-LaRue-clone1.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Captain Leonard LaRue (Brother Marinus) and the <em>Meredith Victory<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/shipofmiracles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Links to the documentary trailer and book both entitled &#8216;Miracle of the Sea&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nedforney.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/23\/leonard-larue-meredith-victory-hungnam-evacuation\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Guided By God&#8217;s Own Hand<\/em>&#8211; Story by Ned Forney, Writer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/president-korea-recognizes-ss-meredith-victory-saviors-brennan\/\" target=\"_blank\">President of South Korea about the Meredith Victory- blog by Lawrence B. Brennan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kwmf.org\/ss-meredith-victory-the-ship-of-miracles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Korean War Memorial Foundation article about the &#8220;Ship of Miracles&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aos-usa.org\" target=\"_blank\">Information about the Apostleship of the Sea of the United States of America<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellamaris.org.uk\/our-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea in the United Kingdom)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catholicmom.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poem &amp; the quote in the podcast are by Meg Matenaer- Catholicmom.com<\/a><\/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=70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">From my book <em>The Constant Procession<\/em>&#8211; overlooked aspects of the <em>voyages<\/em> of Christopher Columbus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" 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 passed 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>The 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<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From stories about the Madonna\u2019s intercessions for seafarers to a bit about the story of Captain Leonard LaRue (aka Brother Marinus), skipper of the Meredith Victory. His bravery with this freighter in 1950 earned the Guinness Book of Records award for rescuing the most people (14,000!) during a single voyage. Now in the works is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=2540\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;246 Seafarers, Brother Marinus &#038; the Virgin Mary&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2540","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=2540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2540\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}