{"id":3105,"date":"2022-03-29T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3105"},"modified":"2024-03-25T08:04:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T12:04:22","slug":"294-constant-procession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3105","title":{"rendered":"294- A Lenten Season in the Face of War in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22600292\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/schedule2213\/\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Going without through Lent is overshadowed by the war in Ukraine. It makes me more aware of how fragile life can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Colorful print of The Virgin Mary covering a Ukrainian Village with her protective veil\" class=\"wp-image-3107\" width=\"743\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2.jpg 532w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><strong>The Virgin Mary Offers her Veil for the Ukraine<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Humanity needs to do a better job in our contemporary world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration to Pray for Ukraine with Psalm 125 verse 1\" class=\"wp-image-3106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3.jpg 578w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 85vw, 578px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that\u2019s why this Lenten pause allows us a time to reflect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uocofusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UOCOFUSA.png\" alt=\"Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA website uocofusa.org\" class=\"wp-image-3113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UOCOFUSA.png 800w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UOCOFUSA-300x252.png 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UOCOFUSA-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uocofusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA- uocofusa.org<\/a><\/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-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.jpg\" alt=\"Donation details for giving to the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America\" class=\"wp-image-3108\" width=\"819\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.jpg 611w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Ukranian Congress Committee of America (UCCA)- from Prayer Service in Atlanta on<\/strong> March 28, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:62px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My thoughts and prayers are for the Ukrainian people and their defense efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/index2.jpg\" alt=\"A Blue &amp; Yellow sticker that says, &quot;Stand With Ukraine&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-3099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/index2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/index2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:69px\" 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-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" 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: 400px) 85vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Going without through Lent is overshadowed by the war in Ukraine. It makes me more aware of how fragile life can be. Humanity needs to do a better job in our contemporary world. And that\u2019s why this Lenten pause allows us a time to reflect. My thoughts and prayers are for the Ukrainian people and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3105\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;294- A Lenten Season in the Face of War in Ukraine&#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-3105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3105","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=3105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3105\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}