{"id":3157,"date":"2022-05-24T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3157"},"modified":"2023-06-13T07:15:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T11:15:45","slug":"302-the-constant-procession-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3157","title":{"rendered":"302- The Constant Procession: Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23206589\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/schedule2224pt02\/\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\"><\/iframe>\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\">This is the 2nd audio installment of my book <em>The Constant Procession<\/em>. My book is a religious memoir about how some of the approved apparitions of the Virgin Mary have influenced history!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This installment digs deep into my discovery of the reason churches in post WW II America were named for the Madonna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inspiration for the writing of the book <em>The Song  of Bernadette <\/em>came to life for an author trapped by Nazis in 1941 while he hid in Lourdes, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3141\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3141\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Beginning podcast of my book: 301-<em>The Constant Procession: Part 1 <\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:71px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Song-of-Bernadette2.jpg\" alt=\"Early and 70's book covers of The Song of Bernadette\" class=\"wp-image-528\" width=\"852\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Song-of-Bernadette2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Song-of-Bernadette2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970&#8217;s version (L) and 1940&#8217;s version of <em>The Song of Bernadette<\/em> by Franz Werfel. Notice how the &#8216;dust jackets&#8217; reflect the popular culture emphasis of each time period when books were printed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicmom.com\/articles\/the-song-of-bernadette-a-masterpiece\" target=\"_blank\">Here is a very good review of <em>The Song of Bernadette <\/em>by author Christine Vincent- CatholicMom.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Song-of-Bernadette.jpg\" alt=\"1943 and Readers Digest book covers of The Song of Bernadette.\" class=\"wp-image-529\" width=\"858\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Song-of-Bernadette.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Song-of-Bernadette-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Early 1941 printing of the book (L) and the early 1942 <em>Readers Digest <\/em>copy (R)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050354-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Early photo of Lourdes Sanctuary (may be as it looked during WW II to Franz Werfel)\" class=\"wp-image-544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050354-copy.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050354-copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050354-copy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050354-copy-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050354-copy-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Early photo of Lourdes Basilica, at the Our Lady of Lourdes Apparition site (This may be how it looked during WW II to Franz Werfel)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050204-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Pyrenees Mountains, Franz Werfel had to travel over to get to neutral Spain from Nazi captured France.\" class=\"wp-image-537\" width=\"913\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050204-copy.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050204-copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050204-copy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050204-copy-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050204-copy-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Franz Werfel had to climb over these Pyrenees Mountains to get to neutral Spain and escape from Nazi captured in occupied France.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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\" style=\"font-size:21px\"><em>On a different note, <\/em>Here&#8217;s an inspirational post about<strong> Our Lady of Fatima<\/strong> by Marge Fenelon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncregister.com\/blog\/fatima-1943-daily-duty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sister Lucia 25 years after Fatima- Marge Fenelon; National Catholic Register.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/margefenelon.com\/blog-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blog by Marge Steinhage Fenelon- MargeFenelon.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:81px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><p id=\"block-e02b12b8-0643-4e38-98bd-813ae473d960\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><em><strong>Please pray for the success of the Ukrainian people during this war. <\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><p id=\"block-e02b12b8-0643-4e38-98bd-813ae473d960\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><em><strong>WAYS TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE:<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-03be2b53-1e4c-4073-bf75-24cdee278bc3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UOCOFUSA.png\" alt=\"Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA website uocofusa.org\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uocofusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH of the USA<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-d719b472-c753-4e76-b84b-bb39c655a532\"><img 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\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Ukranian Congress Committee of America (UCCA)- from Roman Catholic Prayer Service in Atlanta on<\/strong> March 28, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-66edbb49-743b-4362-9b79-b85b7f0f377f\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/index1.jpg\" alt=\"Poster for donations for Ukraine 770-480-8775\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mogchurch.com\" target=\"_blank\">Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church, Conyers GA<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" 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=\"415\" height=\"415\" 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: 415px) 85vw, 415px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the 2nd audio installment of my book The Constant Procession. My book is a religious memoir about how some of the approved apparitions of the Virgin Mary have influenced history! This installment digs deep into my discovery of the reason churches in post WW II America were named for the Madonna. The inspiration &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3157\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;302- The Constant Procession: Part 2&#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-3157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3157","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=3157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3157\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}