{"id":3354,"date":"2022-10-11T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3354"},"modified":"2022-10-11T08:19:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T12:19:37","slug":"322-constant-procession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3354","title":{"rendered":"322- Visiting Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24647403\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/schedule2241\/\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This podcast includes an update on my new book, <em>The Very Fine Light.<\/em> Also in this podcast is an account of my visit to Mexico City where &#8220;Our Lady of Guadalupe&#8221; appeared to Saint Juan Diego in the year 1531.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->\n<link href=\"\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/embedcode\/classic-071822.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;  width:600px;}\n\t\/* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block.\n\t   We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. *\/\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n    <form action=\"https:\/\/gmail.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=8066b0b7e31bb63d6a069caf4&amp;id=91cfe1cfa3&amp;f_id=001405e1f0\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" target=\"_blank\" novalidate=\"\">\n        <div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n        <h2>Subscribe for Updates!<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"indicates-required\"><span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span> indicates required<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\">\n\t<label for=\"mce-EMAIL\">Email Address  <span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span>\n<\/label>\n\t<input type=\"email\" value=\"\" name=\"EMAIL\" class=\"required email\" id=\"mce-EMAIL\" required=\"\">\n\t<span id=\"mce-EMAIL-HELPERTEXT\" class=\"helper_text\"><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\">\n\t<label for=\"mce-FNAME\">First Name <\/label>\n\t<input type=\"text\" value=\"\" name=\"FNAME\" class=\"\" id=\"mce-FNAME\">\n\t<span id=\"mce-FNAME-HELPERTEXT\" class=\"helper_text\"><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear foot\">\n\t\t<div class=\"response\" id=\"mce-error-response\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"response\" id=\"mce-success-response\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>    <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups-->\n    <div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"b_8066b0b7e31bb63d6a069caf4_91cfe1cfa3\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"optionalParent\">\n            <div class=\"clear foot\">\n                <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"button\">\n         \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/downloads.mailchimp.com\/js\/mc-validate.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">(function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';fnames[3]='ADDRESS';ftypes[3]='address';fnames[4]='PHONE';ftypes[4]='phone';fnames[5]='BIRTHDAY';ftypes[5]='birthday';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true);<\/script>\n<!--End mc_embed_signup-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links below on ways to support them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Book Update:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This term \u201cstaying the course\u201d takes on a new meaning as I navigate the self-publishing road. The latest goal has been completed! The copyright application has been filed. The reward for completing this can\u2019t be underscored enough for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those of you who haven\u2019t heard, my new book is scheduled to be released next month. It&#8217;s about Randy Sparks, a fun-loving Village of Canalville employee who is always in trouble for telling it like it is and the pushback he faces from the mayor who is hiding a secret. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when these ingredients are combined with the village&#8217;s pending bankruptcy, it creates a volatile chemistry and sparks fly! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Err&#8230; No pun intended Randy!<\/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\/2022\/09\/LIB23281-C-933x1400.jpg\" alt=\"Cover Art for my book The Very Fine Light\" class=\"wp-image-3338\" width=\"331\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LIB23281-C-933x1400.jpg 933w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LIB23281-C-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LIB23281-C-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LIB23281-C-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LIB23281-C-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LIB23281-C-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LIB23281-C-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 85vw, 331px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cover Art for my book &#8220;The Very Fine Light&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This Weeks Podcast:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The appearance of the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego occurred at the Our Lady of Guadalupe apparition site in Mexico City in the year 1531.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I visited this spiritual site and the planning that went into the trip was somewhat elaborate. I had to tweak travel plans for an upcoming trip to the west coast from my east coast location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My idea was to detour to this apparition site while flying out west, and doing so without an overnight layover. So through tons of planning, the logistics fell into place to make the trip happen. It would be a short visit between flights and in retrospect it certainly was a miracle of planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will let you decide what guided my visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"720\" 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\" 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: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Hilltop Chapel &amp; &#8220;Sail Shrine&#8221; given in thanks to Our Lady by survivors from a ship in peril<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><em><strong>LINKS FOR MORE ABOUT OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholiceducation.org\/en\/culture\/catholic-contributions\/saint-juan-diego-and-our-lady.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">History about Our Lady of Guadalupe-CatholicEducation.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordonfire.org\/articles\/juan-diegos-proof-of-mary-amid-the-aztecs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Juan Diego and the Virgin Mary- WordOnFire.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/catholicshrinebasilica.com\/basilica-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\">Details various places at the Apparition site- CatholicShrineBasilica.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eXt8KfTKqrg&amp;list=LL&amp;index=130\" target=\"_blank\"><em>&#8220;Where It All Happened&#8221; great video of the site- Mexocotlan tiacala<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:79px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/8997MAH00079a1U.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tepeyac Hill is adorned with plants and flowers lovingly maintained by the shrine<\/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\"><em><strong>Places to Donate to help the People of Ukraine save their country<\/strong>:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-db130c83-d2bc-47c3-858d-b4c3efe15146\"><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:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-dbb23444-c7ac-420a-b703-7273064eaefa\"><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<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-97080834-0f5f-40e4-8909-0133a991155a\"><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\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mogchurch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church, Conyers GA<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:61px\" 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\"><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>This podcast includes an update on my new book, The Very Fine Light. 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