{"id":387,"date":"2018-02-27T07:40:25","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T11:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=387"},"modified":"2018-09-15T08:25:25","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T12:25:25","slug":"81-constant-procession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=387","title":{"rendered":"81- Ermesinde sees Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iframe%20style=border:%20none%20src=\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6304920\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/%20height=90%20width=100%%20scrolling=no%20%20allowfullscreen%20webkitallowfullscreen%20mozallowfullscreen%20oallowfullscreen%20msallowfullscreen\/iframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6304920\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our Lady of Clairefontaine, the story of the Madonna&#8217;s visit to Countess (aka Princess) Ermesinde of Luxembourg and the works of charity inspired by this apparition.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-391\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/estergom3-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"Color illustration some say of Estergome\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/estergom3-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/estergom3.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 85vw, 235px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Color illustration some say of Estergome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_389\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-389\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-389\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ermesinde-5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Ruins of columns at the abbey inspired by Ermesinde's apparition of the Virgin Mary\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ermesinde-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ermesinde-5.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruins of columns at the abbey inspired by Ermesinde&#8217;s apparition of the Virgin Mary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_395\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-395\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-395\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ermesinde-7-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Ivy covered ruins with image of the Madonna holding baby Jesus\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ermesinde-7-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ermesinde-7-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ermesinde-7.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ivy covered ruins with image of the Madonna holding baby Jesus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-394\" style=\"width: 181px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-394\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ermesinde_granting_privileges_to_Echternach-181x300.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of Ermesinde granting privileges\" width=\"181\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ermesinde_granting_privileges_to_Echternach-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ermesinde_granting_privileges_to_Echternach-768x1273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ermesinde_granting_privileges_to_Echternach.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 85vw, 181px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ermesinde granting privileges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Cistercian Abbey of Notre-Dam de Clarifontain established in 1935 nearby ruins<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-392\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-392\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/abbey-of-our-lady-of-clairefontaine-bouillon_74_878621589218306b7L-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of Cistercian Abbey build in 1935 near the ruins\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/abbey-of-our-lady-of-clairefontaine-bouillon_74_878621589218306b7L-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/abbey-of-our-lady-of-clairefontaine-bouillon_74_878621589218306b7L-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/abbey-of-our-lady-of-clairefontaine-bouillon_74_878621589218306b7L-1400x999.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/abbey-of-our-lady-of-clairefontaine-bouillon_74_878621589218306b7L-1200x856.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/abbey-of-our-lady-of-clairefontaine-bouillon_74_878621589218306b7L.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cistercian Abbey of Notre-Dam de Clarifontain established in 1935 near the ruins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-393\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-393\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ermesinde2.jpg\" alt=\"Stain Glass image of Ermesinde\" width=\"100\" height=\"140\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Countess (aka Princess) Ermesinde of Luxembourg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-390\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-390\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ermesinde-6-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Ruins of the foundation of Ermesinde's apparition inspired\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ermesinde-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ermesinde-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ermesinde-6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruins of the Abbey that Ermesinde wanted built after her meeting the Madonna.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After meeting the Madonna, Ermesinde of Luxembourg created at Clairefontaine a place of remarkable works for helping people in need for 100\u2019s of years, only to be destroyed by those who believe man is greater than God.<\/p>\n<p>Podcast sources &amp; these photos + more on Ermesinde &amp; Clairefonaine:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archive.org\/stream\/theapparitionsan02walsuoft\/theapparitionsan02walsuoft_djvu.txt\">Godfrey Kurth quote via William J. Walsh&#8217;s book Heaven&#8217;s Bright Queen<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miraclehunter.com\/marian_apparitions\/approved_apparitions\/apparitions_1200-1299.html\">Miracle Hunter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritdaily.net\/scapular.htm\">Spirit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ermesinde,_Countess_of_Luxembourg\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cister.net\/abbeys\/en\/42\/clairefontaine\/\">European Charter for Cistercian Abbeys and Sites<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and what people have done following these apparitions.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally these podcasts portray examples of how she serves humanity through Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>Each installment runs about 7 minutes in length.<\/p>\n<p>The origin of these podcasts began with my book, Constant Procession.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve read the entire book from cover to cover (Installments 1-49.)<br \/>\nInstallments since Podcast 50 are an extended series of additional stories about the history of the Virgin Mary that are not found in the book.<\/p>\n<p>Constant Procession; the podcast; is published every Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>I value feedback through the comments section on my website or better via email at NikosSteves@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Lady of Clairefontaine, the story of the Madonna&#8217;s visit to Countess (aka Princess) Ermesinde of Luxembourg and the works of charity inspired by this apparition. The Cistercian Abbey of Notre-Dam de Clarifontain established in 1935 nearby ruins After meeting the Madonna, Ermesinde of Luxembourg created at Clairefontaine a place of remarkable works for helping &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=387\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;81- Ermesinde sees Mary&#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-387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387","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=387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}