{"id":3897,"date":"2023-09-19T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3897"},"modified":"2023-10-24T07:03:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T11:03:26","slug":"371-the-constant-procession-book-1-pt16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3897","title":{"rendered":"371- The Constant Procession: Book 1, pt 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/28069062\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/schedule2338\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the sixteenth installment of my Book, <em>The Constant Procession. <\/em>My first book is a religious memoir about how some of the approved apparitions of the Virgin Mary have influenced history!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why did the Madonna come to Medjugorje? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When considering where to go in the world of travel, Medjugorje, a village located in Bosnia and Herzegovina typically does not come to mind.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In this next to the last part taken from The Constant Procession, I explore possible answers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3797\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3141\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Beginning podcast of my book: 356-<em>The Constant Procession: Part 1 <\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:34px\"><strong>Questions?<\/strong> <strong><em> <a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\">Nikos<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">Steves@gmail.co<\/a><a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\">m<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><em><strong>Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links below on ways to support them<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cruxnow.com\/church-in-europe\/2019\/07\/vatican-turning-more-benevolent-eye-to-medjugorje-apparitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20170213T0810-7903-CNS-POPE-MEDJURORGE-PASTORAL-690x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of St James Church with statue of Mary from Cruxnow.com\" class=\"wp-image-2189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20170213T0810-7903-CNS-POPE-MEDJURORGE-PASTORAL-690x450-1.jpg 690w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20170213T0810-7903-CNS-POPE-MEDJURORGE-PASTORAL-690x450-1-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cruxnow.com\/church-in-europe\/2019\/07\/vatican-turning-more-benevolent-eye-to-medjugorje-apparitions\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cruxnow.com\/church-in-europe\/2019\/07\/vatican-turning-more-benevolent-eye-to-medjugorje-apparitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Photo and Article link from CRUXNOW.COM with more about Medjugorje<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laudate-mariam.com\/blogs\/laudate-mariam-blog\/the-story-of-our-lady-of-medjugorje\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/laudate-mariam.com\/blogs\/laudate-mariam-blog\/the-story-of-our-lady-of-medjugorje\">A 2023 in depth history of the 1st apparitions, C<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/laudate-mariam.com\/blogs\/laudate-mariam-blog\/the-story-of-our-lady-of-medjugorje\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/laudate-mariam.com\/blogs\/laudate-mariam-blog\/the-story-of-our-lady-of-medjugorje\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ommunist suppression &amp; current religious status.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Hello! All summer I have been doing research on my 3rd book<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>I will keep you updated on my research progress and would like to bounce  a few ideas about Book 3 off<\/em> <em> of you as I compose this new work! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>So Sign up below for more news as well as updates for the new Audio and Print releases of my 2nd book &#8220;The Very Fine Light!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><em><strong>The Nikos Steves Mailing List<\/strong><\/em>:<\/strong><\/em><\/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! 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https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NS-Youtube-bkground-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NS-Youtube-bkground-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NS-Youtube-bkground-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NS-Youtube-bkground-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCf2XVGPYThPpp0etzOF3b4g\" target=\"_blank\">Just launched- The Nikos Steves Channel on YouTube!<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:101px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><em><strong>Websites to Donate to help the People of Ukraine<\/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:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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<div style=\"height:54px\" 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<div style=\"height:85px\" 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\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon.png\" alt=\"The Podcast Academy Member Logo\" class=\"wp-image-2191\" style=\"width:466px;height:466px\" width=\"466\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon.png 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My first book is a religious memoir about how some of the approved apparitions of the Virgin Mary have influenced history! Why did the Madonna come to Medjugorje? When considering where to go in the world of travel, Medjugorje, a village located in Bosnia &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3897\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;371- The Constant Procession: Book 1, pt 16&#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-3897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3897","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=3897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3897\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}