{"id":4171,"date":"2024-02-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=4171"},"modified":"2024-02-26T15:39:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T20:39:16","slug":"393-constant-procession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=4171","title":{"rendered":"393- The Virgin&#8217;s Motherly Concerns. Plus &#8216;Falling From the Sky&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" style=\"border:none\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/30025203\/height\/128\/theme\/modern\/size\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/5b72bd\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/stats-code\/schedule2408\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" height=\"128\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:71px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The 2<sup>nd<\/sup> week of Lent considers the Virgin Mary&#8217;s feelings as a mother<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Marymeetschrist4thsorrow.jpg\" alt=\"Painting called Mary meets Christ's 4th sorrow\" class=\"wp-image-2473\" style=\"width:514px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Marymeetschrist4thsorrow.jpg 336w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Marymeetschrist4thsorrow-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 85vw, 336px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:122px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>And also within this podcast is another journal entry from a Villager faring from &#8216;Canalville,&#8217; the town that is the centerpiece location in my book \u201cThe Very Fine Light\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>I Almost Got Hit By An Airplane That Fell From the Sky<\/em>&#8211; a <em>new <\/em>villager story from Canalville!<\/strong><\/p>\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\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong><em>Pray for a Resolution to the fighting in the Middle East<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong><em>And, Pray for the People of Ukraine. 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by Nikos Steves<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>&#8220;Nikos Steves&#8221; <\/strong>is on facebook!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\">&#8220;<strong>@ StevesNikos&#8221; <\/strong>is on X- formerly Twitter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCf2XVGPYThPpp0etzOF3b4g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NS-Youtube-bkground-1400x788.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of my new book &quot;The Very Fine Light&quot; and the words &quot;The Nikos Steves Channel&quot; over a background photo of a bridge over the river in the fictional village of &quot;Canalville&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-3499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NS-Youtube-bkground-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/NS-Youtube-bkground-300x169.jpg 300w, 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 href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCf2XVGPYThPpp0etzOF3b4g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find this episode at The Nikos Steves Channel on YouTube!<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:114px\" 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 is-resized\" id=\"block-db130c83-d2bc-47c3-858d-b4c3efe15146\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uocofusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UOCOFUSA.png\" alt=\"Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA website uocofusa.org\"\/><\/a><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:65px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" 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:41px\" 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\npassed 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>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\" 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\" style=\"width:653px;height:auto\" 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>The 2nd week of Lent considers the Virgin Mary&#8217;s feelings as a mother. And also within this podcast is another journal entry from a Villager faring from &#8216;Canalville,&#8217; the town that is the centerpiece location in my book \u201cThe Very Fine Light\u201d I Almost Got Hit By An Airplane That Fell From the Sky&#8211; a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=4171\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;393- The Virgin&#8217;s Motherly Concerns. 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