{"id":4212,"date":"2024-03-19T07:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=4212"},"modified":"2024-03-19T08:08:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T12:08:25","slug":"397-constant-procession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=4212","title":{"rendered":"397- Week 5 of Lent : Continued Endurance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/30430913\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/schedule2412\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>Lent continues and it&#8217;s good to be deep in the process of doing without. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:27px\"><em><strong>Use the Virgin Mary as an example to follow. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Also in this podcast is another Canalville journal entry. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>Canalville is the village in my novel <em>The Very Fine Light.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong>Questions?<\/strong> <strong><em> <a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\">Nikos<\/a><a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steves@gmail.co<\/a><a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\">m<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" 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. There are links below on ways to support them<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thought Provoking articles for <em>&#8216;DOING LENT&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/faiths\/religious-observances\/lent\/6-reasons-to-observe-lent-even-if-youre-not-catholic.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6 Reasons to Observe Lent (Even If You\u2019re Not Catholic)- beliefnet.com<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umc.org\/en\/content\/ask-the-umc-what-is-lent-and-why-does-it-last-forty-days\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is Lent and why does it last forty days- United Methodist Church umc.org <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutcatholics.com\/beliefs\/are-sundays-a-part-of-lent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are Sundays a Part of Lent (<em>in the Catholic Church<\/em>)- aboutcatholics.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/orthodoxwiki.org\/Great_Lent\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Lent- OrthodoxWiki.or<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orthodoxwiki.org\/Great_Lent\">g<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/annunciation-to-the-blessed-virgin-mary-svitozar-nenyuk.jpg\" alt=\"Contemporary color illustration of the Annunciation\" class=\"wp-image-430\" style=\"width:489px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/annunciation-to-the-blessed-virgin-mary-svitozar-nenyuk.jpg 702w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/annunciation-to-the-blessed-virgin-mary-svitozar-nenyuk-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As a young woman, the Virgin Mary accepted the request from God to give birth and raise Jesus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:74px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2016-3_LT-MaryCross.jpg\" alt=\"A young teen girl at base of an outdoor cross with lifesize Jesus\" class=\"wp-image-439\" style=\"width:1007px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2016-3_LT-MaryCross.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2016-3_LT-MaryCross-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2016-3_LT-MaryCross-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2016-3_LT-MaryCross-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The caption for this photo reads\n&#8220;Now I know how Mary felt&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:84px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2jnPd0Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here is where you can find my book <em>The Very Fine Light:<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2jnPd0Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Twitter-Bkground-at-Amazon-1400x467.jpg\" alt=\"Background of river with bridge and the book image over this background for my book &quot;The Very Fine Light.&quot; 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Use the Virgin Mary as an example to follow. Also in this podcast is another Canalville journal entry. Canalville is the village in my novel The Very Fine Light. Questions? 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