{"id":4223,"date":"2024-03-26T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=4223"},"modified":"2024-03-25T08:33:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T12:33:54","slug":"398-holy-weeks-redemption-from-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=4223","title":{"rendered":"398- Holy Week&#8217;s Redemption from Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/30526838\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/schedule2413\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\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\" style=\"font-size:32px\"><strong><em>Holy Week brings Redemption from the exile of Lent.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>The 25<sup>th<\/sup> of March is the Annunciation of the Theotokos (Eastern Church)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>Plus, a new journal entry from Canalville, the town from my book \u201cThe Very Fine Light.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>Questions?<\/strong> <strong><em>email me at: <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<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:60px\" 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=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Easter-838.jpg\" alt=\"2 Easter Eggs with images of Jesus and the Bible and the 2nd of the Madonna with baby Jesus\" class=\"wp-image-412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Easter-838.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Easter-838-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Easter-838-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Easter Eggs with images of Jesus and the Bible and the 2nd of the Madonna with Baby Jesus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE: <em>Though not in todays podcast<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong> March 25 is the Annunciation- When the Archangel Gabriel met with the Virgin Mary (Theotokos) in the Eastern Orthodox Church.(However for 2024 this feast has been moved to April 8 for the Roman Catholic Church due to March 25 falling within Easter Week.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/original_Praga-annunz-ai50-final.jpg\" alt=\"Icon by Praga of the Archangel Gabriel appearing to the Virgin Mary\" class=\"wp-image-421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/original_Praga-annunz-ai50-final.jpg 999w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/original_Praga-annunz-ai50-final-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/original_Praga-annunz-ai50-final-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>An icon by Praga of the Annunciation- when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:58px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong><em>For More on The Annunciation:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catholic.com\/encyclopedia\/annunciation-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary\" target=\"_blank\">The Annunciation- Catholic Answers.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goarch.org\/-\/balancing-great-lent?inheritRedirect=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lent- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (Easter is May 5th in 2024)- goarch.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" 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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The 25th of March is the Annunciation of the Theotokos (Eastern Church) Plus, a new journal entry from Canalville, the town from my book \u201cThe Very Fine Light.\u201d Questions? email me at: NikosSteves@gmail.com Pray for a Resolution to the fighting in the Middle East. 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