{"id":4821,"date":"2025-06-17T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=4821"},"modified":"2025-06-19T06:49:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T10:49:02","slug":"462-the-constant-procession-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=4821","title":{"rendered":"462- &#8220;The Constant Procession&#8221;- Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37029590\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/schedule2524\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>This second installment digs deep into my discovery of the curious reason churches following World War II were named \u201cOur Lady of Lourdes.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Constant Procession<\/em> is a book about my journey into learning the history of seven of the major approved apparitions of the Virgin Mary and how they have influenced history.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>And Pray for this war in the Middle East to end.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links below on ways to support them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This summer I will be <strong>working on my 3rd book<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>While I work on the new book, I am podcasting for free my 1<sup>st<\/sup> book &#8220;<strong>The Constant Procession&#8221;<\/strong> in 15 minute installments for your listening pleasure.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>Please sign up below for my mailing list for updates plus offers for my novel &#8220;The Very Fine Light&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:27px\"><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:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=4816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beginning podcast of my 1st book: 461-<em>The Constant Procession- Part 1 <\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The inspiration for the famous author, Franz Werfel&#8217;s writing of the book <em>The Song  of Bernadette <\/em>came to life for the author when he was trying to escape from capture by the Nazis in 1941 while he hid in Lourdes, France.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized size-full is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Song-of-Bernadette2.jpg\" alt=\"Early and 70's book covers of The Song of Bernadette\" class=\"wp-image-528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Song-of-Bernadette2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Song-of-Bernadette2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970&#8217;s version (L) and 1940&#8217;s version of <em>The Song of Bernadette<\/em> by Franz Werfel. Notice how the &#8216;dust jackets&#8217; reflect the popular culture emphasis of each time period when books were printed.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Song-of-Bernadette.jpg\" alt=\"1943 and Readers Digest book covers of The Song of Bernadette.\" class=\"wp-image-529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Song-of-Bernadette.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Song-of-Bernadette-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Early 1941 printing of the book (L) and the early 1942 <em>Readers Digest <\/em>copy (R)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050354-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Early photo of Lourdes Sanctuary (may be as it looked during WW II to Franz Werfel)\" class=\"wp-image-544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050354-copy.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050354-copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050354-copy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050354-copy-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050354-copy-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Early photo of the Lourdes Basilica, at the Our Lady of Lourdes Apparition site (This may be how it looked during WW II to Franz Werfel)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicmom.com\/articles\/the-song-of-bernadette-a-masterpiece\" target=\"_blank\">Here is a very good review of <em>The Song of Bernadette <\/em>by author Christine Vincent- CatholicMom.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050204-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Pyrenees Mountains, Franz Werfel had to travel over to get to neutral Spain from Nazi captured France.\" class=\"wp-image-537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050204-copy.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050204-copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050204-copy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050204-copy-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/P1050204-copy-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Franz Werfel had to climb over these Pyrenees Mountains to get to neutral Spain and escape the Nazis in occupied France.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritdaily.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:69px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:21px\"><strong><em>Mailing list subscribers get the latest updates for my new book<\/em> <em>and more:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><em><strong><em><strong>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; 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is available in Print, ebook and audiobook versions!<\/a><\/em><\/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=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Countdown-NOW-1400x788.jpg\" alt=\"An infographic that says: The Very Fine Light eBook is now on sale at Amazon.com. There is also an excerpt from the book it reads, They sat on the rusting tower and watched the sunset like they use to. This day the tower became a time maching of sorts.\" class=\"wp-image-3631\" style=\"width:941px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Countdown-NOW-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Countdown-NOW-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Countdown-NOW-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Countdown-NOW-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Countdown-NOW-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Countdown-NOW.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0BM3NVRJ4?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_P7N5FP3Z9RM3S9AXHB2W\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0BM3NVRJ4?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_P7N5FP3Z9RM3S9AXHB2W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This is a contemporary novel about a village on the verge of bankruptcy, the mayor with a secret and a free wheeling co-worker who is always in trouble for speaking his mind<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:66px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><em><strong>I am self-publishing this book. Please spread the word about the book&#8230; <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><em><strong>And Rate and\/or comment on Amazon after reading<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c75d382458587f57ef9ebc748d9f31f9\" style=\"font-size:32px\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2jnPd0Z\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2jnPd0Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rate- The Very Fine Light here:<\/a><\/em><\/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; Also Text that reads &quot;Find Book Title at Amazon.com&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-3505\" style=\"width:937px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Twitter-Bkground-at-Amazon-1400x467.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Twitter-Bkground-at-Amazon-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Twitter-Bkground-at-Amazon-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Twitter-Bkground-at-Amazon-1200x400.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Twitter-Bkground-at-Amazon.jpg 1500w\" 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:\/\/a.co\/d\/2jnPd0Z\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>This is a LINK to the book page on Amazon.com<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:97px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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\"><strong>Listen to this podcast on YouTube- The Nikos Steves Channel<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>Find &#8220;Nikos Steves&#8221; 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