{"id":5066,"date":"2026-02-03T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=5066"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:21:07","slug":"495a-constant-procession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=5066","title":{"rendered":"495- Saint Margaret-Mary Alacoque"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" style=\"border:none\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39793630\/height\/128\/theme\/modern\/size\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/4783b6\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/stats-code\/Schedule265a\/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:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:27px\"><strong>St. Margaret-Mary of Paray-le-Monial in southeastern France, was known worldwide as the promoter of the Sacred Heart of Jesus after she had been protected by the Virgin Mary in her youth.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Also in this podcast is another Canalville journal entry. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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\" 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<p 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:76px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:27px\"><em><strong>She&#8217;s known as the &#8220;First of Mary&#8217;s Daughters.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" 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=\"549\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Maria_Droste_zu_Vischering_and_the_Sacred_Heart_of_Jesus.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of Maria_Droste_zu_Vischering_and_the_Sacred_Heart_of_Jesus\" class=\"wp-image-1289\" style=\"width:476px;height:691px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Maria_Droste_zu_Vischering_and_the_Sacred_Heart_of_Jesus.jpg 549w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Maria_Droste_zu_Vischering_and_the_Sacred_Heart_of_Jesus-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 85vw, 549px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maria Droste zu Vischering and the Sacred Heart of Jesus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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=\"550\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/basilica-of-paray-le.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the Basilica of Paray-le-Monial\" class=\"wp-image-1291\" style=\"width:704px;height:527px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/basilica-of-paray-le.jpg 550w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/basilica-of-paray-le-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 85vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Basilica of Paray-le-Monial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:67px\" 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=\"736\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/8ca7c7a2c8eabe29326cf30d319c4860-sacred-heart-of-jesus-bible-timeline.jpg\" alt=\"St. Margaret Mary Alacoque from CatholicCompany.com\" class=\"wp-image-1290\" style=\"width:624px;height:624px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/8ca7c7a2c8eabe29326cf30d319c4860-sacred-heart-of-jesus-bible-timeline.jpg 736w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/8ca7c7a2c8eabe29326cf30d319c4860-sacred-heart-of-jesus-bible-timeline-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/8ca7c7a2c8eabe29326cf30d319c4860-sacred-heart-of-jesus-bible-timeline-300x300.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\">St. Margaret Mary Alacoque from CatholicCompany.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" 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=\"340\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/St.-Margaret-Mary-Alacoque2.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque\" class=\"wp-image-1288\" style=\"width:526px;height:643px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/St.-Margaret-Mary-Alacoque2.jpg 340w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/St.-Margaret-Mary-Alacoque2-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 85vw, 340px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">St. Margaret Mary Alacoque<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Source material for this podcast and for more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/catholicsaints.info\/saint-margaret-mary-alacoque-by-father-henry-a-johnston-s-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">St. Margaret-Mary Alacoque, by Fr. Henry A. Johnston<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/apparitionshrine03walsuoft\/page\/n229\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">William J. Walsh- Heavens Bright Queen Vol. 3 pg. 230<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacrecoeur-paray.org\/en\/experiment\/the-sacred-heart-of-jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Official Paray-le-Monial website (in French)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecatholictravelguide.com\/destinations\/france\/paray-le-monial-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Catholic Travel Guide-Paray-le-Monial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:94px\" 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\"><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; Also Text that reads &quot;Find Book Title at Amazon.com&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-3505\" 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<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><em><strong>This book is being self-published.  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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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