{"id":5468,"date":"2026-08-18T07:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=5468"},"modified":"2026-08-18T08:18:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:18:44","slug":"522-the-constant-procession-part-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=5468","title":{"rendered":"522- The Constant Procession- Part 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:55px\" 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\/42366585\/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\/Schedule2633\/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:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>This twelfth installment is from my book \u201cThe Constant Procession.\u201d I dig deep into ways some of the approved apparitions of the Virgin Mary have influenced history.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By the end of WWI, among those who died on the battlefields were the best and brightest of that generation. This suddenly created a vacuum of natural leaders across the world.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The toll and mourning for those young men held a seldom remembered additional burden beyond family tragedy. For the world at large their deaths created a vacuum of natural leaders across all countries.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Nihilism filled that leadership void. The weaker replacements ushered in the attitude that \u201canything goes\u201d and the \u201cRoaring Twenties\u201d followed only to lead to the \u201cGreat Depression.\u201d <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The Great Depression quickly lead to <span>WWII.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><span><em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">The world at war once began to repeat the seemingly endless cycle<\/em><\/span><strong><em> \u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>But then, a Marian apparition from long ago broke the spiral. Bringing defiance to the deadly conflict through a phenomenon known as &#8220;Our Lady of the Great Return.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The Madonna brought hope as a simple church march turned into an &#8216;endless procession&#8217; as the Virgin Mary traveled across France during that terrible war.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traditioninaction.org\/religious\/m022rpGrandReturn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/M022_GrandRetour_1.jpg\" alt=\"Old Photo- 1942 Procession in 1942 on the Great (Grand) Procession in France\" class=\"wp-image-2140\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6722338204592901;width:606px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/M022_GrandRetour_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/M022_GrandRetour_1-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traditioninaction.org\/religious\/m022rpGrandReturn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Learn more about the Great Procession from: Tradition in Action.org<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\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:22px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3797\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Questions?<\/strong> <strong><em> <a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\">Nikos<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">Steves@gmail.co<\/a><a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\">m<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:66px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong>Pray for this situation in Iran to End.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><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:65px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=5247\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beginning podcast of my first book: 512-<em>The Constant Procession: Part 1<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:78px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong>Links for more history about topics mentioned in this Episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warhistoryonline.com\/world-war-i\/5-massive-morale-collapses-first-world-war.html?firefox=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>World War I&#8217;s massive frontline moral collapse- Warhistoryonline.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/history.howstuffworks.com\/historical-events\/europe-after-world-war-1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Europe after WWI- HowStuffWorks.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basilica_of_Notre-Dame_de_Boulogne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Notre Dame de Boulogne- wikipedia.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><em>THE CONSTANT PROCESSION CONTINUES<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MdeMariePelerinage\/photos\/a.118198703082085\/177852467116708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2138\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/M-under-bridge.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of M de Marie 2020 Procession under bridge\" class=\"wp-image-2138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/M-under-bridge.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/M-under-bridge-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2020 Procession of Mary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MdeMariePelerinage\/photos\/a.118198703082085\/177852467116708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The above photo is from the <em>M de Marie<\/em> fb pag<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MdeMariePelerinage\/photos\/a.118198703082085\/177852467116708\">e<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:125px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1034909580245171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/M-de-marie-2021.png\" alt=\"The Statue of 'Our Lady of the Great Return&quot; is being marched up in an unknown church santurary with a crowd of marchers looking on during the &quot;M de Marie&quot; procession that took place while in Covid times in August 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-4487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/M-de-marie-2021.png 1280w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/M-de-marie-2021-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/M-de-marie-2021-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/M-de-marie-2021-1200x679.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1034909580245171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Statue of &#8216;Our Lady of the Great Return&#8221; is being marched up in an unknown church santurary with a crowd of marchers looking on during the &#8220;M de Marie&#8221; procession that took place while in Covid times in August 2021.<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>SIGN UP below for more about my journey into self publishing my new book and also special offers for my 2nd book &#8220;The Very Fine Light!<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:58px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><em><strong>The 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; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;  width:600px;}\n\t\/* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block.\n\t   We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. *\/\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n    <form action=\"https:\/\/gmail.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=8066b0b7e31bb63d6a069caf4&amp;id=91cfe1cfa3&amp;f_id=001405e1f0\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" target=\"_blank\" novalidate=\"\">\n        <div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n        <h2>Subscribe for Updates! 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This day the tower became a time maching of sorts.\" class=\"wp-image-3631\" style=\"width:855px;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 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><em><strong>I am self-publishing this book. 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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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>Find &#8220;Nikos Steves&#8221; on Facebook <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>&#8220;X&#8221; (@StevesNikos)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:148px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><em><strong>WAYS TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-03be2b53-1e4c-4073-bf75-24cdee278bc3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UOCOFUSA.png\" alt=\"Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA website uocofusa.org\"\/><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:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-d719b472-c753-4e76-b84b-bb39c655a532\"><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:66px\" 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 passed 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>The Constant Procession.<\/em><\/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<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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:607px;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>This twelfth installment is from my book \u201cThe Constant Procession.\u201d I dig deep into ways some of the approved apparitions of the Virgin Mary have influenced history. By the end of WWI, among those who died on the battlefields were the best and brightest of that generation. This suddenly created a vacuum of natural leaders &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=5468\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;522- The Constant Procession- Part 12&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5468"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5543,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5468\/revisions\/5543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}