Constant Procession

Let's celebrate Christ's resurrection & his love for us beginning now on the 50 Day Feast! Also in this episode are plans for heading back to church now that much is known about Corona. Welcome to this week's installment of Constant Procession. There are links, photos and more about this on my website. I value feedback through the comments section on my website OR- Better via email at NikosSteves@...

Holy week is here as we draw closer to the death and new life of Jesus and it's the main focus of this podcast. But as injections are a focus in 2021, I'm also injecting a bit about Corona and my town. In spite of the punishment meted out to an innocent Jesus as demanded by weak leaders and approved by the crowd of people, their plan backfired when they put to death the man their leaders did not l...

Spring equals renewed life as we contemplate a 'do over' in how to use small celebrations for Easter 2021, as we keep our isolation vigil during Corona- Round 2. Also, March 25 is the Virgin Mary's Annunciation feast day that's celebrated as the victory of a human being giving of herself to God's will. Hopefully this can inspire us as we continue along on our unusual Lenten journey 2021, towards t...

Part of today's installment is guaranteed to surprise to you! Also, will the unusual circumstances with our continuing in the Corona times during 2021's Lenten season help you find a closer bond to Jesus? I know the folk song in this installment surprised me…a song from yesteryear as they say. And as I'm sure you'll agree came out of left field. Also, will the unusual circumstances within this Len...

Looking back 1 year to my projections of how long sheltering in place would be & my outlook may have changed from Lent 2020 to Lent 2021.   There are links, photos and more about this on my website. I value feedback through the comments section on my website OR- Better via email at NikosSteves@gmail.com Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the wo...

As the milestone of isolation grinds on, this season of Lent takes our Easter journey on a course that differs from all the previous Lenten experiences. By this I mean everyone, Christian believer or not, has been involved in some form of social isolation for an entire year. So our spiritual goal to pull back from the day to day social interactions in order to get closer to Jesus takes on a differ...

This week episode includes the Virgin Mary during the early days of the Christian community as I contemplate the early days of my Lenten journey. Also in this installment are several ways to offer acts of charity within our continued isolation in year 2021. And if you have cabin fever and needing to step out into your community for service work, here's an idea for you. Also I have an observation a...

Hear a Bishop's thoughts on taking part in Lent. Also in this podcast, experiences of the Virgin Mary during the event that created Easter. Plus the obvious reason why many people don't want to be vaccinated. Also on my website is a link to a movie trailer about St. Philothei the Athenian, she lived in the 16th century.   I value feedback through the comments section on my website OR- Better via e...

Our Lady of Czestochowa is known as 'The One Who Shows the Way' St. Luke's 'Black Madonna' painting is believed to be this very miraculous icon. Today's podcast traces how the painting eventually found its way to Poland. Plus I have a few questions about better information associated with the Corona plague. I value feedback through the comments section on my website OR- Better via email at NikosSt...

This installment of Constant Procession retraces the early travels of an icon St. Luke created of the Virgin Mary that is said to have been miraculous. Known as a 'Black Madonna, it is said to have stopped a plague after it was taken in a prayer procession through the streets of ancient Rome. Beyond this reflection, I trace a recent experience as we slowly begin to break out of our world in isolat...

The dark days for the Virgin Mary after the death of her son. This becomes the first day of the starting point on my timeline of history of the Virgin Mary, as people began to ask her to intercede on their behalf with the Lord Jesus Christ. Also in this installment is my experience on an unusual Covid Saturday, one year after January 2020 and the rumblings that something unusual was going on in Ch...

Idleness, silos, anonymous comments and prayer. Plus the time when the Virgin Mary sought out a friend. There are overlooked aspects of the effect isolation due to the pandemic has on us and without communal prayer, we must double our personal efforts to pray to God on our own. The other day I was having trouble with a minor technical issue with my printer. I knew there would be someone on line wh...

Attending church services can quench the lack of civility in the world today. I have heard it said when one goes to church, it is to talk to God. And when one reads from the Bible, God talks to you. And as we come close to one year of isolation, I've been reflecting one what the hustle-bustle of the work-a-day world once felt like. Plus the words a modern saint, Mother Teresa tried to live by.   I...

A miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary appeared in 636 AD in Boulogne sur mer and though destroyed along with the cathedral that housed it, 'Our Lady of the Sea' came back thanks to Father Benoit Haffreingue. I value feedback through the comments section on my website OR- Better via email at NikosSteves@gmail.com Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on f...

The 12 Days of Sunshine or Jesus in the House! Always keep in mind Christmas Day is just the 'first day' of this truly Great Tiding! 1-December 25 - Celebration of Birth of Christ 2-December 26 -  St Stephens first Martyr of Christianity 3- December 27- St John the Evangelist 4-December 28- Holy Innocents/Holy Family 5-December 29- St Thomas Becket – 12th century/Holy Innocents 6 December 30 – Fea...

It's Christmas time! Special lights inside, cheery lighting displays outside, even Jupiter and Saturn become a Christmas Star! Let's celebrate Christ coming down from heaven to the earth! Rumors that Christmas tree lots have been sold out way early this year, indicates that our inside isolation opened more homes to the smell of evergreens. This year it would seem more elaborately decorated trees b...

Am I prepared for the upcoming miracle of Christmas? Are the words to the holiday songs simply a backdrop for my concerns on these final days of 2020? These unusual final days of 2020 call to my mind the words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a minister who gave his life in a Concentration Camp just a few weeks before the end of WW2 and also thoughts from Frances Reck's 1992 Christmas recollections from he...

Part 3- Our spirited journey towards Christmas continues with preseason dates that honor the Virgin Mary, St. Juan Diego, Our Lady of Guadalupe plus you've got some homework about St. Nicholas. As we try to reach for normalcy given the limitations in our lives during these first weeks of December 2020, it's the strengths of the Apostolic churches that affords us the luxury of a rich history with m...

This 2nd installment explores ways to take advantage of the hiatus from the usual holiday gatherings and shopping as we move into the 2020 Christmas season. For me the empty chairs around the dining room table during Thanksgiving is an advance glance at how the upcoming Christmas Day of 2020 could look, without our thinking of how to 'Do-Christmas' 2020. Even during this pandemic, those empty chai...

Let's take advantage of the unique opportunity 'Covina' isolation offers as we head into the Christmas season. Participate in daily Advent meditations or the Nativity Fast . Shake off this doubt in our world! As preparations for their trek to Bethlehem began for the Virgin Mary and Joseph, we too have the opportunity to celebrate life by preparing for the joy Christmas brings to our world. Why not...

5th installment- Apparently the young Virgin Mary knew how to weave pretty well and one of the items she made will surprise you. Have you ever wondered what was meant during the passion of Christ in the moments after he breathed his last breath, when it says these words: 'And the veil of the temple was torn from top to bottom.' Well I have, but never have I gone to the point of researching what it...

4th installment- The young Virgin Mary grew up inside the Temple complex. Her upbringing during those years created a humble and pioneering personality in the House of God. The archbishop of Toledo, St. Ildefonsus wrote: "the Virgin Mary was described as the glorious fruit of a sacred promise, who it truly revealed to the world as higher than all creation, was piously led into the house of God, wh...

3rd installment- The parents of the young Virgin Mary honor their pledge to God and bring her to the Temple where she is welcomed and given special privileges.   I value feedback through the comments section on my website OR- Better via email at NikosSteves@gmail.com Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity throu...

2nd installment- The story about the parents of the young Virgin Mary continues as they meet at the Golden Gate to marvel over the greatness of the gift graced on them by God. They pledge to build on a foundation of bedrock a home worthy of her special future.   I value feedback through the comments section on my website OR- Better via email at NikosSteves@gmail.com   Constant Procession tells of...

1st installment- The Life of the y oung Virgin Mary. Have you ever thought back about the Blessed Mother before the life of Jesus? Back when she was a baby? How about back even before she was born? I have uncovered the story of the parents of the Mother of God. The Virgin Mary's father, Joachim owned vast herds of sheep and had other shepherds to tend to them. Due to good stewardship, Joachim chos...