Constant Procession

A holiday mini-series begins with thoughts on how it is possible to overcome the quick pace of the contemporary Christmas season. This is Part 1.     The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on.  The book runs from Episode 1-49 in contiguous installments that run around 7 minutes in length each. Additional material no...

In 1254 at Our Lady of Puy in Velay, France an icon of the Virgin and Child was received into the storied Cathedral of the Annunciation. But in an earlier time, near the 3rd century, the Virgin had already appeared.   This is a bonus edition with additional stories beyond the scope of my book Constant Procession, which is a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since...

A closer look at the time between 711AD when a miraculous statue of the Madonna was hidden and 1326 when an apparition of the Virgin Mary brought it back to the world.     The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on. The book runs from Episode 1-49 in contiguous installments that run around 7 minutes in length each. P...

One day on September 8th in the year 1295 a hunter was going along the bank of the river to the place where the miraculous "Kurst-Root" icon is found. To some this is the Russian "Lady of Lourdes," though she currently resides elsewhere. (Part 2 of 2)   The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on. The book runs from E...

In 1170AD the medieval Republic of Novgorod was under siege by an army of the 4 kingdoms of Russia. But the icon "Our Lady of the Sign" was stationed there also. (Part 1 of a 2 part story)   The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on. The book runs from Episode 1-49 in contiguous installments that run around 7 minute...

I take a closer scan into the apparitions on the Island of Tinos & the icon known as "All Holy Lady of Good Tidings," patron saint of Modern Greece and among the most visited Marian apparition sites in the world.   The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on. The book runs from Episode 1-49 in contiguous installments...

The works after an apparition of the Virgin Mary by human hands are something that I feel gets overlooked in all the speculation about whether to believe in apparitions of the Virgin Mary or not.   The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on. The book runs from Episode 1-49 in contiguous installments that run around 7...

I was at a revelation site on October 13, 2017 near Atlanta, GA where a recognition event to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary at Fatima took place. Beyond the prayers & festivities something else did occur.   To Listen to Episode 8   Check out the Photos!   The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonn...

St. Aldegonde lived in the 7th century in Flanders & through a series of visions chose to remain a virgin and to be faithful only to the Lord Jesus Christ in heaven… but her parents did not seem to agree.   The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on. The book runs from Episode 1-49 in contiguous installments that run...

This story known as "Our Lady of the Golden Fountain" or "The Life-Giving Spring" from the 6th century comes into focus in this podcast installment of Constant Procession. This is Bonus Material beyond the scope of the book...   The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on. The book runs from Episode 1-49 in contiguous...

The Ocean Star & Stella Maris, other names used by seafarers for the Madonna + poems & contemporary seafarers friends the AOS who have her as their patron saint.   The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on. The book runs from Episode 1-49 in contiguous installments that run around 7 minutes in length each. Podcast u...

I dig deeper into the "Our Lady of the Sea" apparition that occurred in 636 AD, and it's cathedral that had been totally gone after the French Revolution. And then came Fr. Benoit Haffreingue in the 1800s.   The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on.   The book runs from Episode 1-49 in contiguous installments that...

The story of the icon of the Virgin Mary created by St Luke, AKA The Black Madonna AKA Our Lady of Czestochowa which is the name of the Polish city where it can be found in a monastery today.   The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on.   The book runs from Episode 1-49 in contiguous installments that run around 7 m...

This expanded view beyond the book Constant Procession is a history of the Virgin Mary since she passed on includes some background on the first artist-St. Luke, who is attributed to creating the first images of her- also known as: "the Black Madonna."   The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on. The book runs from...

This installment travels back to the year 40AD when St. James the Apostle is in distant Spain and needs support. The Madonna comes though in a miracle known as Our Lady of Pilar .   The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on.  The book runs from Episode 1-49 in contiguous installments that run around 7 minutes in len...

This story of the history of the Virgin Mary reviews the events that occurred on the last day when Jesus died on the cross. The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on.   I value feedback through the comments section or Better - via email at NikosSteves@gmail.com

In this installment we continue following in greater detail part of the early history of the Virgin Mary and apparitions. Unfolding in greater detail as part of this history is the apparition of Zachariah, husband of cousin Elizabeth and the parents of St. John the Baptist.   The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed o...

This installment includes a question about faith and you as well as going into more depth as to the timeline of history of the Virgin Mary, starting with her birth.   Check out Installment 2 of the book   The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on.   The book runs from Episode 1-49 in contiguous installments that run...

My observations on podcasting after publishing episodes once a week, each week for a year. Plus new things about the Virgin Mary I learned along the way and what people do following an apparition of the Virgin Mary.   The Constant Procession is a book, a personal memoir about the history of the Virgin Mary or the Madonna since she passed on.   Currently there are fifty-one contiguous installments...

    This first season consists of are fifty contiguous installments of my book, which I read cover to cover, with each installment running around 7 minutes in length each.   To listen from the beginning   I value feedback through the comments section or Better - via email at NikosSteves@gmail.com

This installment includes the final pages of the book, Constant Procession . Of course the "procession" continues and goes on into the infinity of time, for it is an endless march of people who seek guidance or support or to give thanks to the Virgin Mary for interceding on their behalf to God. NEXT WEEK'S PODCAST: Will include author notes that I have observed since the book was completed.   Ther...

This installment finds the constant procession working towards protecting a culture in addition to religious freedom. It is another aspect what occurred as a result of humanities unfulfilling the wishes of the Virgin Mary. The tangible results as the USSR absorbed the Ukraine have long been documented. The struggles by the people there included religious and cultural actions designed to crush thei...

October 13, 1998 was the final publicly announced apparition in Conyers, Georgia for Nancy Fowler. In her final message, according to Nancy Fowler, the Virgin Mary asked people to "pray for peace around the world" Also- "If you are worried about the future, put not your attention to these matters, the future holds no concerns for those who truly seek God and love Him and remain in His favor." Also...

In this installment I found myself reliving the fall of the Berlin Wall and the unbelievable reality of USSR style Communism melting down like the core of an uncheck nuclear reactor. The anti-religious countries within the Soviet sphere changed. However as these events unfolded, a vortex of confusion was the major component as changes in political power occurred, along with social upheaval to vary...

This installment is about the early days in Medjugorje. Things start changing in the village as more and more people came there. Visitors would congregate in and around the church before and/or after climbing up to the apparition site where the teens first met the Virgin Mary. Some visitors wanted to go to confession before taking communion. Others visitors simply wished to linger or meditate and...