Constant Procession

Fat Tuesday is in the rear view mirror as Lent for many begins. Plus- Another journal entry from a Canalville villager entitled "Bending Time" is also in this episode of Constant Procession. There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Pray for this new war in the Middle East to end. Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support them on my website: NikosSt...

"Our Lady of La Leche" is featured in today's podcast, and also, this podcast includes a new journal entry from a Canalville villager about first impressions! I visited Our Lady of La Leche Shrine located in St. Augustine, Florida. This is where the first Mass in the USA took place over 50 years before the Pilgrims landed in at Plymouth Rock! People come here to pray to the Virgin Mary for the mir...

Here is a new original mini story from Canalville and a visit by The Virgin Mary to a boy in Heaven. There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Pray for this new war in the Middle East to end. Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support them on my website: NikosSteves.com   And you can use this link to preview for FREE and/or purchase my 2nd book, "The...

The miracles from "Our Lady of the Forsaken" come to us from the 15th century in the Spanish city of Valencia.  You willl hear about two remarkable miracles and three mysterious sculptors in this podcast. There are links, photos and more about this on my website.   Pray for the war in the Middle East to end. Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support them on my websi...

This podcast considers the Virgin Mary's influence on names of islands in the Caribbean. There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Pray for this new war in the Middle East to end.   Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support them on my website: NikosSteves.com And you can use this link to preview for FREE and/or purchase my 2nd book, "The Very Fine L...

This episode of Season 24 gives listeners an overview of weekly podcasts.  Part 2 features the Apparition known as "Our Lady of the Golden Fountain."   There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Pray for this new war in the Middle East to end.   Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support them on my website: NikosSteves.com And you can use this link to...

Christmas is still being celebrated as the 12 Days are counted down.  What's continuing from Jesus Christ's big day is the spreading of this joy on earth.  There's still more to come through the evening of January 5! Share the Good Cheer! Full participation for Christmas 2023 included 6 weeks before, via the Nativity Fast or in the Western Church it was the 4 weeks before Christmas with the 4 Sund...

It's Christmastime! Bring joy to your social times as Emmanuel brings his love for us into the world! Christmas Day is just the 1st of the 12 Days for Celebrating! Also here is the link to the youtube of "The Birth of A King: Live in Concert" as mentioned in the podcast. And here is the link to my book "The Very Fine Light" on Amazon for rating. There are links, photos and more about this on my we...

"Two Angels" is an original Christmas story as the Advent candles and the Nativity Fast continue ever closer to Christ coming to earth! My story Two Angels is about old friends on opposite sides a city, a broken car, and help from some surprising friends. There are links, photos and more about this on my website.   Pray for this new war in the Middle East to end. Also, Pray for the People of Ukrai...

My book The Very Fine Light is being given as presents to friends of readers for Christmas with the new print and audiobook versions just released!  Also in this podcast- during the remaining weeks of Advent and the Nativity Fast is  a tip on how to slow down before Christmas!   There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Pray for this war in the Middle East to end. Also, Pray for t...

As the 1 st candle of Advent glows brightly, this podcast covers important Marian events from this week in history. There are links, photos and more about this episode on my website.   Pray for this new war in the Middle East to end. Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support them on my website: NikosSteves.com   And you can use this link to preview for FREE and/or p...

Advent 2023 now begins and the 'Nativity Fast' continues during this preparation for the "12 Days of Christmas." Also- Exciting News! I've just released the audiobook version of my novel  The Very Fine Light ! This sound recording of the novel really enhances the telling of the story! You can find it at Amazon, Audible and AppleBooks. And you can use this link to preview for FREE and/or purchase m...

This week of "thanksgiving" celebrates much more than just "Turkey Day." Holy Tradition sets aside Tuesday, November 21 as the Feast Day of when the Virgin Mary's presentation or entry into the temple came about. She was just 3 years old at the time. Also in this podcast is an update about my novel  The Very Fine Light - the audiobook version is now available on Amazon! And the paperback version w...

This installment is about St. Louis Marie de Montfort who is known for his devotion to the Virgin Mary. Also in this podcast is an excerpt from the new "audiobook" version of my novel "The Very Fine Light." This audiobook and the paperback version will be available just in time for Christmas!   There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Pray for this new war in the Middle East to e...

Saint Theodore of Canterbury created a religious governance that prefigured Parliament! Plus in this installment is the story of how an apparition of the Virgin Mary to Saint Egwin, then Bishop of Worchester created the legendary Evesham Monastery in England. Unfortunately after the reformation this famed Monastery became a stone quarry for villagers from the surrounding English countryside. And t...

Saint Mary Mazzasrello's ministry expanded Saint Bosco's Salesian ministry to include orphaned girls. Founded in 1872, the Daughters of Mary, Helper of Christians continues its mission today. There are links, photos and more about this on my website.   Pray for this new war in the Middle East to end. Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support them on my website: Niko...

The mission of Saint John Bosco occurred to him after being slighted by a priest when just a boy. This angered him and he wanted to lash out. But the Virgin Mary came to him with the mission for his entire life. Setting in motion better ways for how young children should be treated. Saint John Bosco's mission was to fulfill the Virgin Mary's request to help orphans from the streets of Turin in the...

Once time while overseas several years ago, I literally stumbled on the "Marian Column" in Old Town Prague. At the time it did not appear in any tour guides, nor promotional materials.  Intrigued, I researched the story of the Marian Column of Prague.   It's history, long hidden behind the Iron Curtain, in a country that up to this day is considered one of the least religious in the world was brou...

This week's podcast takes a bit of a departure from apparitions of the Virgin Mary in order to recognize the sometime surprising impressions one makes when they least expect it. There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Also, Pray for a final resolution to this latest eruption of hate in the Middle East. And Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support their...

Part 18- Summer Listening concludes with this epilogue about my 1st book "The Constant Procession." My reflections about publishing a weekly podcast of my book over the summer and how daily life with everything from technical issues to issues of the day came into play.   There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to sup...

Part 17- This is final installment of my 1st book "The Constant Procession." Ukrainian churches were under siege during the times of the USSR's religious suppression. However, it was Ukrainian Immigrants to North America who kept them going during this suppression. The final chapter is about apparition sites where the Virgin Mary has appeared. They offer hope for a timeless mode of being for those...

Part 16- The final days of the summer season continue with this next to the last installment from my 1st book entitled, "The Constant Procession."  Tourism industry travelogues typically feature romantic locations, historic sites as well as get-away destinations. When considering where to go in the world of travel, Medjugorje, a village located in Bosnia and Herzegovina typically does not come to...

Part 15- Summer Listening continues with this fifteenth installment of my 1st book "The Constant Procession." The Virgin Mary appears at Medjugorje in Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) in June 1981. Her earliest messages reinforce Gospel teachings by Christ on ways to live: Love God and Neighbors, Faith, Prayer and Fasting. These are how a person can 'return to God' and enjoy the 'fullness o...

Part 14- Summer Listening continues with this fourteenth installment of my 1st book "The Constant Procession." From Time Magazine's pronouncement that 'God is Dead' to riots across the USA over the Viet Nam War and racial injustice. From the '6-Day War' in the Middle East to the apparition of the Virgin Mary in Egypt. The Virgin Mary decided to appear in Egypt, a welcomed symbol of Peace.   Also,...

Part 13- Summer Listening from my 1st book entitled, "The Constant Procession"  In Chapter 22 entitled "Unheeded Prayers" Fatima Seer; Sister Lucia, brings forward to the Pope requests made to her by the Virgin Mary during the apparition she experienced in Portugal in 1917. Recalling what the Madonna told Sister Lucia: "If you pay heed to my requests, Russia will be converted and there will be pea...