{"id":100364,"date":"2019-11-11T12:57:32","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T20:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=100364"},"modified":"2019-11-11T12:57:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T20:57:41","slug":"armistice-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/armistice-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Armistice Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">T<\/span>oday is a cold autumn day, but not so cold as some autumns elsewhere and elsewhen I think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/armistice-day-a-century-gone\/s-land-flanders-field\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-90196\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"227\" data-attachment-id=\"90196\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/armistice-day-a-century-gone\/s-land-flanders-field\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/No-mans-land-flanders-field.jpg?fit=1590%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1590,420\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"no-man&amp;#8217;s-land-flanders-field\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by W. L. King, Millersberg, Ohio; by courtesy of Military Intelligence Div., General Staff, U.S. Army.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/No-mans-land-flanders-field.jpg?fit=860%2C227&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/No-mans-land-flanders-field.jpg?resize=860%2C227\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/No-mans-land-flanders-field.jpg?resize=1024%2C270&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/No-mans-land-flanders-field.jpg?resize=150%2C40&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/No-mans-land-flanders-field.jpg?resize=240%2C63&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/No-mans-land-flanders-field.jpg?resize=768%2C203&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/No-mans-land-flanders-field.jpg?w=1590&amp;ssl=1 1590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Photo by W. L. King; courtesy of Military Intelligence Div., General Staff, U.S. Army.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Flanders fields the poppies blow<br \/>Between the crosses, row on row,<br \/>That mark our place; and in the sky<br \/>The larks, still bravely singing, fly<br \/>Scarce heard amid the guns below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are the Dead. Short days ago<br \/>We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,<br \/>Loved and were loved, and now we lie<br \/>In Flanders fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take up our quarrel with the foe:<br \/>To you from failing hands we throw<br \/>The torch; be yours to hold it high.<br \/>If ye break faith with us who die<br \/>We shall not sleep, though poppies grow<br \/>In Flanders fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_McCrae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John McCrae<\/a>, 1915)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is a cold autumn day, but not so cold as some autumns elsewhere and elsewhen I think. Photo by W. L. King; courtesy of Military Intelligence Div., General Staff, U.S. Army. In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. 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In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;History&quot;","block_context":{"text":"History","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/history\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/No-mans-land-flanders-field.jpg?fit=1200%2C317&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/No-mans-land-flanders-field.jpg?fit=1200%2C317&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/No-mans-land-flanders-field.jpg?fit=1200%2C317&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/No-mans-land-flanders-field.jpg?fit=1200%2C317&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/No-mans-land-flanders-field.jpg?fit=1200%2C317&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":100388,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/a-missed-solemnity\/","url_meta":{"origin":100364,"position":1},"title":"A Missed Solemnity","author":"Thom","date":"21 November 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"the 98th anniversary of the dedication of my parish church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. The church, now in danger, was dedicated on November 21, 1921. Here is what the parish history has to say about the event: Nov. 21, 1921 Thanksgiving Day. The new Church building is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;community&quot;","block_context":{"text":"community","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anniversary-dedication-scaled.jpg?fit=915%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anniversary-dedication-scaled.jpg?fit=915%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anniversary-dedication-scaled.jpg?fit=915%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/anniversary-dedication-scaled.jpg?fit=915%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":105948,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/ninety-nine-years\/","url_meta":{"origin":100364,"position":2},"title":"Ninety-Nine Years","author":"Thom","date":"21 November 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"the 99th anniversary of the dedication of our former parish church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. The church, now in danger, was dedicated on November 21, 1921. Here is what the parish history has to say about the event: Nov. 21, 1921 Thanksgiving Day. 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