{"id":28454,"date":"2012-12-01T16:12:52","date_gmt":"2012-12-02T00:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=28454"},"modified":"2012-12-02T14:31:58","modified_gmt":"2012-12-02T22:31:58","slug":"advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/advent\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_28629\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/advent\/pope-advent\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28629\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28629\" data-attachment-id=\"28629\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/advent\/pope-advent\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pope-advent.jpg?fit=490%2C610&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"490,610\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Pope Benedict XVI, Advent 2012\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pope Benedict XVI, Advent 2012&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pope-advent.jpg?fit=490%2C610&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pope-advent.jpg?resize=240%2C298\" alt=\"\" title=\"Pope Benedict XVI, Advent 2012\" width=\"240\" height=\"298\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pope-advent.jpg?resize=240%2C298&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pope-advent.jpg?resize=120%2C150&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pope-advent.jpg?w=490&amp;ssl=1 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pope Benedict XVI, Advent 2012<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"drop\">Advent begins with tonight&#8217;s vespers, for tomorrow is the First Sunday of Advent.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>See the Lord coming from afar. His splendor fills the earth.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Magnificat Antiphon for I Vespers on the First Sunday of Advent)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">N<\/span>ot sure exactly what Advent is? Here&#8217;s a two-minute snapshot.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S02KOlw7dlA?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advent begins with tonight&#8217;s vespers, for tomorrow is the First Sunday of Advent. See the Lord coming from afar. His splendor fills the earth. (Magnificat Antiphon for I Vespers on the First Sunday of Advent) Not sure exactly what Advent is? 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