{"id":83469,"date":"2014-11-29T18:00:33","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T02:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=83469"},"modified":"2014-12-01T13:56:25","modified_gmt":"2014-12-01T21:56:25","slug":"its-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/its-advent\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Advent!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/its-advent\/advent-season\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-83471\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"83471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/its-advent\/advent-season\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Advent-Candles.jpg?fit=448%2C298&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,298\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Lisa A. Johnston&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1258484204&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;lisa a. johnston |  aeternus design&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;60&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;ADVENT-SEASON&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Advent Wreath with Candles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Advent-Candles.jpg?fit=448%2C298&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Advent-Candles.jpg?resize=240%2C159\" alt=\"Advent Wreath with Candles\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-83471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Advent-Candles.jpg?resize=240%2C159&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Advent-Candles.jpg?resize=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Advent-Candles.jpg?w=448&amp;ssl=1 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"drop\">Advent begins with tonight&#8217;s vespers, for tomorrow is the First Sunday of Advent.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Behold, the Name of the Lord comes from afar, and His glory fills all the earth.<\/p>\n<p>(Magnificat Antiphon for I Vespers on the First Sunday of Advent, <em>Monastic Diurnal<\/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. Behold, the Name of the Lord comes from afar, and His glory fills all the earth. (Magnificat Antiphon for I Vespers on the First Sunday of Advent, Monastic Diurnal) Not sure exactly what Advent is? 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