{"id":23050,"date":"2024-12-05T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T17:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=23050"},"modified":"2024-12-05T11:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T17:00:52","slug":"praying-in-the-dark-an-advent-prayer-service","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/resources\/praying-in-the-dark-an-advent-prayer-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Praying in the Dark: an Advent Prayer Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advent is the perfect time for praying in the dark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We offer you this gift to support you in this endeavor: a prayer service put together by Sister Julia Walsh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To view the Advent prayer service you may scroll through what is on the page here or click the button beneath the display to download it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May Christ be our light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Praying-in-The-Dark.Dec24-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:710px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Praying in The Dark.Dec24.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-2d168da0-2418-43a9-92fc-0aea46e2e278\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Praying-in-The-Dark.Dec24-1.pdf\">Praying in The Dark.Dec24<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Praying-in-The-Dark.Dec24-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-2d168da0-2418-43a9-92fc-0aea46e2e278\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more on the season of Advent, you may enjoy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2022\/12\/15\/advent-readiness-and-mutual-hospitality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advent Readiness and Mutual Hospitality<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2022\/12\/06\/advent-in-a-time-of-unbelief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advent in a Time of Unbelief<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2021\/12\/14\/st-peter-and-the-spirit-of-advent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">St. Peter and the Spirit of Advent<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2021\/12\/02\/something-to-believe-how-advent-can-lead-the-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Something to Believe: How Advent Can Lead the Way<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2020\/12\/09\/music-for-advent-during-a-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Music for Advent During a Pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2019\/12\/20\/this-advent-may-we-make-room\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This Advent, May We Make Room<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"Advent: Watchfulness, Waiting, and Wanting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advent: Watchfulness, Waiting, and Wanting<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2016\/12\/15\/fear-darkness-and-advent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fear, Darkness, and Advent<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advent is the perfect time for praying in the dark. 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