{"id":1514,"date":"2023-11-10T18:04:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T18:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/?page_id=1514"},"modified":"2023-11-28T16:13:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T16:13:12","slug":"advent-faith-formation-session-i","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/?page_id=1514","title":{"rendered":"Advent Faith Formation Session I"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1514\" class=\"elementor elementor-1514\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74a2dac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74a2dac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-528fbfb\" data-id=\"528fbfb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58ad34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f58ad34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/christ-1618197_1920.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-887\" alt=\"\" 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1eb72e\" data-id=\"a1eb72e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0322460 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0322460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adventus Domini<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55c691f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55c691f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5055573\" data-id=\"5055573\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d09d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26d09d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advent Faith Formation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ae4925 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ae4925\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01d7cfd\" data-id=\"01d7cfd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52fd889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52fd889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Session I<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4541e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4541e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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.elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2>Prayer For Formation:\u00a0<\/h2><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8c3ba1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8c3ba1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56f7957\" data-id=\"56f7957\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bb28a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bb28a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0ad6ac\" data-id=\"e0ad6ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d462e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1d462e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>For Reflection:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd19dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd19dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>What are the three comings of\u00a0 Christ that Bishop Barron speaks of?<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>How is Christ manifested in each of these comings?<\/li><li>What does this help you to know about Christ?\u00a0 About his mission?<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><em>In the video, Christianity&#8217;s belief that &#8220;something happened&#8221; in the historical coming of Christ &#8211; that in Jesus, God was born into human history-\u00a0 is emphasized as central in importance for us.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>What difference does it make that we believe in the incarnation &#8211; the reality that God was born into human history in the person of Jesus?<\/li><li>How do you understand the statement: &#8220;history reaches a climax in the Cross.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>How is a Christian understanding of the Cross as the climax of of history different from a modern view of history?\u00a0 How does a a Christian understanding of the climax of history impact your thinking or view of things?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-057d267 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"057d267\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94cbff7\" data-id=\"94cbff7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebdd4e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebdd4e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Christ &#8220;comes now&#8221; in the context of the Church: in the Sacraments, in the preaching and teaching, in the lives of the saints.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ul><li>How do you experience Christ present in your life?\u00a0 What does it mean that Christ comes as King into your life?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Consider the image of Christ knocking at the door.\u00a0 Christ desires to be Lord of every aspect of your life.\u00a0 Where do you hear Christ knocking?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>In what way does the realization of Christ&#8217;s waiting for the door to open enhance your own sense of anticipation and urgency?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\"><strong><em>To be Christian is to live &#8220;in the in-between time.&#8221;\u00a0 Bishop Barron references St. Paul&#8217;s 1st Letter to the Corinthians<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A21-28&amp;version=WEB\">(15:21-28) <\/a>to characterize the momentum and trajectory of history when he writes that &#8220;God will be all in all.&#8221;\u00a0 In Christ,\u00a0 all the &#8220;seeds of meaning and purpose will come to fruition.&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div><ul><li>Reflect on how the three comings of Christ are united in this image from 1 Corinthians and how we are called to participate in the redemptive work of Christ in the world.<\/li><li>How do you understand what &#8220;living in the in-between time&#8221; means?\u00a0 How do you experience this within yourself?\u00a0 In the world around you?<\/li><li>The next time you come to Mass listen carefully on how the liturgy itself directs us towards the 2nd Coming of Christ.\u00a0 How might you enter more fully into &#8220;waiting in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.&#8221;?<\/li><\/ul><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-abee99b\" data-id=\"abee99b\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13d8f78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13d8f78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c20561\" data-id=\"3c20561\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-073657f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"073657f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Part II:\u00a0 Our need for a Savior<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-041e4da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"041e4da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Watch:\u00a0 Naming What We All Know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd9594f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd9594f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2f3eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2f3eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>For Reflection:&nbsp;<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4280e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4280e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>To truly appreciate the Incarnation, God being born into humanity, we must first connect in a visceral way with our own personal need for a savior. This means facing and holding our own human frailty, our sinfulness, and recognizing that we need God&#8217;s mercy and grace.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>What is your understanding of sin and its affects on your life and on the world?<\/li><li>\u201cMidway on our life\u2019s journey, I found myself inn dark woods, the right road lost.\u201d\u00a0 These first lines from Dante\u2019s Divine Comedy reflect the sense of weariness and loss that can accompany our sense of sin and brokenness.\u00a0 Yet this experience of discomfort and disconnection may be the needed catalyst to open us to our need for God\u2019s salvation and increase our desire for His mercy. \u00a0\u00a0Reflecting on your own experience, when have there been moments of weariness or dis-ease from having wandered from your life\u2019s path?\u00a0 How have you been able to lean into those moments and turn toward the Lord for His guidance and light?\u00a0<\/li><li>How is the longing we are meant to nurture and increase throughout Advent related to an understanding of the season as penitential?<\/li><li>What are some of the habits or exercises that help put you in touch with your need and desire for God&#8217;s salvation?<\/li><li>How might you use the season of Advent to help sharpen the senses to become more aware of your own need and for the world&#8217;s need for God&#8217;s mercy and grace?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><em><strong>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/readings\/120323.cfm\">Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-9<\/a>.\u00a0 Consider the images and ideas presented in the text (the path; the hardening of hearts; the anger of God; the tainted reality of sin; God as the Potter and us as the work of His hands)<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ul><li>How does each of these evoke a sense of loss and longing?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Which are most helpful in connecting with your longing for a savior?<\/li><li>&#8220;Midway on our life\u2019s journey, \/I found myself inn dark woods, the right road lost.&#8221;\u00a0 These first lines from Dante&#8217;s Divine Comedy reflect the sense of weariness and loss that can accompany our sense of sin and brokenness.\u00a0 Yet this experience of discomfort and disconnection may be the\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><em><strong>Consider the images of a supple and a brittle heart.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ul><li>At this present time, how is God shaping your heart?<\/li><li>What grace are you in need of at this time?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><div id=\"934E94AF_BA50_8F82_0796_A6C6DCC5005F\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca256db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca256db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55764f1\" data-id=\"55764f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0bd8f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d0bd8f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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 Come, Lord Jesus, come!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a8e265\" data-id=\"3a8e265\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbcec39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbcec39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-473d171\" data-id=\"473d171\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87872bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"87872bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd45b99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd45b99\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14c2864\" data-id=\"14c2864\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9716196\" data-id=\"9716196\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02cf0c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02cf0c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This concludes the 1st Session of our Advent Faith Formation.\u00a0 Session Two will be available Sunday, December 10<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-504b229\" data-id=\"504b229\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adventus Domini Advent Faith Formation Session I Prayer For Formation:\u00a0 \u00a0 Day by day, dear Lord, of thee three things I pray: to see thee more clearly, love thee more dearly, follow thee more nearly, day by day.&nbsp;&nbsp; Part I:&nbsp; Longing for the Coming of the Lord Watch:\u00a0 Three Comings of Christ Prepare us for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1514","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1514"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1825,"href":"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1514\/revisions\/1825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.divinemercynl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}