{"id":4074,"date":"2022-11-26T18:15:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T22:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=4074"},"modified":"2022-11-26T18:18:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T22:18:01","slug":"1st-sunday-of-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/1st-sunday-of-advent\/","title":{"rendered":"1st Sunday of Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dec1a.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4075\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/1st-sunday-of-advent\/attachment\/dec1a-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dec1a.jpg?fit=576%2C580&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"576,580\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;the Net&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1608492458&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=\"dec1a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dec1a.jpg?fit=576%2C580&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dec1a.jpg?resize=625%2C629&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4075\" width=\"625\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dec1a.jpg?w=576&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dec1a.jpg?resize=298%2C300&amp;ssl=1 298w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dec1a.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,<\/strong><br><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and a branch shall grow out of his roots.<\/strong><br><strong>And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,<\/strong><br><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the spirit of wisdom and understandin<\/strong>g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,<\/strong><br><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and the leopard shall lie down with the kid,<\/strong><br><strong>and the calf and the lion and the fatling together,<\/strong><br><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and a little child shall lead them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Isaiah 11:1<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and a branch shall grow out of his roots.And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the spirit of wisdom and understanding. 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