{"id":138827,"date":"2012-12-02T21:26:47","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T02:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/you-matter-a-retreat-guide-for-advent\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T16:01:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T20:01:40","slug":"you-matter-a-retreat-guide-for-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/you-matter-a-retreat-guide-for-advent\/","title":{"rendered":"You Matter: A Retreat Guide for Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"138827\" class=\"elementor elementor-138827\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f28a88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37f28a88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c295fda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c295fda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\t\t<p>Advent is about preparing our souls to celebrate Christmas worthily, as it should be celebrated.\u00a0And that is what this Retreat Guide will focus on: getting\u00a0to know God better, especially getting to know better\u00a0his personal love for you, as proven so gloriously in the\u00a0great mystery of Christmas.\n\nA Brand New Resource: Online Mini-Retreat for Advent! 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