{"id":138838,"date":"2013-02-13T23:36:08","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T04:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-colors-of-the-cross-a-retreat-guide-for-lent\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T10:44:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T14:44:21","slug":"the-colors-of-the-cross-a-retreat-guide-for-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-colors-of-the-cross-a-retreat-guide-for-lent\/","title":{"rendered":"The Colors of the Cross: A Retreat Guide for Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"138838\" class=\"elementor elementor-138838\" 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-3ed83d12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ed83d12\" 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-5239faf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5239faf7\" 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>During Lent, the Church calls every one of us to intensify our quest for Christ. 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