{"id":138844,"date":"2013-03-11T22:39:30","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T02:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/welcoming-the-word-a-retreat-guide-on-the-annunciation\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T15:58:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:58:39","slug":"welcoming-the-word-a-retreat-guide-on-the-annunciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/welcoming-the-word-a-retreat-guide-on-the-annunciation\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming the Word: A Retreat Guide on the Annunciation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"138844\" class=\"elementor elementor-138844\" 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-c2dbe3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2dbe3e\" 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-4692aaf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4692aaf1\" 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>God never stops thinking of us \u2013 he never stops reaching out to us, wanting to give us grace, light, and wisdom. 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