{"id":138942,"date":"2014-11-18T05:32:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T10:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-art-of-waiting-a-retreat-guide-for-advent\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T10:40:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T14:40:14","slug":"the-art-of-waiting-a-retreat-guide-for-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-art-of-waiting-a-retreat-guide-for-advent\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Waiting: A Retreat Guide for Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"138942\" class=\"elementor elementor-138942\" 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-7d97d499 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d97d499\" 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-6710c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6710c8a\" 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 a liturgical season meant to be lived with deep spiritual anticipation. 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