{"id":2371,"date":"2017-12-25T11:59:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-25T16:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=2371"},"modified":"2017-12-25T10:16:02","modified_gmt":"2017-12-25T15:16:02","slug":"mary-christ-mass-%e2%99%a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/mary-christ-mass-%e2%99%a1","title":{"rendered":"Mary &#8220;Christ&#8221; Mass \u2661"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Mary &#8220;Christ&#8221; Mass \u2661<\/span><br style=\"color: #141823;\" \/><br style=\"color: #141823;\" \/><span style=\"color: #141823;\">A Christmas Prayer &#8211;<\/span><br style=\"color: #141823;\" \/><span style=\"color: #141823;\">Jesus, the Light of the World,<\/span><span class=\"text_exposed_show\" style=\"color: #141823;\"><br \/>\nAs we celebrate your birth may we begin to see the world in the light of the understanding you give us. 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