{"id":4289,"date":"2018-02-10T23:05:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T04:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=4289"},"modified":"2018-02-10T23:05:21","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T04:05:21","slug":"how-to-prepare-yourself-for-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/how-to-prepare-yourself-for-lent","title":{"rendered":"How to prepare yourself for Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_qDG51cl9gY\" title=\"How to prepare yourself for Lent\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Fr. 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