{"id":432,"date":"2024-05-20T15:40:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T15:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/?page_id=432"},"modified":"2024-12-13T22:51:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T22:51:41","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"432\" class=\"elementor elementor-432\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2acb485f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2acb485f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339edf71 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"339edf71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PRAYING MORE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be6d19 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9be6d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Orthodox Church is the one Church founded by Jesus Christ and his apostles, begun at the day of Pentecost with the descent of the Holy Spirit in A.D. 33<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a40c0c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a40c0c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3528fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d3528fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64055574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64055574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">yes...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e25f73f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e25f73f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c6e505 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14c6e505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting it right for 2,000 years<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7984a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e7984a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1a2744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c1a2744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"As with its Apostolic succession, the faith held by the Church is that which was handed by Christ to the apostles.\"<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9ad98f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c9ad98f\" 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>&#8220;The bishops\u00a0of the Orthodox Churches trace unbroken\u00a0succession\u00a0to the very\u00a0apostles\u00a0themselves, therefore ultimately receiving their consecrations from our\u00a0Lord\u00a0Jesus Christ. &#8220;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b71d01 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"60b71d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db8a8ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4db8a8ba\" 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-75ac58c3 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75ac58c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ALWAYS<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5a4a46 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c5a4a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Orthodox Christian Faith<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc03c8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1dc03c8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6095e070 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6095e070\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318f6d23 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"318f6d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b302b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30b302b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Praying-More-Orthodox-Vestments-full-200k--1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-661\" alt=\"Orthodox Vestments during Theophany\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Praying-More-Orthodox-Vestments-full-200k--1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Praying-More-Orthodox-Vestments-full-200k--768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Praying-More-Orthodox-Vestments-full-200k--1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Praying-More-Orthodox-Vestments-full-200k--2048x1365.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4f0256 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b4f0256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Theophany<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761f8580 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"761f8580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1207407a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1207407a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">White is worn on all Great Feasts of the Lord including Theophany...\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e7b5bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75e7b5bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc91ae8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6dc91ae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169b5a0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"169b5a0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Praying-More-Orthodox-Censer-373x493-200k--1024x775.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-659\" alt=\"An Orthodox Censer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Praying-More-Orthodox-Censer-373x493-200k--1024x775.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Praying-More-Orthodox-Censer-373x493-200k--768x581.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Praying-More-Orthodox-Censer-373x493-200k--1536x1162.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Praying-More-Orthodox-Censer-373x493-200k--2048x1549.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcab17f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcab17f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Censer<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32dde3e6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"32dde3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3108b1b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3108b1b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Censers used in the church, known as a thurible in the Western Rite...<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5918937 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5918937\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c8944b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"46c8944b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7628e2cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7628e2cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/St-Paul-the-Apostle-Orthdox-Church-Website-5-Star-72dpi-8664-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-236\" alt=\"Our Lord and Savior\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/St-Paul-the-Apostle-Orthdox-Church-Website-5-Star-72dpi-8664-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/St-Paul-the-Apostle-Orthdox-Church-Website-5-Star-72dpi-8664-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/St-Paul-the-Apostle-Orthdox-Church-Website-5-Star-72dpi-8664-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/St-Paul-the-Apostle-Orthdox-Church-Website-5-Star-72dpi-8664-2048x1365.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e453781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e453781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Lord &amp; Savior<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc7b15 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dc7b15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114f92a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"114f92a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I am with you always, even to the end of the world.\nMatthew 28:20<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cde3d54 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cde3d54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec7e66e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec7e66e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24eb2e2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24eb2e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Holy Mysteries of the Church<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30549ec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30549ec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Body and Blood of Christ<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b13ee2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b13ee2e\" 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><b>Eucharist<\/b>\u00a0(from the Greek \u03b5\u1f50\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03b1, or eucharistia, meaning\u00a0<i>thanksgiving<\/i>\u00a0or\u00a0<i>giving thanks<\/i>) is a\u00a0holy mystery\u00a0(or\u00a0sacrament) that is celebrated during the\u00a0Divine Liturgy\u00a0within the\u00a0Orthodox Church\u00a0where the consecrated bread and wine, through the power of the\u00a0Holy Spirit\u00a0becomes the Precious Blood and Body of\u00a0Jesus Christ, that is consumed by prepared Orthodox Christians.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a48bbf8 elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2a48bbf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">PREPARE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56060a9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56060a9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18868405 animated-slow elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18868405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Praying-More-Bread-and-Candles-Better-502x664-200k--scaled-e1716936961673.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-625\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Praying-More-Bread-and-Candles-Better-502x664-200k--scaled-e1716936961673.jpg 367w, https:\/\/www.prayingmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Praying-More-Bread-and-Candles-Better-502x664-200k--scaled-e1716936961673-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679a0f1c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"679a0f1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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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><i>We believe in one\u00a0God, the\u00a0Father\u00a0Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible;<\/i><\/p><p><i>And in one Lord\u00a0Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only-begotten, Begotten of the Father before all ages, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, Begotten, not made; of one essence with the Father; by whom all things were made:<\/i><\/p><p><i>Who for us men and for our\u00a0salvation\u00a0came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the\u00a0Holy Spirit\u00a0and the\u00a0Virgin Mary, and was\u00a0made man;<\/i><\/p><p><i>And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried;<\/i><\/p><p><i>And the third day He\u00a0rose\u00a0again, according to the\u00a0Scriptures;<\/i><\/p><p><i>And\u00a0ascended\u00a0into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father;<\/i><\/p><p><i>And He shall come again with glory to\u00a0judge\u00a0the living and the\u00a0dead, Whose kingdom shall have no end.<\/i><\/p><p><i>And we believe in the\u00a0Holy Spirit, the Lord, and Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is\u00a0worshipped\u00a0and glorified, Who spoke by the\u00a0Prophets;<\/i><\/p><p><i>And we believe in\u00a0one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.<\/i><\/p><p><i>We acknowledge one\u00a0Baptism\u00a0for the remission of\u00a0sins.<\/i><\/p><p><i>We look for the Resurrection of the dead,<\/i><\/p><p><i>And the Life of the age to come. 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