{"id":1487,"date":"2025-12-20T16:44:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T21:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madredeicristiani.org\/?p=1487"},"modified":"2025-12-20T16:44:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T21:44:27","slug":"fourth-sunday-of-advent-year-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madredeicristiani.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/20\/fourth-sunday-of-advent-year-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year A)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Saint Joseph, Our Patron and Protector<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, \u201cJoseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. 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