{"id":68673,"date":"2025-11-24T11:36:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=68673"},"modified":"2025-11-24T11:39:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:39:33","slug":"re-introducing-60-second-sermons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/24\/re-introducing-60-second-sermons\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-Introducing: 60-Second Sermons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Editor, November 23, 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we approach a new liturgical year, join members and friends of Saint John\u2019s community as we take a minute \u2014 and occasionally a few seconds more \ud83d\ude09 \u2014 to reflect on the Word of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we move out of Ordinary Time and into the Advent Season, Sam Rahberg begins our series with Psalm 31, which appears regularly in Vesper services in the Abbey church.<\/p>\n\n\n\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 loading=\"lazy\" title=\"60-Second Sermons - 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