{"id":68807,"date":"2025-12-08T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=68807"},"modified":"2025-12-09T12:14:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T18:14:48","slug":"60-second-sermons-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/08\/60-second-sermons-3\/","title":{"rendered":"60-Second Sermons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Katharine Harmon, December 8, 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the occasion of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pray Tell&#8217;s Executive Editor, Dr Katie Harmon breaks open the Gospel reading for the day, Luke 1:26-38. <\/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 - Katharine Harmon, Obsculta Preaching Initiative\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oZv14b_CAsE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Luke 1:26-38<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The angel Gabriel was sent from God<br>to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,<br>to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,<br>of the house of David,<br>and the virgin&#8217;s name was Mary.<br>And coming to her, he said,<br>&#8220;Hail, full of grace! 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