{"id":271,"date":"2010-01-14T13:19:45","date_gmt":"2010-01-14T18:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roadsfromemmaus.wordpress.com\/?p=271"},"modified":"2010-01-14T13:19:45","modified_gmt":"2010-01-14T18:19:45","slug":"blessing-the-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ancientfaith.com\/asd\/2010\/01\/14\/blessing-the-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessing the Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ancientfaith.com\/asd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2010\/01\/100_4639.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/asd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2010\/01\/100_4639.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Outdoor Water Blessing, 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ancientfaith.com\/asd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2010\/01\/100_4639.jpg 2576w, https:\/\/blogs.ancientfaith.com\/asd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2010\/01\/100_4639-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ancientfaith.com\/asd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2010\/01\/100_4639-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Members of the <a href=\"http:\/\/saintpaulemmaus.org\/\">Orthodox Church of Emmaus, Pennsylvania<\/a>, gather at Furnace Dam Park on S. 10th Street in Emmaus to bless the waters during the 2010 Theophany season.  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