{"id":3298,"date":"1944-06-05T11:01:00","date_gmt":"1944-06-05T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stmariavaltorta.com\/?p=3298"},"modified":"2023-03-24T11:07:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T11:07:13","slug":"the-first-encounter-with-the-shepherds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stmariavaltorta.com\/it\/the-first-encounter-with-the-shepherds\/characters\/1944\/06\/05\/","title":{"rendered":"The first encounter with the Shepherds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>28. The Journey to Bethlehem<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5th June 1944<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>     &#8220;They meet a shepherd [Elias], who cuts across the road with his herd, moving from the grazing ground on the right-hand side of the road to the one on the left-hand side. Joseph bends down to say something to him. The shepherd nods in assent. 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