{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Guideposts Articles","provider_url":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles","author_name":"Bob Hostetler","author_url":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/author\/bob_hostetler\/","title":"Pray the Lenten Prayer of St. Ephrem","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8X3oBpydKZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/holiday-prayers\/pray-the-lenten-prayer-of-st-ephrem\/\">Pray the Lenten Prayer of St. Ephrem<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/holiday-prayers\/pray-the-lenten-prayer-of-st-ephrem\/embed\/#?secret=8X3oBpydKZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Pray the Lenten Prayer of St. Ephrem&#8221; &#8212; Guideposts Articles\" data-secret=\"8X3oBpydKZ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/articles.guideposts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Man-outside-praying-the-St.-Ephrem-for-Lent-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":1299,"thumbnail_height":866,"description":"\ufeff The St. Ephrem prayer is a classic prayer most often used during Lent, a time of fasting and the spiritual practice of giving something up. What is the history of this prayer? Who wrote it? And why is it associated with the Lenten season? Could this simple prayer help us gain a deeper understanding [&hellip;]"}