{"id":8947,"date":"2026-04-16T20:38:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wmfhlp.org\/?p=8947"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:38:33","slug":"friday-april-17-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wmfhlp.org\/?p=8947","title":{"rendered":"Friday April 17 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<table>\n<tr><th>Hour<\/th><th>Title<\/th><th>Author<\/th><th>length<\/th><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Midnight<\/td><td>The Great Sermon Handicap<\/td><td>P. G. 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