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The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
In Ascension’s Rosary in a Year podcast, Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, guides listeners in a step-by-step journey that will change the way you pray – no matter where you are in your spiritual life. By starting small and adding on over time, listeners will find themselves falling more in love with this powerful Marian devotion, becoming a source of grace for the whole world. Listen to discover…. How to build a daily habit of prayer How to form a relationship with Jesus and Mary The Biblical…
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- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 309: The Luminous Mysteries
Fr. Mark-Mary leads us in prayer with five decades of the Rosary, as we utilize the meditation "muscles" we've built up in each phase of the Rosary in a Year…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 308: The Joyful Mysteries
Fr. Mark-Mary leads us in prayer with five decades of the Rosary, as we utilize the meditation "muscles" we've built up in each phase of the Rosary in a Year…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 307: The Glorious Mysteries
Fr. Mark-Mary leads us in prayer with five decades of the Rosary, as we utilize the meditation "muscles" we've built up in each phase of the Rosary in a Year…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 306: The Sorrowful Mysteries
Fr. Mark-Mary leads us in prayer with five decades of the Rosary, as we utilize the meditation "muscles" we've built up in each phase of the Rosary in a Year…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 305: The Luminous Mysteries
Fr. Mark-Mary leads us in prayer with five decades of the Rosary, as we utilize the meditation "muscles" we've built up in each phase of the Rosary in a Year…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 304: The Joyful Mysteries
Today we begin praying five mysteries, our final step of building up the decades before we move to the full rosary. As we walk through each set of mysteries…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 303: The Glorious Mysteries
These Glorious Mysteries reveal the fullness of God’s promise. Christ reigns in glory, the Spirit strengthens His people, and Mary shares in her Son’s victory…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 302: The Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
The path of these mysteries leads from sorrow to joy, from the Cross to the empty tomb. In Christ’s Passion, we see the measure of His love. In His…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 301: The Luminous and Sorrowful Mysteries
These Luminous and Sorrowful mysteries draw us from the divine light of Christ to the depth of His compassion. They reveal a love that shines in glory and…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 300: The Joyful and Luminous Mysteries
The flow from the Finding in the Temple into the Luminous mysteries puts emphasis on Jesus’ identity and mission as the Son of God. We begin with the Finding…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 299: The Joyful Mysteries
Today we pray through four Joyful Mysteries that draw us into the beauty of God’s plan unfolding through Mary and the early life of Jesus. We begin with the…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 298: The Glorious Mysteries
Fr. Mark-Mary leads us in prayer with four of the Glorious Mysteries. We begin with the Ascension of Jesus, who returns to the Father and invites us to live…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 297: The Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
Today we journey through four powerful mysteries that reveal the depth of Christ’s love and the glory of his victory. We begin with the Crowning with Thorns…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 296: The Luminous and Sorrowful Mysteries
Today we pray through four mysteries that reveal both the glory and the suffering of Christ. We begin with the Transfiguration, when Jesus is revealed in…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 295: The Joyful and Luminous Mysteriese
In these mysteries, we witness the beginning of Christ’s mission and the revelation of His love. He is found in the Temple, teaching with divine wisdom. He is…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 294: The Joyful Mysteries
The Joyful Mysteries reveal the nearness of God’s love. Mary’s faith and obedience open the way for the Savior. Through her service, joy spreads from one heart…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 293: The Glorious Mysteries
In the Glorious Mysteries, we celebrate the everlasting joy of God’s love and the hope of eternal life. Christ ascends to the Father, opening heaven to all who…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 292: The Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
Fr. Mary-Mary encourages us as we journey through the Sorrowful mysteries and conclude with the first Glorious mystery. He invites us to bring to the Lord and…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 291: The Luminous and Sorrowful Mysteries
We trace the path from Christ’s divinity revealed to His willing surrender as we pray with the final Luminous Mysteries and move into the Sorrowful Mysteries…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 290: The Joyful and Luminous Mysteries
Fr. Mark-Mary offers a reflection on the ordinary and hidden nature of the beginning of Jesus’ life. As we pray today, there is an eighteen year gap between…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 289: The Joyful Mysteries
Fr. Mark-Mary offers us a word of encouragement, reminding us to continue to draw our prior meditation topics into our prayer of the Rosary, grounding…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 288: The Glorious Mysteries
Today we reflect on four Glorious Mysteries that fill us with hope and lift our hearts toward heaven. Beginning with the Ascension of Jesus, we can meditate on…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 287: The Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
Today we journey through the depths of Christ’s Passion into the glory of his triumph, remembering the humility, suffering, and sacrifice of our Lord for the…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 286: The Luminous and Sorrowful Mysteries
Fr. Mark-Mary explains that sometimes, praying the mysteries of the Rosary in a different order can open us up to different insights. Today, we witness the…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 285: The Joyful and Luminous Mysteries
Together, we pray and follow Christ as His mission is revealed. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple, the Baptism of Jesus, the Wedding at Cana, and the…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 284: The Joyful Mysteries
We enter the Joyful Mysteries, rejoicing in the wonder of the Incarnation. At the Annunciation, Mary receives the angel’s message and responds with her humble…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 283: The Glorious Mysteries
Praying with the Ascension, Descent of the Holy Spirit, Assumption of Mary, and Coronation of Mary, we lift our hearts to the triumph of Christ and the glory…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 282: The Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
We walk with Christ through His Passion into the glory of new life. In the Crowning with Thorns, He is mocked and humiliated, yet endures with silent strength…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 281: The Luminous and Sorrowful Mysteries
The Transfiguration, the Institution of the Eucharist, the Agony in the Garden, and the Scourging at the Pillar reveal Christ’s glory, His self-giving love…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 280: The Joyful and Luminous Mysteries
We conclude the Joyful Mysteries and follow into the Luminous Mysteries as Christ’s mission is revealed. In the Finding of Jesus in the Temple, He shows…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 279: The Joyful Mysteries
Fr. Mark-Mary leads us through the first four Joyful Mysteries. As we pray through the Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, and Presentation of Jesus in the…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 278: The Glorious Mysteries
We pray through four Glorious Mysteries that draw us into the hope and joy of Christ’s victory and Mary’s share in it. These mysteries remind us of God’s…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 277: The Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
Today we journey through the heart of Christ’s Passion and the glory of his triumph. Fr. Mark-Mary reflects on the beauty of immediately following the…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 276: The Luminous and Sorrowful Mysteries
In today's episode, we pray through mysteries that draw us into both the glory and the suffering of Christ. We begin with the Transfiguration, where Jesus…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 275: The Joyful and Luminous Mysteries
We move through a set of mysteries that span both the Joyful and Luminous moments of Christ’s life. Beginning with the Finding of Jesus in the Temple, Mary and…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 274: The Joyful Mysteries
As we continue to move through our slow build, today we begin praying four mysteries of the Rosary. Fr. Mark-Mary draws the connection between our pace, and…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 273: The Glorious Mysteries
Together with Fr. Mark-Mary, we pray the final Glorious Mysteries and rejoice in the triumph of God’s grace. At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descends upon the…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 272: The Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
The Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension reveal the fullness of God’s saving plan. In the Crucifixion, suffering is transformed into victory; in the…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 271: The Sorrowful Mysteries
In the Sorrowful Mysteries, we behold the depth of Christ’s suffering and love for us. At the Scourging at the Pillar, His body is torn by cruel lashes. In the…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 270: The Luminous and Sorrowful Mysteries
Concluding the Luminous mysteries, we recall Our Lord’s divinity as he is transfigured on the mountain and shares himself, body, blood, soul, and divinity with…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 269: The Luminous Mysteries
In today’s Rosary, we pray the first three Luminous mysteries, meditating on the revelation of the person of Jesus in his ministry. As his ministry begins in…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 268: The Joyful Mysteries
Concluding the Joyful mysteries, we witness the complexity of joy in the Christian life. The Nativity brings us the joy of the Incarnation, as God becomes man…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 267: The Glorious and Joyful Mysteries
Continuing our meditative journey, we complete the glorious mysteries, returning to the beginning of the story within the joyful mysteries. Beginning our…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 266: The Glorious Mysteries
We pray with three of the Glorious mysteries, meditating on the glory that awaits us. As we sift through our mental archive, we can recall Jesus’ promise that…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 265: The Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
The Carrying of the Cross, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection reveal the path of Christ’s Passion leading to new life. As Jesus carries the Cross, we walk…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 263: The Luminous Mysteries
Praying with the Luminous Mysteries, we see Christ reveal the fullness of His mission. In the Proclamation of the Kingdom and Call to Conversion, Jesus…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 262: The Joyful and Luminous Mysteries
Closing out the Joyful Mysteries and moving into the Luminous Mysteries, we behold Christ revealed as the beloved Son of the Father. The Finding of Jesus in…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 261: The Joyful Mysteries
As we continue with the Joyful Mysteries, we celebrate the saving presence of Christ among us. In the Visitation, Mary carries the Savior to Elizabeth, and His…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 260: The Glorious and Joyful Mysteries
We pray through a beautiful sequence that bridges the Glorious and Joyful Mysteries. Drawing upon our mental archive, we could return with the Assumption to…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 259: The Glorious Mysteries
Today, we begin the Glorious Mysteries, turning our hearts from the sorrow of the Passion to the joy and triumph of Christ’s victory. We pray the Resurrection…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 258: The Sorrowful Mysteries
We conclude the Sorrowful Mysteries, entering into the final moments of Christ’s Passion. Drawing upon our mental archives, we could return to the reality of…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 257: The Luminous and Sorrowful Mysteries
We journey from the Luminous mysteries into the Sorrowful, reminding us of the connection between Jesus’ ministry and his passion. Moments after Jesus…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 256: The Luminous Mysteries
Today, we pray and meditate on the Luminous mysteries. We can draw on our mental archive, reminded of Jesus and Mary’s awareness of the couple’s needs at the…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 255: The Joyful and Luminous Mysteries
Concluding the Joyful Mysteries and entering into the Luminous Mysteries, we follow the unfolding revelation of Christ’s identity. In the Presentation at the…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 254: The Joyful Mysteries
The Annunciation, Visitation, and Nativity are at the heart of today’s prayer. Together, they tell the story of God’s saving love entering the world through…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 253: The Glorious Mysteries
Lifting up our hearts to the final Glorious Mysteries, we rejoice in the Descent of the Holy Spirit, who fills the Apostles with courage and ignites the Church…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 252: The Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
We journey through the heart of our faith as we pray the final Sorrowful Mystery and enter the Glorious Mysteries. We behold the Crucifixion, where Christ’s…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 251: The Sorrowful Mysteries
As we meditate on the Sorrowful Mysteries, we enter into the depth of our Lord’s Passion. The Scourging at the Pillar, the Crowning with Thorns, and the…
- The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Day 250: The Luminous and Sorrowful Mysteries
Beginning our decades with the Luminous Mysteries, we contemplate the Transfiguration and the Institution of the Eucharist. In these events, Christ points…