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    <description>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 foundations of the Rosary
How to meditate with sacred art (visio divina), saint writings, and scripture (lectio divina)
The power of Mary’s influence in your life
…and more. 
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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    <itunes:summary>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 foundations of the Rosary
How to meditate with sacred art (visio divina), saint writings, and scripture (lectio divina)
The power of Mary’s influence in your life
…and more. 
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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  <title>Day 47: Mary’s Return Home (2026)</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>What are the Biblical roots of the Assumption? Fr. Mark-Mary draws from both the Old and New Testament to explain the Biblical basis of Mary’s Assumption. Mary is the new Ark of the Covenant, and so just as David ensured the first Ark of the Covenant was brought to Jerusalem, Jesus would ensure that his mother was brought home to heaven, body and soul. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Assumption of Mary, and we will be praying one Our Father, three Hail Marys, and one Glory Be.

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For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy. 
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<p>For the complete prayer plan, visit <a href="https://ascensionpress.com/riy" rel="nofollow">https://ascensionpress.com/riy</a>.</p>]]>
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<p>For the complete prayer plan, visit <a href="https://ascensionpress.com/riy" rel="nofollow">https://ascensionpress.com/riy</a>.</p>]]>
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  <title>Day 190: Returning to the Visitation</title>
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<p>For the complete prayer plan, visit <a href="https://ascensionpress.com/riy" rel="nofollow">https://ascensionpress.com/riy</a>. </p>]]>
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<p>For the complete prayer plan, visit <a href="https://ascensionpress.com/riy" rel="nofollow">https://ascensionpress.com/riy</a>. </p>]]>
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  <title>Day 47: Mary’s Return Home</title>
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<p>For the complete prayer plan, visit <a href="https://ascensionpress.com/riy" rel="nofollow">https://ascensionpress.com/riy</a>.</p>]]>
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<p>For the complete prayer plan, visit <a href="https://ascensionpress.com/riy" rel="nofollow">https://ascensionpress.com/riy</a>.</p>]]>
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  <title>Day 30: The New Ark</title>
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<p>For the complete reading plan, visit <a href="https://ascensionpress.com/riy" rel="nofollow">https://ascensionpress.com/riy</a>.</p>]]>
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<p>For the complete reading plan, visit <a href="https://ascensionpress.com/riy" rel="nofollow">https://ascensionpress.com/riy</a>.</p>]]>
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