The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Pray the Rosary Like Never Before
We found 10 episodes of The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames) with the tag “catholic church”.
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Day 114: Baptized with Him
April 24th, 2025 | 13 mins 11 secs
ascension, baptism, baptism in the jordan, cappadocian, catholic church, catholic faith, father mark mary, father mark-mary, fr. mark mary, fr. mark-mary, friars, holy spirit, luminous, luminous mysteries, riy, rosary, rosary in a year, rosary-in-a-year, saint, saint reflections, salvation, st. gregory, st. gregory of nazianzus, trinity
St. Gregory of Nazianzus offers us a reading on Christ’s baptism, full of scriptural references to the Old Testament and the Trinity. Fr. Mark-Mary provides us with historical information on St. Gregory’s teachings on the Trinity, and a meditation on the person of Jesus and our baptism into his mystical body as the means of salvation. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Baptism of Jesus and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 113: Spoiler Alert
April 23rd, 2025 | 12 mins 11 secs
ascension, catholic church, catholic faith, divinity, father mark mary, father mark-mary, finding, finding in the temple, fr. mark mary, fr. mark-mary, historical, history, joyful, joyful mysteries, movies, revelation, riy, rosary, rosary in a year, rosary-in-a-year, saint, saint reflections, st. cyril, st. cyril of alexandria
Spoiler alert: Jesus is Lord! While the mystery of the Finding in the Temple is not the climax of Jesus’ story, for the first century man or woman, this is an attention grabbing moment. Fr. Mark-Mary, reading from St. Cyril of Alexandria, reminds us that this is when Jesus first begins to reveal his divinity. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Finding of Jesus in the Temple and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 112: All My Time is Free
April 22nd, 2025 | 13 mins 43 secs
ascension, catholic church, catholic faith, father mark mary, father mark-mary, fr. mark mary, fr. mark-mary, freedom, joyful, joyful mysteries, jp2, mary, mother, parenthood, pope john paul 2, presentation, presentation of jesus in the temple, recommit, renewal, riy, rosary, rosary in a year, rosary-in-a-year, sacrifice, saint, saint reflections, st. alphonsus liguori
Mary gave consent to Jesus’ sacrifice in the mystery of the Annunciation, but in the mystery of the Presentation, God asks her to recommit to this solemn sacrifice. Fr. Mark-Mary tells us that in every moment, God is asking us to recommit ourselves to him and be faithful, as Mary does at Jesus’ Presentation. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 111: Manifest in Humility
April 21st, 2025 | 12 mins 22 secs
ascension, bethlehem, catholic church, catholic faith, christmas, creation, father mark mary, father mark-mary, fr. mark mary, fr. mark-mary, humility, joyful, joyful mysteries, nativity, outer space, riy, rosary, rosary in a year, rosary-in-a-year, saint, saint reflections, space, st. bernard, sun
God so profoundly wants us to have confidence to approach him, that he veils his glory and clothes himself in humble humanity, saying, “Come to Me.” Fr. Mark-Mary meditates on a reading from St. Bernard, observing the grandeur of God’s creation and the humility of his Incarnation. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Nativity and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 110: Greater Seeks Lesser
April 20th, 2025 | 12 mins 10 secs
ascension, catholic church, catholic faith, elizabeth, father mark mary, father mark-mary, fr. mark mary, fr. mark-mary, generosity, greater, humility, joyful, joyful mysteries, lesser, mary, riy, rosary, rosary in a year, rosary-in-a-year, saint, saint reflections, seek, seeking, visitation, st. ambrose
God doesn’t just stay in heaven and wait for us to approach him. Instead, as reflected in the mystery of the Visitation, God comes in search of us. Fr. Mark-Mary tells us, reading from St. Ambrose, that not only does Mary, the mother of God, seek out Elizabeth, but she even greets her first. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Visitation and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 109: The Gift of Wonder
April 19th, 2025 | 14 mins 45 secs
annunciation, ascension, catholic church, catholic faith, father mark mary, father mark-mary, forgiveness, fr. mark mary, fr. mark-mary, freedom, incarnation, joyful, joyful mysteries, miracle worker, riy, rosary, rosary in a year, rosary-in-a-year, saint, saint reflections, salvation, savior, st. gregory, wonder, wonder worker, st. gregory thaumaturgus
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus means St. Gregory the “wonder worker,” Fr. Mark-Mary tells us. Leading us through a reading from St. Gregory, Fr. Mark-Mary directs us to meditate on the true wonder of the Annunciation. God has come to save his people, wanting them to experience forgiveness and freedom. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Annunciation and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 108: Heights of Holiness
April 18th, 2025 | 12 mins 10 secs
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A Queen is set apart, but Mary, as Queen of Heaven and Earth is set apart so that as our mother she can draw us up to her son. When we are too little to reach the heights of holiness, she lifts us up, says Fr. Mark-Mary, reading from St. John Damascene. We ask Our Lady to help us echo her fiat and do the Father’s will. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Coronation of Mary and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 107: Beauty Which Never Fades
April 17th, 2025 | 14 mins 58 secs
aging, ascension, assumption, beauty, catholic church, catholic faith, earth, father mark mary, father mark-mary, fr. mark mary, fr. mark-mary, fulton sheen, glorious, glorious mysteries, heaven, riy, rosary, rosary in a year, rosary-in-a-year, saint, saint reflections, venerable fulton sheen
The mystery of the Assumption reveals to us that true beauty lies not in earthly appearances, but heavenly things, in heaven, our true home. Fr. Mark-Mary reads from Venerable Fulton Sheen, meditating on the Assumption lifting us out of earthly despair to heavenly joy. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Assumption and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 106: He Sends His Spirit
April 16th, 2025 | 11 mins 39 secs
ascension, catholic church, catholic faith, descent of the holy spirit, father mark mary, father mark-mary, fr. mark mary, fr. mark-mary, glorious, glorious mysteries, holy spirit, pentecost, riy, rosary, rosary in a year, rosary-in-a-year, saint, saint reflections, st. ambrose, trinity, worship
Sometimes it feels like Jesus gets more attention than the Holy Spirit. Fr. Mark-Mary, with help from a reading by St. Ambrose, dives into the role of the Holy Spirit in our prayer, and how we ought to worship the third person of the Blessed Trinity. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Descent of the Holy Spirit and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 105: Love Draws Us Up
April 15th, 2025 | 11 mins 31 secs
ascension, catholic church, catholic faith, father mark mary, father mark-mary, fr. mark mary, fr. mark-mary, glorious, glorious mysteries, heaven, love, riy, rosary, rosary in a year, rosary-in-a-year, saint, saint reflections, st. thomas aquinas, theological truth, theology
Heaven is more than just a theological reality. Heaven can be a personal truth we approach with profound love, longing to join Jesus in heaven. Fr. Mark-Mary reads from St. Thomas Aquinas, leading us in meditation on the mystery of the Ascension. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Ascension and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.