The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)

Day 290: The Joyful and Luminous Mysteries

October 17th, 2025  |  17 mins 41 secs

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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 Finding in the Temple, and the Baptism of Jesus. We’re encouraged to ponder and pray with those hidden, quiet years of the holy family. Today’s focus is the mysteries of the Finding in the Temple, the Baptism in the Jordan, the Wedding Feast at Cana, and the Proclamation of the Kingdom and Call to Conversion. We will be praying four decades of the Rosary.

For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.