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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:subtitle>Pray the Rosary Like Never Before</itunes:subtitle>
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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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  <itunes:subtitle>Mary was preserved by special grace from sin, but Mary was also human, requiring her to journey on the same spiritual pilgrimage we all undertake. Here, on Calvary, we see Mary reach the conclusion of her pilgrimage of faith, as we are led by a reading from St.  Alphonsus Liguori. Fr. Mark-Mary tells us that at this moment, Mary fully understands her son’s mission. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Crucifixion and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.

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For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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  <title>Day 350: The Sorrowful Mysteries</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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  <title>Day 103: Pilgrimage of Faith</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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