The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
Pray the Rosary Like Never Before
Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 78 in total of The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames) with the tag “sorrowful mysteries”.
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Day 306: The Sorrowful Mysteries
November 2nd, 2025 | 18 mins 49 secs
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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. You can find more resources for meditation on each of the mysteries, including Sacred Art, Saint Reflections, and Bible Verses under each episode in the Ascension App, to aid in your meditation. Today's focus is the Sorrowful Mysteries: the Agony in the Garden, the Scourging at the Pillar, the Crowning with Thorns, the Carrying of the Cross, and the Crucifixion.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 302: The Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
October 29th, 2025 | 16 mins 8 secs
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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 Resurrection, we see the promise of eternal life. These sacred moments remind us that no suffering is wasted, no darkness is final, for Christ has conquered all. As we contemplate these mysteries, we find strength to carry our own crosses, trusting that in Christ, every sorrow can be transformed by grace into glory. Today’s focus is the mysteries of the Crowning with Thorns, the Carrying of the Cross, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection. We will be praying four decades of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 301: The Luminous and Sorrowful Mysteries
October 28th, 2025 | 15 mins 55 secs
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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 endures in suffering, a faithfulness that never falters. In contemplating these mysteries, we come to understand that God’s will leads to peace, suffering can bear fruit in grace, and our faith unites us with Christ. Today’s focus is the mysteries of the Transfiguration, the Institution of the Eucharist, the Agony in the Garden, and the Scourging at the Pillar. We will be praying four decades of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 297: The Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
October 24th, 2025 | 16 mins 44 secs
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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, where Jesus endures mockery and pain with silent strength. We then follow him in the Carrying of the Cross, sharing in his burden and the weight of his sacrifice. At the Crucifixion, we stand before the Cross and contemplate the mercy poured out for our salvation. Finally, we rejoice in the Resurrection, when Christ conquers death and opens the way to eternal life. These mysteries remind us that from suffering comes redemption, and through the cross comes everlasting hope. Today’s focus is the mysteries of the Crowning with Thorns, Carrying of the Cross, Crucifixion, and the Resurrection. We will be praying four decades of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 292: The Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
October 19th, 2025 | 17 mins 21 secs
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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 our Lady the suffering from our hearts, the struggles of loved ones, and the pain of the world with confidence in His ultimate victory. Today’s focus is the mysteries of the Crowning with Thorns, the Carrying of the Cross, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection. We will be praying four decades of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 291: The Luminous and Sorrowful Mysteries
October 18th, 2025 | 16 mins 36 secs
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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. In the Transfiguration, we glimpse His heavenly majesty. In the Eucharist, we receive His eternal gift of love. In the Garden, we witness His prayerful obedience. At the pillar, we see His patient endurance. Through these mysteries, we learn to trust God’s will, to find strength in suffering, and to walk with Christ in faith and love. Today’s focus is the mysteries of the Transfiguration, the Institution of the Eucharist, the Agony in the Garden, and the Scourging at the Pillar. We will be praying four decades of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 287: The Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
October 14th, 2025 | 17 mins 9 secs
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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 salvation of the world. In these mysteries we are invited to remain with him in his pain and to unite our own struggles to his redeeming love, and then walk forwards into the joy of his Resurrection. Today’s focus is the mysteries of the Crowning with Thorns, the Carrying of the Cross, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection. We will be praying four decades of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 286: The Luminous and Sorrowful Mysteries
October 13th, 2025 | 18 mins 14 secs
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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 continuity of Jesus’ sonship, as his Father reveals him in the Transfiguration and as Jesus turns to his Father in the Agony in the Garden. Although these moments are very different in tone, we see the truths of the Father’s love for Jesus, and for us. Today’s focus is the mysteries of the Transfiguration, the Institution of the Eucharist, the Agony in the Garden, and the Scourging at the Pillar. We will be praying four decades of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 282: The Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
October 9th, 2025 | 17 mins 20 secs
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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. As He carries the cross, each step reveals His love and perseverance under the weight of our sins. At the Crucifixion, He hangs on the cross in the ultimate act of sacrifice for the redemption of the world. And in the Resurrection, sorrow is turned to joy, as Christ rises victorious over sin and death, bringing new life. These mysteries draw us to walk faithfully with Him in suffering, to embrace the cross with hope, and to rejoice in the triumph of His love. Today’s focus is the mysteries of the Crowning with Thorns, the Carrying of the Cross, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection. We will be praying four decades of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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Day 281: The Luminous and Sorrowful Mysteries
October 8th, 2025 | 16 mins 58 secs
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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, and His willing embrace of suffering for our salvation. Together, these mysteries trace the passage from glory to sacrifice, showing Christ as both radiant Son of God and suffering Servant. They call us to behold His glory, to receive His gift in the Eucharist, to surrender to God’s will in our trials, and to carry our sufferings with faith united to His. Today’s focus is the mysteries of the Transfiguration, the Institution of the Eucharist, the Agony in the Garden, and the Scourging at the Pillar. We will be praying four decades of the Rosary.
For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.