Episodios

  • Day 115: Wedding of the Lamb

    Day 115: Wedding of the Lamb
    Apr 25 2025
    Two weddings are being celebrated at the wedding feast at Cana. As the divine bridegroom, Jesus’ relationship to his bride, the Church, changes here. Fr. Mark-Mary reads from St. John Newman, revealing the similarities of the beginning of Jesus’ ministry and the wedding happening in Cana. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Wedding Feast at Cana and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary. For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.
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    13 m
  • Introducing The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR)

    Introducing The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR)
    Oct 25 2024
    Welcome to The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR) from Ascension. In 365 days, Fr. Mark-Mary will take Catholics on a journey into deeper prayer and greater love for the Rosary. Form a lasting habit of prayer and enter more deeply into mediation on the lives of Jesus and Mary through the Rosary. This year, make the Rosary your resolution and enter into prayer like never before. The first episode will launch on January 1st, 2025! For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy. The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR) is brought to you by Ascension.
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    11 m
  • Day 114: Baptized with Him

    Day 114: Baptized with Him
    Apr 24 2025
    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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    13 m
  • Day 113: Spoiler Alert

    Day 113: Spoiler Alert
    Apr 23 2025
    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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    12 m
  • Day 112: All My Time is Free

    Day 112: All My Time is Free
    Apr 22 2025
     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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    14 m
  • Day 111: Manifest in Humility

    Day 111: Manifest in Humility
    Apr 21 2025
    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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    12 m
  • Day 110: Greater Seeks Lesser

    Day 110: Greater Seeks Lesser
    Apr 20 2025
    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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    12 m
  • Day 109: The Gift of Wonder

    Day 109: The Gift of Wonder
    Apr 19 2025
     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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    15 m
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