Day 289: The Joyful Mysteries
Episode Date: October 16, 2025Fr. Mark-Mary offers us a word of encouragement, reminding us to continue to draw our prior meditation topics into our prayer of the Rosary, grounding...
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.
290 episodes transcribedFr. Mark-Mary offers us a word of encouragement, reminding us to continue to draw our prior meditation topics into our prayer of the Rosary, grounding...
Today we reflect on four Glorious Mysteries that fill us with hope and lift our hearts toward heaven. Beginning with the Ascension of Jesus, we can me...
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...
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 witnes...
Together, we pray and follow Christ as His mission is revealed. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple, the Baptism of Jesus, the Wedding at Cana, and the...
We enter the Joyful Mysteries, rejoicing in the wonder of the Incarnation. At the Annunciation, Mary receives the angel’s message and responds with he...
Praying with the Ascension, Descent of the Holy Spirit, Assumption of Mary, and Coronation of Mary, we lift our hearts to the triumph of Christ and th...
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...
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...
We conclude the Joyful Mysteries and follow into the Luminous Mysteries as Christ’s mission is revealed. In the Finding of Jesus in the Temple, He sho...
Fr. Mark-Mary leads us through the first four Joyful Mysteries. As we pray through the Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, and Presentation of Jesus i...
We pray through four Glorious Mysteries that draw us into the hope and joy of Christ’s victory and Mary’s share in it. These mysteries remind us of Go...
Today we journey through the heart of Christ’s Passion and the glory of his triumph. Fr. Mark-Mary reflects on the beauty of immediately following the...
In today's episode, we pray through mysteries that draw us into both the glory and the suffering of Christ. We begin with the Transfiguration, where J...
We move through a set of mysteries that span both the Joyful and Luminous moments of Christ’s life. Beginning with the Finding of Jesus in the Temple,...
As we continue to move through our slow build, today we begin praying four mysteries of the Rosary. Fr. Mark-Mary draws the connection between our pac...
Together with Fr. Mark-Mary, we pray the final Glorious Mysteries and rejoice in the triumph of God’s grace. At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descends up...
The Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension reveal the fullness of God’s saving plan. In the Crucifixion, suffering is transformed into victory; in t...
In the Sorrowful Mysteries, we behold the depth of Christ’s suffering and love for us. At the Scourging at the Pillar, His body is torn by cruel lashe...
Concluding the Luminous mysteries, we recall Our Lord’s divinity as he is transfigured on the mountain and shares himself, body, blood, soul, and divi...