The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames) - Day 213: Advocate, Queen, and Mother

Episode Date: August 1, 2026

Fr. Mark-Mary encourages us to build a personal, relational prayer life by connecting intimately with the Blessed Virgin Mary. He invites us to imagine ourselves stepping into St. John’s home, sitting at a simple table with Mary, and resting in a space filled with love, comfort, and open conversation. Mary is not a distant or silent figure, but a present and responsive mother who offers encouragement, guidance, and compassion through God's grace. Today’s focus is the mysteries of the Transfiguration and Institution of the Eucharist and we will be praying two decades of the Rosary. For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.

Pam, Father Mark Mary with Franciscan friars at the renewal, and this is the Rosary in a Year podcast. We're through prayer and meditation. The Rosary brings us deeper into relationship with Jesus and Mary and becomes a source of grace for the whole world. The Rosary in a Year is brought to you by Ascension. This is Day 213. To download the prayer plan for Rosary in a Year, visit ascensionpress.com forward slash rosary in a year or text R-I-Y to 3377777. You'll get an outline of how we're going to pray each month, and it's a great way to track your progress.

The best place to listen to the podcasts in the Ascension app. There are special features built just for this podcast and also recordings of the full rosary with myself and other friars. I encourage you to pick up a copy of the Rosary in a Year Prayer Guide, a book published by Ascension that was designed to complement this podcast. You'll find all the daily readings from scripture, saint reflections, and beautiful images of the sacred art will be reflecting on. All right, friends, welcome back to our journey of prayer here. So we are building up the decades today, continuing our practice of the habit of praying in relationship and being attentive to and just practicing and experiencing these ways in which we can be in relationship with Father's son and Holy Spirit and come to them in unique particular ways to the whole Trinity.

today we're going to practice praying while in relationship with Mary. And to be honest, like this is one of the most kind of graced takeaways already of my rosary in your journey is kind of going back to that first week and just really have an experience of being like in St. John's house and being there with Mary. And relating to her as I think St. John would have. with love and affection with compliments with my acts of service and honor towards her but at the same time just being able to sit at the table with her and receive her love to share and to kind of speak freely and to ramble on if I want to knowing that she loves

just hearing everything that I say and share but that she's not just like a passive receiver listener, like she is mother and queen, and able to respond through God's grace kind of perfectly to whatever I need. She's not a statue. She's a mother who has agency and ability and a role to be a compassionate and helpful mother, to love me, to fight for me, to encourage me, to comfort me, to coach me. And so what we invite you to do is just to, if you can yourself, find a seat at the table with Mary. Certainly you're free to choose your space for me. I kind of have an image of what that house would have looked like with kind of a simple floor and wood table and exposed stone. And just as you sit here with Mary, notice how much you love her and want to

love her and notice how much she loves you and wants to love you. So with whatever comes to your heart if it is just love and affection, honor. We can remain there if you want to share something with her. Feel free to do that if you need to entrust something to her. But grateful for the reality of this relationship and how we can access it through the power of the Holy Spirit. Let us pray. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen. The fourth, luminous mystery is the transfiguration. Our Father, who art and heaven, hollowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass

against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, amen. He'll Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners. Now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace,

the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is not thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners. Now and at the hour of our death, amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women And blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus Holy Mary mother of God Pray for us sinners

Now and at the hour of our death Amen Hail Mary full of grace The Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women And blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus Holy Mary mother of God Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Glory be to the Father, and to your Lord. the sun and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end, amen. O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy. The fifth luminous mystery is the institution of the Most Holy Eucharist, as we go into our seconds. Decade to

we place ourselves again, recognize ourselves being with Mary, as we pour out our love for her and receive her love for us, all in the midst of thanking God for the gift of Mary as advocate, Queen and Mother. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God. for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of our death. of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners. Now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God. pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be world without end amen oh my jesus forgive us our sins save us from the fires of hell

and lead all souls to heaven especially those in most need of thy mercy in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen thank you so much for joining me and praying with me again today i look forward to continuing this journey with you again tomorrow poco poca poca friends. God bless you.