The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames) - Day 230: The Nativity and the Presentation

Episode Date: August 18, 2025

In today’s episode, we continue praying simply and slowly with the mysteries themselves. Fr. Mark-Mary guides us in reflecting on the birth of Jesus, God made flesh, wrapped in swaddling clothes, and the joy and warmth surrounding the Nativity. We then turn to the Presentation in the Temple, where Simeon and Anna recognize the Messiah and Mary hears the first prophecy of her coming sorrow. Today’s focus is the mysteries of the Nativity and the Presentation, and we will be praying two decades of the Rosary. For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.

I'm Father Mark Mary with Franciscan Friars, 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 to Mary. It becomes a source of grace for the whole world. The Rosary in a Year is brought to you by Ascension. This is Day 230. To download the prayer plan for Rosary in a Year, visit ascensionpress.com forward slash rosary in a year or text. It will 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 podcast 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. On behalf of myself and the whole team here at Ascension, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped support this podcast financially, your generosity is so appreciated and helps us to reach as many people as possible. And if you haven't already, please consider supporting us at ascensionpress.com forward slash support. Today we will be praying the third and the fourth, joyful mysteries, the nativity, and the presentation. So today we'll be really practicing, focusing on the mysteries

themselves in these events in salvation history and the life of our Lord. As we meditate upon the nativity, we call to mind. Mary and Joseph, and the newborn babe of Bethlehem, the king and the Messiah, wrapped in swaddling cloth, and the visits they receive from the Magi and the shepherds, and the love, the warmth, the tenderness of the nativity of our Lord. as we pray with the presentation we see Joseph and Mary

fulfilling the law being faithful presenting Jesus in the temple Simeon's joyful response that he has seen the Savior and he can go in peace

and then his difficult prophecy that for Mary a sword would pierce her own heart, her own soul and we see again this example of the prophet is anna a model of prayer who is in the temple praying day and night awaiting the savior and that her prayer and her waiting was not in vain let's begin in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen the third joyful mystery is the nativity our father who art in heaven how low 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. 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. 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. 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 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 Joyful mystery is the presentation.

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 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

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 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 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 glory be to the father and to 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 in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen all right thanks

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 y'all