I'm Father Mark Mary with Franciscan friars of 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 the Year is brought to you by Ascension.

This is Day 105.

To download the prayer plan for Rosary in a year, visit ascensionpress.com forward slash rosary in a year or text RIY to 33777.

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 podcast is in the Ascension app.

There are special features built just for this podcast and also recordings of the full rosary.

I encourage you to pick up a copy of the Rosary in your 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 full-page images of the sacred art will be reflecting on.

Today we will be meditating upon and praying with the second glory's mystery,

the ascension, with help from a writing from St. Thomas Aquinas. And now our reading from the

great angelic doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas on the ascension. Thirdly, in order to direct the fervor of our

charity to heavenly things. Hence the apostle says, seek the things that are above where Christ is

sitting at the right hand of God. Mind the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth.

For as it is said, where thy treasure is, there they heart also.

And since the Holy Spirit is love drawing us up to heavenly things, therefore our Lord said to

his disciples, it is expedient to you that I go.

For if I go not, the pericles will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.

On which words Augustine says, you cannot receive the Holy Spirit as long as he persist in knowing Christ, according to the flesh.

...