I'm Father Mark Mary with Franciscan Friars at 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.

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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 third joyful mystery, the nativity, with help from a writing by Saint Bernard

on the miraculous nature of the nativity. And the focus of our emphasis is going to be, in him

dwells the fullness of the godhead.

We've already had a chance to introduce our author, so we'll go ahead and get right into our reading.

Again, this is from St. Bernard and his work on the miraculous nature of the nativity.

He who is the delight and glory of the angels has become the salvation and the consolation

of all who suffer.

He who is glorious and transcendent in his own city and beatifies its citizens by his presence

became little and humble when in exile that he might rejoice the

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