Hi, I'm Father Mark Mary with Franciscan Friars at the renewal, and this is the Rosary in the Year podcast, where 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 123.

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You'll find all the daily readings from scripture, saint reflections, and beautiful

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on. Today we will be meditating upon and praying with the fifth sorrowful mystery, the crucifixion

of our Lord, with help from a reading from St. Bridget's Revelations. And the focus of our meditation is going to be Mary's soul

always magnifies the Lord.

All right, so today's readings from St. Bridget

in her work, the Revelations, reminder that St. Bridget

received revelations, locutions, like a vision from Jesus that the church continues to offer to us

as being helpful for our prayer and meditation.

And this revelation is going to actually come through Mary's eyes and Mary's experience of our Lord's

crucifixion. And now our reading. Now as my son was led away like a robber, he wiped away the

blood from his eyes.

And when he was condemned that they gave him his cross the bear.

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