Day 125: Hold Fast to Christ

The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)

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🗓️ 5 May 2025

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Summary

As Jesus ascends to heaven, St. Augustine tells us to hold fast to Christ. Fr. Mark-Mary explains that we can do this through works of charity, using Matthew 25 and a personal anecdote to share how everyone can hold fast to Christ. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Ascension and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.

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0:00.0	I'm Father Mark Mary with Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, and this is the Rosary in New 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.
0:16.8	The Rosary in New Year is brought to you by Ascension.
0:19.3	This is Day 125. To download the prayer plan for Rosary in New Year is brought to you by Ascension. This is Day 125.
0:22.4	To download the prayer plan for Rosary in a Year, visit ascensionpress.com forward slash
0:26.2	rosary in a year or text, R-I-Y to 3377777.
0:31.1	You'll get an outline of how we're going to pray each month and it's a great way to track your progress.
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0:39.7	rosary with myself and other friars on behalf of myself and the whole team here at Ascension,
0:45.0	we wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who's helped support this podcast financially.
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0:57.7	support.
0:59.6	Today we will be meditating upon and praying with the second glorious mystery,
1:05.7	the ascension of our Lord with help from a writing again by our friend St. Augustine and his work
1:14.7	sermons on selected lessons of the New Testament. Sermon 41. Now our reading from St. Augustine.
1:24.4	Run with a heart's affection. Journey on with love. Ascend by charity. Why do you seek for the way?
1:35.2	Cleave unto Christ, who by descending and ascending has made himself the way. Do you wish to ascend?
1:42.4	Hold fast to him that ascends, for by your own self you cannot rise.
1:47.1	For no man has ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the son of man,
1:52.5	which is in heaven. If no one ascends, but he that descended, that is the son of man,
1:58.0	our Lord Jesus, do you wish to ascend also? Be then a member of him
2:02.9	who only has ascended, for he the head with all the members is but one man. As walking by faith,
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