Day 134: Shadow of the Cross

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

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🗓️ 14 May 2025

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Summary

The first Luminous mystery is a mystery of profound joy, but a fresco of Jesus’ Baptism, featured in the Church of San Benedetto in Padua, reveals that the cross is never far from Christ. Fr. Mark-Mary reminds us that Jesus’ “yes” at his Baptism, is also a “yes” to his passion. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Baptism of Jesus and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.

All of the Sacred Art we’ll be meditating with can be found in the Rosary in a Year Prayer Guide, for free linked in the complete prayer plan, or for free in the Ascension App. For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy.

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0:00.0	I'm Father Mark Mary with Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, and this is the Rosary in the Year podcast,
0:09.5	where through prayer and meditation, the rosary brings us deeper into relationship with Jesus and Mary
0:13.7	and becomes a source of grace for the whole world. The Rosary in the Year is brought to you by
0:18.2	Ascension. This is Day 134. To download the prayer plan for Rosary in New Year is brought to you by Ascension. This is Day 134.
0:22.3	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 33777. You'll get an outline of how we're going to pray each month,
0:32.7	and it's a great way to track your progress. The best place to listen to the podcast is in the
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0:39.7	rosary with myself and other friars on behalf of myself. And the whole team here at Ascension,
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0:49.2	Your support is so appreciated and helps us to reach as many people as possible.
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0:54.6	supporting us at ascensionpress.com forward slash support. Today we will be meditating upon and
1:01.8	praying with the first luminous mystery, the baptism of Jesus, with help from a piece of art
1:07.9	known as baptism of Christ seen in San
1:12.2	Benedetto, Padua.
1:15.7	And we don't have a ton of information on our artist or our piece of art today.
1:22.1	It is a fresco that was painted in the 16th century and is in the Church of San Benedetto in Padua, but the artist is unknown.
1:32.3	And now an explanation of our fresco.
1:38.1	Against dark and rocky stones, Jesus, wearing only a white cloth around his waist, kneels on jagged rock with one foot in the water.
1:51.0	His hands are clasped and his eyes downcast.
1:56.0	Standing on the shore, St. John the Baptist draped in a red tunic and leaning on a wooden staff with a cross on it
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