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 135.

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 the podcast is in the Ascension app. There are special features built just for

this podcast and also recordings of the full

rosary with myself and other friars.

I encourage you to pick up a copy of the rosary in your prayer guide, a book published

by Ascension that was designed to compliment this podcast.

You'll find all the daily readings from scripture,

saint reflections, and beautiful images of the sacred art will be reflecting on.

Today we will be meditating upon and praying with the second luminous mystery, the wedding at

Kena, with help from the painting Wedding at Kana by Carl Block.

So a brief introduction to our painter, Block. He lived from the years 1834 to 1890.

He lived in Denmark and was profoundly influenced by Rembrandt's work. And also by the time he spent

living and studying in Italy, Block was married and had eight children.

This particular painting is oil on canvas and its style is called classical realism.

Now a description of the painting. A luminous blue sky fills a grand classical

archway with daylight flooding a long banquet table where wedding guests, men and women sit in

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