I'm Father Mark Mary with Franciscan Friars at the 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.

The Rosary in a Year is brought to you by Ascension.

This is day 150.

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of the full rosary with myself and other friars. I encourage you to pick up a copy of the

Rosary in a Year Prayer Guide, a book published by Ascension that was designed to complement

this podcast. You'll find all the daily readings from scripture, saint reflections,

and beautiful images of the sacred art we'll be reflecting on.

Today we will be meditating upon and praying with the second joyful mystery, the visitation,

with help from a visitation scene, a painting in the Chiesa de Santi Severino Essocio by Ferrico Maldorelli.

And now brief introduction to our artist and artwork. Ferriko Maldorelli lived in the year 1826 to

1893. He was an Italian painter from Naples and his dad was also a painter.

This particular painting we're going to be looking at, which again is found in a church,

was done in about the year 1889.

Now our description of the painting.

Against an idealic backdrop of blue skies, pink clouds, and lush greenery,

a group gathers on the stone porch of a fine home.

At the center, in a pink dress, yellow headwrap, and teal outer garment,

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