Day 165: Following in His Footsteps

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

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🗓️ 14 June 2025

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Summary

Exploring the mystery of the Ascension, Fr. Mark-Mary meditates on Jesus’ enduring presence through the symbol of His footprints, as depicted in Bernardino Gandino’s Baroque painting. This image becomes a powerful reminder of Christ’s continued presence and an invitation to follow Him not just in spirit, but step by step, through Scripture, the sacraments, and the life of the Church. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Ascension 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 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 at the renewal, and this is the Rosary in a Year podcast.
0:08.6	We're through prayer and meditation.
0:10.1	The rosary brings us deeper into relationship with Jesus and Mary and becomes a source of grace for the whole world.
0:15.6	The Rosary in a Year is brought to you by Ascension.
0:18.6	This is Day 165.
0:23.9	To download the prayer plan for Rosary in a year, visit ascensionpress.com forward slash rosary in a year or text RIY to 3377777. You'll get an outline of
0:32.7	how we're going to pray each month and it's a great way to track your progress. The best place
0:35.4	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
0:40.8	rosary with myself and other friars. I encourage you to pick up a copy of the Rosary in a Year
0:46.1	Prayer Guide, a book published by Ascension that was designed to complement this podcast. You'll find
0:50.8	all the daily readings from scripture, saint reflections, and beautiful images of the sacred art will be reflecting on.
0:58.4	Today we will be meditating upon and praying with the second glorious mystery, the ascension, with help from a work we'll call the painting of the ascension of the Lord in the church
1:12.3	Kiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine by Bernardino Gandino.
1:20.9	A brief introduction to our artist and artwork, the artist Bernardino Gandino was born in the year
1:25.2	1587, he died in the year 1651. And he was an Italian
1:30.3	painter active during the Baroque period. He was the son of Antonio Gandini, another noble
1:36.8	Italian painter of the late Renaissance era. Bernardino Gandino was primarily active in
1:42.2	Russia, Italy, where he created several significant works of
1:46.0	religious art. The exact time period of this particular painting is unknown. A little note on
1:54.9	its style. It was created during Gandino's active period, and this work reflects the artist's
2:00.5	Baroque style,
2:02.2	characterized by dynamic composition and vivid emotional expression.
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