Day 169: The Faithful “Yes”

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

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🗓️ 18 June 2025

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Summary

What does it mean to say “yes” to God with complete trust? Reflecting on Jan van Eyck’s painting of the Annunciation, Fr. Mark-Mary explores how Mary’s faithful response marks the fulfillment of the Old Testament and invites us to a similar surrender. We are called to recognize God’s presence in all circumstances and to keep our focus and trust rooted in Him. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Annunciation 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	Hi, I'm Father Mark Mary with Franciscan Friars of 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.
0:16.0	The Rosary in the Year is brought to by Ascension. This is day 169.
0:21.9	To download the prayer plan for rosary in a year, visit ascensionpress.com
0:25.5	forward slash rosary in a year or text R-I-Y to 33777.
0:31.5	You'll get an outline of how we're going to pray each month and it's a great way to track your progress.
0:35.3	The best place to listen to this podcast is in the Ascension app.
0:37.9	There are special features built just for this podcast
0:39.4	and also recordings of the full rosary with myself and other friars.
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0:51.7	Today we will be meditating upon and praying with the first joyful mystery, the Annunciation with help from a painting by the artist Jan Van Aik, entitled The Annunciation.
1:05.2	And now a brief introduction to our artists and artwork. Our artist, Jan Van Aik, was born in the year 1390. He died in the year 1441.
1:15.6	And he was a pioneering Flemish painter and one of the most significant figures of the early Netherlandish and Northern Renaissance art movements.
1:25.6	Known for his mastery of oil painting and meticulous realism,
1:30.1	von Eyck revolutionized artistic techniques and introduced a level of detail and naturalism
1:34.6	that profoundly influenced European art. The enunciation that we'll be looking at today was painted
1:42.7	between the years 1434 and 1436.
1:47.0	Our painting today is an oil painting. It was originally painted on wood, but it was later transferred to canvas.
1:56.0	And now a description of our painting. In this Flemish depiction of the Annunciation, the Virgin Mary sits opposite the angel Gabriel,
2:07.6	both adorned in ornate robes in a gothic vaulted hall with stained glass windows.
2:14.8	Gabriel, fair-haired, has colorful wings, dotted with eye-like patterns, reminiscent of peacock feathers.
2:23.9	He wears a crown in a richly decorated robe of gold and scarlet, embellished with opulent jewels.
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