Day 231: The Finding of Jesus in the Temple and Baptism of Jesus

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

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🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Fr. Mark-Mary leads us in prayer by drawing our hearts to two powerful scenes in the life of Christ. We are invited to ponder the mystery of Jesus being found in the temple and His baptism at the Jordan, both moments filled with identity, purpose, and divine love. As we meditate on these events, we are reminded of our own call to draw near to the Father and live in the light of His presence. Today’s focus is the mysteries of the Finding of Jesus in the Temple and Baptism of Jesus and we will be praying two decades of the Rosary.

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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.
0:18.7	This is Day 231.
0:22.3	To download the prayer plan for Rosary in a Year, visit ascensionpress.com
0:26.5	forward slash rosary in a year or text RIY to 3377777.
0:32.9	You'll get an outline of how we're going to pray each month and it's a great way to track your progress.
0:36.2	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 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
0:57.3	reflecting on. Today we'll be praying with the fifth joyful mystery and the
1:03.9	first luminous mystery, the finding of the child Jesus in the temple and the baptism
1:09.4	of our Lord at the Jordan.
1:17.1	And as we pray with the finding of Jesus in the temple,
1:23.5	we see Jesus, 12-year-old boy,
1:32.2	amongst all of the teachers who sit and listen with awe and the way in which Mary and Joseph searched for him with love and this deeper revelation this revelation of the fullness of
1:40.0	the identity of Jesus as son of the Father, who must be in his father's house.
1:48.4	As we pray with the baptism of Jesus,
1:50.3	we see John the Baptist at the River Jordan
1:56.2	assenting to baptizing Jesus,
2:00.1	though he knows he is not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal.
2:05.9	And then we see right, the heavens rent open, the descent of the Holy Spirit, and the Father's
2:13.0	voice.
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