Day 29: Something Unexpected (2026)
The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
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🗓️ 29 January 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
All of Jesus’ story was unexpected, as a very different Messiah than the people anticipated. Fr. Mark-Mary walks us through the historical and Biblical context of the mystery of the Annunciation, revealing how this mystery of the Rosary is something new, different, and deeper than we might expect. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Annunciation and we will be praying one Our Father, three Hail Marys, and one Glory Be.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Father Mark Mary with Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, and this is the Rosary in a Year podcast. |
| 0:09.3 | We're through prayer and meditation, the rosary brings us deeper into relationship with Jesus and Mary |
| 0:13.1 | and becomes a source of grace for the whole world. |
| 0:15.1 | The Rosary in the Year is brought to you by Ascension. |
| 0:17.0 | This is Day 29. |
| 0:18.7 | To download the prayer plan for Rosary in the Year, visit ascensionpress.com forward slash rosary in the year or text R-I-Y to 33777. You'll get an outline of how we're going to pray each month. 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 |
| 0:37.8 | and other friars. On behalf of myself and the rest of the team here at Ascension, wanted to take this |
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| 0:55.2 | The first joyful mystery is the enunciation. |
| 1:01.1 | Luke chapter 1, verses 26 through 38. |
| 1:07.1 | In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, |
| 1:15.0 | to a virgin betroth to a man whose name was Joseph of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. |
| 1:23.5 | And he came to her and said, Hail full of grace, the Lord is with you. |
| 1:29.0 | But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. |
| 1:35.6 | And the angel said to her, |
| 1:37.1 | Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. |
| 1:41.3 | And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear's son, and you shall call his name |
| 1:45.1 | Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him |
| 1:52.6 | the throne of his father, David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom |
| 1:58.7 | there will be no end. |
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