Day 299: The Joyful Mysteries

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

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🗓️ 26 October 2025

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Today we pray through four Joyful Mysteries that draw us into the beauty of God’s plan unfolding through Mary and the early life of Jesus. We begin with the Annunciation, when Mary humbly accepts God’s call to bear His Son. We then move to the Visitation, reflecting on her loving service to Elizabeth and the joy that fills their encounter. Next, we celebrate the Nativity, rejoicing in the birth of Christ, the Light of the world. Finally, we meditate on the Presentation in the Temple, where Mary and Joseph offer Jesus to the Father, fulfilling the law with faith and devotion. These mysteries invite us to enter into Mary’s trust, her obedience, and the deep joy that comes from saying yes to God. Today’s focus is the mysteries of the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, and the Presentation in the Temple. We will be praying four decades of the Rosary.

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0:00.0	I'm Father Mark Mary with Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, and this is the Rosary in New Year podcast,
0:09.4	where through prayer and meditation, the rosary brings us deeper into relationship with Jesus and Mary
0:13.7	and becomes a source of grace for the whole world. The Rosary in the Year is brought to you by
0:18.2	ascension. This is Day 299. To download the prayer plan for Rosary in a Year, visit ascensionpress.com forward slash rosary in a year or text, R-I-Y to 3377777. You'll get an outline of how we're going to pray each month and 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 and other friars. On behalf of myself and the whole team here at Ascension, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who's helped support this podcast financially. Your support is so appreciated and helps us to reach as many people as possible. And if you haven't already,
0:54.5	please consider supporting us at ascensionpress.com forward slash support. Today we will begin
1:01.9	praying the joyful mysteries. So we'll pray the first four joyful mysteries, the
1:08.4	enunciation, the visitation, the nativity, and the presentation of Jesus in the temple.
1:15.4	Let us begin in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The first
1:22.1	joyful mystery is the Annunciation. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come,
1:30.6	thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us
1:37.3	our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation,
1:46.4	but deliver us from evil, amen.
1:54.8	Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners.
2:04.2	Now and at the hour of our death, amen.
2:08.4	Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
2:13.2	Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
2:17.4	Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners. Now and at the hour of our death, amen.
2:22.9	Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of
2:30.3	thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death,
2:38.9	amen. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit
2:47.5	of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners.
2:54.2	Now and at the hour of our death, amen.
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