I'm Father Mark Mary with Franciscan friars of the renewal, and this is the Rosary in the Year podcast.

We're 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.

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full-page images of the sacred art will be reflecting on. The first sorrowful mystery is the

agony in the garden, Matthew chapter 26, verses 36 through 46.

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Githemeni, and he said to his disciples,

sit here while I go over there and pray. And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,

he began to be sorrowful and troubled.

Then he said to them,

My soul is very sorrowful, even to death.

Remain here and watch with me.

And going a little farther, he fell on his face and prayed,

My father, if it be possible, let this child's pass for me. Nevertheless,

not as I will, but as you will. And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to

Peter, so could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation.

The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Again for the second time he went away and prayed.

My father, if this cannot pass until I drink it, your will be done.

And again he came and found them sleeping for their eyes were heavy. So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time

saying the same words. Then he came to the disciples and said to them, Are you still sleeping and

taking your rest?

Behold, the hour is at hand, and the son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

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