Day 45: He Parted from Them (2026)

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

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🗓️ 14 February 2026

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Summary

What does Jesus’ Ascension into heaven, body and soul, mean for us? Fr. Mark-Mary explains that this mystery is more than Jesus joining the Father in Heaven: the Ascension has implications for our future destiny. For the first time, humanity enters into the life of God as Jesus’ human body enters heaven. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Ascension, 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 with Renewal, and this is The Rosary in Your podcast.
0:08.0	We're through prayer and meditation.
0:10.0	The Rosary brings us deeper into relationship with Jesus and Mary and becomes a source of grace for the whole world.
0:15.0	The Rosary in the Year is brought to you by Ascension.
0:17.0	This is Day 45.
0:19.0	To download the prayer plan for Rosary in a year, visit ascensionpress.com forward slash rosary in a year or text R-I-Y, the 33777. It will 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.
0:40.0	I encourage you to pick up a copy of the Rosary in Year prayer guide, a book published by Ascension that was designed to compliment this podcast.
0:46.6	You'll find all the daily readings from scripture, saint reflections, and beautiful, full-page images of the sacred art we'll be reflecting on.
0:55.5	The second glorious mystery is the ascension.
0:59.7	Luke chapter 24 verses 50 through 53.
1:05.2	Then he led them out as far as Bethany and lifting up his hands he blessed them.
1:10.0	While he blessed them he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.
1:15.0	And they worshipped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy and were continually in the temple blessing God.
1:25.0	As I mentioned at the beginning of yesterday's episode on the first glorious mystery, the resurrection,
1:30.4	as we move through the glorious mysteries, what will be seen is the glorification of a previous reality, way of being.
1:39.7	Something new is happening. Something is being glorified.
1:45.1	Jesus, after his resurrection, for 40 days was revealing himself.
1:50.7	At the end of the 40 days, we come to what we just read, where he leads his disciples
1:58.3	out as far as Bethany, he blesses them. And then he parted from them.
2:05.0	He enters into this new exodus to the father's house. And he was carried up into heaven,
2:11.3	the heavenly Jerusalem. And then they return with great joy.
2:18.3	Traditionally, the way to understand what's happening here is to go to Psalm 110.
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