Day 56: Good News (2026)
The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
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🗓️ 25 February 2026
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Summary
What is the Proclamation of the Kingdom and the Call to Conversion really about? Fr. Mark-Mary explains the rich mystery of the Proclamation of the Kingdom and the Call to Conversion, revealing the Good News throughout Jesus’ teachings: everything you are seeking and longing for is here. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Proclamation of the Kingdom and the Call to Conversion and we will be praying one Our Father, three Hail Marys, and one Glory Be.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Father Mark May with Franciscan Friars, the renewal, and this is the Rosary in Here podcast. |
| 0:08.9 | We're through prayer and meditation. |
| 0:10.5 | The rosary brings us deeper into relationship with Jesus and Mary. |
| 0:13.6 | It becomes a source of grace for the whole world. |
| 0:15.7 | The Rosary in the Year is brought to you by Ascension. |
| 0:18.3 | This is Day 56. |
| 0:40.3 | To download the prayer plan for Rosary in a year, visit ascensionpress.com forward slash rosary in a year or text RIY 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 with the full Rosary with myself and other friars. I encourage you to pick up a copy of the Rosary in Year Prayer Guide, |
| 0:43.3 | the book published by Ascension, that was designed to compliment this podcast. |
| 0:46.3 | You'll find all the daily readings from Scripture, |
| 0:48.3 | same reflections, and beautiful full-page images of the sacred art |
| 0:52.3 | will be reflecting on. |
| 1:01.9 | The third luminous mystery is the proclamation of the kingdom and the call to conversion. |
| 1:07.6 | Mark chapter 1 verses 14 through 15. |
| 1:15.3 | Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of God and saying, the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repents and believe in the |
| 1:23.7 | gospel. I'd like our meditation on this third luminous mystery to be built upon |
| 1:31.9 | two foundational truths. The first is this, and this is going back to what Pope St. John Paul II |
| 1:37.2 | said in his apostolic letter on the rosary, where he's introducing the luminous mysteries. |
| 1:42.9 | He reminds us, each of these mysteries |
| 1:44.9 | is a revelation of the kingdom now present |
| 1:49.5 | in the very person of Jesus. |
| 1:53.4 | Right? |
| 1:53.9 | The kingdom of God that is being proclaimed as Jesus. |
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