Just got baptized and confirmed into the Catholic Church on 24 Dec 2024, I am excited to learn how to have a deeper relationship with God and our Blessed Mother Mary.
Presence of God … clutching the crucifix of the Rosary and gazing upon it. “Jesus, Son of the Living God, have mercy upon me, a sinner. Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto thine. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. 🕊️
A lovely start. I am not Catholic so I have no idea how to pray the rosary but I am excited to continue to learn so much on this journey to discovering God. Thank you Fr Mark Mary 🎉
It’s an amazing gift from Heaven and He has called you by name. Stick with it, even when it becomes difficult. You will be tempted by the demons to quit. Stay strong because our Mother is calling you to walk with her to be closer to our Lord and Savior.
You will be so blessed by it. I am not Catholic either however I found the Rosary in a prayer challenge on Hallow which I recommend along with the Ascension app. It has led to deeper relationships with Jesus and our Mother Mary. God bless!
My dad always said I was on earth by the grace of God; on loan from Him. Dad further said he was grateful for the responsibility of keeping a child of Jesus safe by calling upon the Holy Spirit's assistance. What beautiful words to hear while growing up ...♡ Thanks, Dad ~ Happy New Year! ❤
I'm not a Catholic, but seem to be experiencing a very strong pull in that direction which I don't quite understand. I'm looking forward to learning more this year.
I completed the CIAY in 2023, finishing the BIAY (15 days currently left) in 2024-25 and beginning the RIAY in 2025. I'm so excited to be here with everyone! My prayers for everyone's continual spiritual growth. God bless.
Feeling blessed to be starting this with everyone. I completed the Catechism in a year in 2023, the Bible in a year in 2024 and for 2025 looking forward to each day praying for Fr Mark-Mary Ames and my fellow brothers and sisters. God bless you all.
Thank you so much for this! I converted a couple years ago from protestantism and learning the prayers of the Church has somewhat been overwhelming. This really feels like it rounds out the Bible and Catechism in a year podcasts!
Thank you so much Father! Blessed Solemnity! I look forward to this journey with everyone and the beautiful things God shall do through it---praying for you and for everyone associated with this apostolate!
thanks for this. I pray for grace for you Fr Mark to see this till the end, may the Immaculate Heart of Mary the Mother of God triumph in families all around the world. Amen! My take away for today, "when you call on God, wait for Him to say Hello!" Jesus, Mary and Joseph - Pray for Us.
I have always loved the Rosary but I am learning I could pray it so much better. I am excited to practice the presence of God. The phone analogy is simple to understand and although God has made Himself known to me in various ways with and without a sacrament involved, I don't think I have heard Him say hello. Probably because I dial and start talking without ceasing. As I learn to practice His presence, I hope to hear and recognize the special hello he says to me .😊
Have started this journey today (January 05, 2024 - Solemnity of the Epiphany) and am looking forward to growing in my love for the Rosary and thus getting closer to the Most Holy Trinity and Our Blessed Mother. I am a cradle Catholic and grew up praying the Rosary with my family. As kids, we prayed with our church family during the month of May. Even after I married and my daughters were born, we were pretty consistent praying the Rosary. Sadly, not so in the past few years due to several complications in our lives. Whenever I try to pray the Rosary, it is a struggle with too many distractions. Listening today to Fr. Mark-Mary and Mr. Mike in the 3 intro podcasts/video has made me excited to be on this journey and my sincere prayer and hope is that this excitement does not wane and that I will try my best to be consistent. I have also done Day 1 today. Thank you Fr. Mark-Mary and Fr. Mike for inviting us on this journey. God bless both of you and the entire Ascension team.
Thankyou Father Mark Mary🙏🏻 love this so much, so honoured to journey in prayer and faith under your guidance and wisdom. God graciously bless our year together. Pilgrims of Hope 2025. love from Australia 🇦🇺
Beautiful start. I'm devoted to the rosary and my Catholic faith and already I've grown in my prayer life from episode 1. I can't wait to see where this takes me over the year. Thank you, God bless you Father, Ascension Press, every listener, our families, and the whole world.
I have listened to this first episode twice today and am tempted to listen a third time. So good! Fr. Mark Mary is the perfect host for this, he has such a peaceful vibe.
Wow. Turned my life over to God when I was 15, a million youth group hours, completed 4 years of Evangelical Christian University, then ran away from my faith after the Lord disappointed me -- and I have *never* heard anyone describe prayer this way. No one has ever told me how to look at God, who is always looking at us. Thank you, Father Mark-Mary. Poco a poco, friends. Here for the year.
God bless you, Fr. Mark Mary. Thank you for agreeing to do this podcast. I pray the rosary everyday and I want to pray it more fervently and devoutly. Happy New Year.
Happy new year everyone! I’m looking forward to doing The Rosary in a Year as I just finished Bible in a Year on Monday, was accepted into the Catholic Church last Easter and did the amazing Catechism in a Year in 2023! Thank you Father Mark Mary….I love seeing you and Father Mike Schmitz ….God bless you both.
I have been wanting to get closer to our Blessed Mother. And have always wondered if i was praying the rosary or just reciting it. I feel so blessed to be part of this journey. Thank you Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit for everything. And thank you Father Mark Mary. God bless you abundantly ❤🙏✝️
Lovely start to this new year... Thank you Fr Mark Mary... I am looking forward to sharing this daily with everyone... Mary our Mother, please teach us to pray truly with the heart.
Started the Year with you Father Mark-Mary! Thank you for your guidance, encouragement, support, prayers, and for saying yes to God over, and over, and over again through the years. My prayers for you and all your CFR brothers and sisters. Blessed New Year!
So beautiful!! I love how he explains how to raise our hearts and minds to God in prayer, that it's like waiting for a person to say hello when we call them instead of starting to talk immediately. Also, how we're safe in the garden with Mary where the walls are high and the anxieties of the world can't get in, and we can be filled with peace.
I've been praying the rosary for years, but this is a new way for me. Thank Fr. Mark-Mary. I lead rosaries at funerals, at prayer meetings, but this is amazing! Thank you.
Thank you Father Mark Mary for starting this podcast. I say the rosary every day, and I am so looking forward to deepening my understanding and love of this devotion. 🙏🏼
My wife received a phone call that was for me. When finished Fr. Mark Mary was on so i listened and now will follow Fr. Mark on this years journey.. God bring peace and healing to everyone...
Fr. Mark-Mary, Thank you for helping us to practice the presence of God. "Whether or not our prayer is heard depends not on the number of words, but on the fervor of our souls." 😇🙏
Thank you Father! You are right it feels a bit awkward to start, I have been away from intentional daily prayer for several months and I've struggled a little with it since my mom passed in 2022... My parents were giants and their faith and my faith were so intertwined. I feel like God is calling me back into a deeper relationship and I have the desire for it as well. Last year the Theotokos / Blessed Mother really stepped in at times to help me and I desire to have a clearer understanding of how to pray the rosary. This feels like perfect timing. God bless you Father! 🙏🏻
Thank You Fr. Mark-Mart. I am so happy to be with you for this Rosary in the year podcast. God Bless you and everyone who has joined. Jesus, Mary I love you save souls .
Just got baptized and confirmed into the Catholic Church on 24 Dec 2024, I am excited to learn how to have a deeper relationship with God and our Blessed Mother Mary.
Welcome ❤️ 🙏
That is fabulous! Glory be Welcome to the flock!
Welcome home
This is wonderful! We are so happy that the Catholic church is growing again. Welcome, and God bless you.❤
Welcome and God Bless you to your Catholic Family.
Presence of God … clutching the crucifix of the Rosary and gazing upon it. “Jesus, Son of the Living God, have mercy upon me, a sinner. Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto thine. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. 🕊️
Oh, man, I'm crying. Lord, thank you so much for this podcast. I pray for the conversion of my family.
I, too, pray for my family’s conversion. Do so with a daily Rosary. May God be with you and yours.
Me too. It's beautiful.
The rosary is a powerful tool for conversion of family and friends! Glad you're here!
After BIY for 2024, looking forward for RIY for 2025. Day 1 was awesome!
Me too! I’m happy to join
A lovely start. I am not Catholic so I have no idea how to pray the rosary but I am excited to continue to learn so much on this journey to discovering God. Thank you Fr Mark Mary 🎉
It’s an amazing gift from Heaven and He has called you by name. Stick with it, even when it becomes difficult. You will be tempted by the demons to quit. Stay strong because our Mother is calling you to walk with her to be closer to our Lord and Savior.
Welcome!
Welcome !!!
You will be so blessed by it. I am not Catholic either however I found the Rosary in a prayer challenge on Hallow which I recommend along with the Ascension app. It has led to deeper relationships with Jesus and our Mother Mary. God bless!
Awesome🌷 Our Lord and Mama are rooting for you❣️
Thanks
I'm a rosary maker. I manually make rosaries and love it ❤
My dad always said I was on earth by the grace of God; on loan from Him. Dad further said he was grateful for the responsibility of keeping a child of Jesus safe by calling upon the Holy Spirit's assistance. What beautiful words to hear while growing up ...♡
Thanks, Dad ~ Happy New Year! ❤
Hi uteme, glad to see you here as well. God bless
God bless good parents, and yours of course...such a blessing.
What a wonderful father.
Happy new year, 🙏🕯➕🛐❤🕊💌
You are blessed, and your beloved father’s words are a blessing to us all. Thank you for sharing this. 🕊️
I'm not a Catholic, but seem to be experiencing a very strong pull in that direction which I don't quite understand. I'm looking forward to learning more this year.
Welcome! God bless you in your Faith journey!🙏😊
The Holy Spirit! 🕊️ 🙏🏽❤️
Happy New Rosary in a Year!
What a beautiful way to start the New Year, thank you Fr. Mark-Mary Ames
Amen 🙏🏼 God bless the whole world.
I completed the CIAY in 2023, finishing the BIAY (15 days currently left) in 2024-25 and beginning the RIAY in 2025. I'm so excited to be here with everyone! My prayers for everyone's continual spiritual growth. God bless.
Feeling blessed to be starting this with everyone. I completed the Catechism in a year in 2023, the Bible in a year in 2024 and for 2025 looking forward to each day praying for Fr Mark-Mary Ames and my fellow brothers and sisters. God bless you all.
Thank you so much for this! I converted a couple years ago from protestantism and learning the prayers of the Church has somewhat been overwhelming. This really feels like it rounds out the Bible and Catechism in a year podcasts!
God bless you too, Fr. Mark-Mary, and thank you!! 🙏🏽♥️☺️
God bless everyone on this journey, remember pray for fr. Mark-Mary , fr Mike Schmitz, and each other
Thank you so much Father Mark-Mary for this wonderful opportunity ! 🙏
Happy New Year and God Bless everyone on this journey 🙏🙏🙏
Oh how wonderful it felt. I could see Jesus and Mary before me and looking lovingly at me! ❤
I will be confirmed Easter this year after OCIA. Love learning about my faith and the welcoming of the Christ conscious community
welcome. God bless
Welcome home! (RCIA Class of 2010 here)
Happy blessed New Year 2025 everyone!!!🙏✝️💙
Thank you Fr Mark, I just started the podcast today. I prayed for all and my family, and all the poor. God bless and many blessings. 🙏🏻📿
Thank you so much Father! Blessed Solemnity! I look forward to this journey with everyone and the beautiful things God shall do through it---praying for you and for everyone associated with this apostolate!
thanks for this.
I pray for grace for you Fr Mark to see this till the end, may the Immaculate Heart of Mary the Mother of God triumph in families all around the world. Amen!
My take away for today,
"when you call on God, wait for Him to say Hello!"
Jesus, Mary and Joseph - Pray for Us.
I have always loved the Rosary but I am learning I could pray it so much better. I am excited to practice the presence of God. The phone analogy is simple to understand and although God has made Himself known to me in various ways with and without a sacrament involved, I don't think I have heard Him say hello. Probably because I dial and start talking without ceasing. As I learn to practice His presence, I hope to hear and recognize the special hello he says to me .😊
Day 1. I will start this year off, 2025, listening to Rosary in a year as the clock strikes 12. Blessed New Year everyone.
Here I am.
Thank you so much Fr. Mark-Mary for helping us draw closer to God. May God richly bless and protect you during this year.
Here I am! Thank you God. This is an incredible way of praying.
A great way to start the New Year, with Mary by our side.
Mama Mary and Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit Save me and give me your peace, love and blessings.❤❤❤
Wonderful experience looking forward to this daily journey. God bless u Father Mark Mary ❤
Thank you so much father Mark-Mary! God and our blessed mother, Our Lady, bless you! 🙏
Happy New Year 🙏🏻❤️. Mother Mary pray for us. Walk with us this year and always. We need you. Lead us to your Son. 🙏🏻
Looking forward to spending the year with Fr Mark Mary and all of you! God Bless❤
I am so excited to be on this journey with you Fr Mark-Mary. Poco a poco we will get there...much love from Canada.
Thank you, Lord, for the grace to start this journey. Love from India ❤
Have started this journey today (January 05, 2024 - Solemnity of the Epiphany) and am looking forward to growing in my love for the Rosary and thus getting closer to the Most Holy Trinity and Our Blessed Mother.
I am a cradle Catholic and grew up praying the Rosary with my family. As kids, we prayed with our church family during the month of May. Even after I married and my daughters were born, we were pretty consistent praying the Rosary. Sadly, not so in the past few years due to several complications in our lives. Whenever I try to pray the Rosary, it is a struggle with too many distractions. Listening today to Fr. Mark-Mary and Mr. Mike in the 3 intro podcasts/video has made me excited to be on this journey and my sincere prayer and hope is that this excitement does not wane and that I will try my best to be consistent. I have also done Day 1 today.
Thank you Fr. Mark-Mary and Fr. Mike for inviting us on this journey.
God bless both of you and the entire Ascension team.
Thank you Father for your guidance. May God bless everyone this New Year!
Thankyou Father Mark Mary🙏🏻 love this so much, so honoured to journey in prayer and faith under your guidance and wisdom. God graciously bless our year together. Pilgrims of Hope 2025. love from Australia 🇦🇺
Thank you so much for this. Just in this first day, I feel like I was on a short retreat - and I want more! Bless you, Fr. Mark-Mary!
Beautiful start. I'm devoted to the rosary and my Catholic faith and already I've grown in my prayer life from episode 1. I can't wait to see where this takes me over the year. Thank you, God bless you Father, Ascension Press, every listener, our families, and the whole world.
I agree! I learned so much, just from Episode 1! 📿 (I actually took 2 pages of notes !!)
Very excited! Thanks Father Mark-Mary. I will ve praying for you and for the group 🙏
Thank you, Fr Mark-Mary. God be with you on this journey. Claire.
I have listened to this first episode twice today and am tempted to listen a third time. So good! Fr. Mark Mary is the perfect host for this, he has such a peaceful vibe.
Thank you for this . I have been saying the rosary for years. With this podcast I hope to be praying the rosary as it should be prayed.
Wow. Turned my life over to God when I was 15, a million youth group hours, completed 4 years of Evangelical Christian University, then ran away from my faith after the Lord disappointed me -- and I have *never* heard anyone describe prayer this way. No one has ever told me how to look at God, who is always looking at us. Thank you, Father Mark-Mary. Poco a poco, friends. Here for the year.
God bless you, Fr. Mark Mary. Thank you for agreeing to do this podcast. I pray the rosary everyday and I want to pray it more fervently and devoutly. Happy New Year.
Excellent! Love this already. Thank you Father Mark Mary, Father Mike and Ascension Presents for all you do to help us keep the the faith.
Thanks so much Father Mark Mary! This will be a great tool for us this new year.
Hello all, here we go with Rosary In A Year 2025!!
Happy new year everyone! I’m looking forward to doing The Rosary in a Year as I just finished Bible in a Year on Monday, was accepted into the Catholic Church last Easter and did the amazing Catechism in a Year in 2023! Thank you Father Mark Mary….I love seeing you and Father Mike Schmitz ….God bless you both.
Welcome HOME!🙏😊
I have been wanting to get closer to our Blessed Mother. And have always wondered if i was praying the rosary or just reciting it. I feel so blessed to be part of this journey. Thank you Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit for everything. And thank you Father Mark Mary. God bless you abundantly ❤🙏✝️
Day1: Pondering …. Recognizing WHO HE IS AND that HE IS WITH ME❤
Thank you, Fr. Mark-Mary, for this beautiful journey of the Holy Rosary.
Thank you for leading us on this pilgrimage, Fr. Mark Mary!🙏🏻☺️
Lovely start to this new year... Thank you Fr Mark Mary... I am looking forward to sharing this daily with everyone... Mary our Mother, please teach us to pray truly with the heart.
Very much looking forward to beginning this journey with you Father and to grow in my own personal relationship with Jesus and Mary.
Thank you Fr. Mark-Mary. God bless you and everyone trading this ❤
Started the Year with you Father Mark-Mary! Thank you for your guidance, encouragement, support, prayers, and for saying yes to God over, and over, and over again through the years. My prayers for you and all your CFR brothers and sisters. Blessed New Year!
God bless you Fr. Mark and thank you. May the graces of our Almighty God and his blessed mother Mary reign down upon you in this Year of HOPE. 🙏🙌
It's gonna be the best year ever!📿
Thank you Fr. Mark-Mary, Beautiful. Praise to you my Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.
Amen.
Thank you Father Mark and Ascension Family.
🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽
Thank you Father for this teaching.
Together in a whole year,, God bless,
So beautiful!! I love how he explains how to raise our hearts and minds to God in prayer, that it's like waiting for a person to say hello when we call them instead of starting to talk immediately. Also, how we're safe in the garden with Mary where the walls are high and the anxieties of the world can't get in, and we can be filled with peace.
Excellent, to start 2025 with holy thoughts & Holy Rosary. Blessed New Year to all of you there, God's children. Ave Mariya.
I've been praying the rosary for years, but this is a new way for me. Thank Fr. Mark-Mary. I lead rosaries at funerals, at prayer meetings, but this is amazing! Thank you.
Father Mark-Mary is one of my favorite presenters on Ascension and I’m so happy I get to spend a year with him! God bless you, father.
Yes, I like him too.
God blrss you father, for all the great work you do, for us.
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG I'M SO EXCITED ❤ MOTHER MARY COME SIT WITH ME PLS AND LISTEN ❤❤❤❤
Oh Man! I am SO excited about this… I just finished Catechism in a year (starting it again!) Day one!! Happy New Year ❤🎉 Thanks Father Mark Mary
I am so glad that you are making these day learnings for just 15 minutes. I am able to focus throughout.
What a beautiful way to start the year ❤ Following from France ✨ Happy New Year everyone !!! Be blessed 🙏🏾✨
Thank you Father Mark Mary for starting this podcast. I say the rosary every day, and I am so looking forward to deepening my understanding and love of this devotion. 🙏🏼
Ave Maria! Happy New Year from Italy. Let's pray all together our beautiful Mother for peace on earth!
Thank you Father, and everyone involved in this. I am really looking forward to this. And Happy New Year.
Mother Mary pray for me and my family ❤
Hi, I was baptized catholic almost three years ago at the Easter Vigil…..what a blessing! Thank you for doing this for all of us!🙏
Happy New Year 2025! 🎉Happy to join you all!🙏❤️
Excellent delivery for our first class. You made us want to go to the next class. Thank you.
God bless you Father! May Our Lady bless us all and guide us helping us to be committed with praying the Rosary every single day of 2025 🙏🙏
Thank you for this great beginning to our year of growth in love of God.
I am so excited about this journey
Sounds like a plan. Im doing this! Thank you Fr Mark-Mary.
Thankyou Father Mark Mary❤
My wife received a phone call that was for me. When finished Fr. Mark Mary was on so i listened and now will follow Fr. Mark on this years journey.. God bring peace and healing to everyone...
Day 1 of RIY..Blessed Mother, make me an instrument of your love and joy and peace. Prayers for all who are on this journey together 🙏
This is perfect timing as I had recently been struggling to pray the rosary. Thank you for the help. ❤
Wow! Exploring some new and yet familiar territory. 🙏😇
Beautiful first episode; thank you!
Happy New Year, happy beginnings,... blessings to all.
Thank you Fr. Mark Mary 🙏🏼
Tq Fr Mark for the effort. It's really help me
Thank you Father . Amen 🙏🏻💙
Fr. Mark-Mary, Thank you for helping us to practice the presence of God. "Whether or not our prayer is heard depends not on the number of words, but on the fervor of our souls." 😇🙏
Amen
What a gift you are sharing with us; many thanks and blessings for us all as we journey together!
Prayers for repentance conversion and salvation of souls the end of abortion and Peace through the intercession of Our Lady of Grace
Love this
Thank you Father! You are right it feels a bit awkward to start, I have been away from intentional daily prayer for several months and I've struggled a little with it since my mom passed in 2022... My parents were giants and their faith and my faith were so intertwined. I feel like God is calling me back into a deeper relationship and I have the desire for it as well. Last year the Theotokos / Blessed Mother really stepped in at times to help me and I desire to have a clearer understanding of how to pray the rosary. This feels like perfect timing.
God bless you Father! 🙏🏻
Thank you for this. So looking forward to growing spiritually close to our Lord and Mother.
Thank You Fr. Mark-Mart. I am so happy to be with you for this Rosary in the year podcast. God Bless you and everyone who has joined. Jesus, Mary I love you save souls .