Day 238: The Assumption and Coronation of Mary

Summary

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

Episode: Day 238 – The Assumption and Coronation of Mary
Host: Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR
Date: August 26, 2025

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Episode Overview

On Day 238 of "The Rosary in a Year", Fr. Mark-Mary Ames guides listeners in meditating on the fourth and fifth Glorious Mysteries: the Assumption and Coronation of Mary. The episode focuses on deepening the listener's relationship with Jesus and Mary through prayer and reflection, offering encouragement to persevere in faith and echo Mary's ongoing "yes" to God. Drawing from Marian devotion, the episode unpacks the hope and confidence Christians can find in Mary's story and intercession.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Introduction to the Glorious Mysteries

• Fr. Mark-Mary introduces the focus of the day:
  • The Assumption of Mary (Fourth Glorious Mystery)
  • The Coronation of Mary (Fifth Glorious Mystery)
    (00:57)

2. Meditation on the Assumption of Mary

Key Insights:

• Mary is assumed into Heaven, "body and soul."
• This mystery is more than wishful thinking—it demonstrates the "Christian hope of confidence" that we, too, may follow her path through the power of the Holy Spirit.
• Fr. Mark-Mary draws on the Magnificat:
  • Mary first celebrates what God has done for her, then rejoices in what He will do for all His people.
• Mary's unwavering "fiat" (her yes to God) becomes a model for faithfulness and hope.

Notable Quote:

"We see Mary going where we hope to follow—not just like wish to follow, but have a Christian hope of confidence to follow, through the power of the Holy Spirit."
(Fr. Mark-Mary, 01:10)

• The mystery encourages listeners to "celebrate with joy this promise fulfilled in Mary's life," trusting God will fulfill His promises to us as well.
  (01:24 – 02:05)

3. Meditation on the Coronation of Mary

Key Insights:

• Mary is crowned Queen by the Holy Trinity—"Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."
• She is both our "Queen" and our "Mother," actively interceding for us to receive the Holy Spirit and the grace to persevere.
• The episode emphasizes imitation of Mary's fiat: always saying yes to God's will, with trust in the Father's faithfulness.

Notable Quote:

"We see in this Queen our Mother. And we know that Mary is for us a loving mother and the most powerful of advocates, always interceding on our behalf that we might receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit and the grace to persevere and always saying yes and echoing and imitating her own fiat to the Lord’s will, trusting as she did in the Father’s faithfulness."
(Fr. Mark-Mary, 02:08–02:56)

4. Transition into Prayer and Meditation

• Fr. Mark-Mary invites listeners to become recollected and "invoke the grace of the Holy Spirit," calling to mind a focus for prayer before beginning the Rosary.
  (03:01–03:10)

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The Rosary Prayer: Fourth and Fifth Glorious Mysteries

Structure:

• Each Mystery is introduced with a brief intention.
• Listeners are guided through the sequence:
  • Our Father
  • Ten Hail Marys
  • Glory Be
  • Fatima Prayer ("Oh my Jesus...")

Timestamps:

• Fourth Glorious Mystery (The Assumption):
  • Begins at 03:18, concludes at 07:32
• Fifth Glorious Mystery (The Coronation):
  • Begins at 07:42, concludes at 11:35

Prayer Tone:

• The episode maintains a calm, reverent, and deeply meditative tone, encouraging personal participation and reflection.

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Memorable Moments & Notable Quotes

• On Hope and Perseverance:

  "May we celebrate with joy this promise fulfilled in Mary’s life and be renewed in confidence that all of the promises of the Father to us will also be fulfilled."
  (Fr. Mark-Mary, 01:24–02:05)

• On Mary as Intercessor and Mother:

  "She is for us a loving mother and the most powerful of advocates, always interceding on our behalf..."
  (Fr. Mark-Mary, 02:11–02:56)

• Personal Encouragement:

  "Go ahead and take a moment, become recollected. Know that God is with us, invoke the grace of the Holy Spirit..."
  (Fr. Mark-Mary, 03:01–03:07)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Introduction & Theme: 00:04–00:54
• Assumption Meditation: 01:04–02:05
• Coronation Meditation: 02:08–02:56
• Guided Prayer (Fourth Mystery): 03:18–07:32
• Guided Prayer (Fifth Mystery): 07:42–11:35
• Sign-off: 11:45–11:55

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Closing

Fr. Mark-Mary thanks the listeners for participating and encourages them on their journey, reinforcing the communal and persevering aspect of prayer:

"All right, thanks everybody, for joining me and praying with me today. I look forward to continuing this journey with you again tomorrow. Poco a poco, friends. God bless y'all."
(11:45–11:55)

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Summary:
This episode offers listeners a profound meditation on Mary’s Assumption and Coronation, centering on God’s promises, Mary’s faithful perseverance, and the hope that every Christian is called to embrace. Through prayer, reflection, and imitation of Mary’s fiat, the faithful are encouraged to trust and persevere in their daily walk with God.

Transcript

[Mark Mary]

Foreign.

[Friar (Host)]

Mark Mary with Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and this is the Rosary in a Year podcast, where through prayer and meditation, the Rosary brings us deeper.

[Prayer Leader]

Into relationship with Jesus and Mary and.

[Friar (Host)]

Becomes a source of grace for the whole world. The Rosary in a Year is brought to you by Ascension. This is day 238. To download the prayer plan for Rosary in a year, visit ascensionpress.comrosaryinayear or text RIY to 33777. 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 this 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.

[Prayer Leader]

No matter what app you're listening in.

[Friar (Host)]

Remember to tap, follow or subscribe for your daily notifications. Today we will be praying with the.

[Prayer Leader]

Fourth and the fifth Glorious Mysteries, the.

[Friar (Host)]

Assumption of Our lady and her coronation as Queen of Heaven and Earth.

[Prayer Leader]

As we pray with the fourth Glorious.

[Friar (Commentator)]

Mystery, we see Mary being assumed into Heaven, body and soul. And we see Mary going where we hope to follow, not just like wish to follow, but have a Christian hope of confidence to follow through the power.

[Prayer Leader]

Of the Holy Spirit.

[Friar (Commentator)]

And we call to mind the pattern of Mary's Magnificat, wherein first she celebrates the great things the Lord has done for her and then she prophesies, sings joyfully about what God will do for all of his people and Mary who is faithful, Mary whose fiat was persevering and never wavering, never, never taken back this yes to all things. May we celebrate with joy this promise fulfilled in Mary's life and be renewed in confidence that all of the promises of the Father to us will also be fulfilled. And as we pray with the fifth Glorious Mystery, Mary's coronation as Queen of.

[Prayer Leader]

Heaven and Earth.

[Friar (Commentator)]

We see Mary being crowned, being made Queen by Father, Son and Holy Spirit. And we see in this Queen our Mother. And we know that Mary is for us a loving mother and the most powerful of advocates, always interceding on our behalf that we might receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit and particularly like the grace to persevere and and always saying yes and echoing and imitating her own fiat to the Lord's will, trusting as she did in the Father's faithfulness, persevering in God's will, and always trusting as she did in the Father's faithfulness.

[Prayer Leader]

So go ahead and take a moment, become recollected.

[Friar (Host)]

Know that God is with us invoke.

[Prayer Leader]

The grace of the Holy Spirit.

Call to mind a focus for our.

[Friar (Host)]

Time of prayer and meditation, and we'll begin.

[Prayer Leader]

In the name of the Father, and.

[Friar (Host)]

Of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

The fourth glorious mystery is the Assumption.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.

On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

[Friar (Host)]

And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed.

Is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with the Blessed art.

Thou among women, and blessed is the.

Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord.

[Friar (Host)]

Is with the Blessed art thou among.

[Prayer Leader]

Women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with the Blessed art.

Thou among women, and blessed is the.

Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed.

Is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord.

[Friar (Host)]

Is with the Blessed art thou among.

[Prayer Leader]

Women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with the Blessed art.

Thou among women, and blessed is the.

Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God.

[Friar (Host)]

Holy pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with the Blessed art.

Thou among women, and blessed is the.

Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with the Blessed art.

Thou among women, and blessed is the.

Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed.

Is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

[Friar (Host)]

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

[Prayer Leader]

As it was in the beginning, is.

[Friar (Host)]

Now and ever shall be, world without end.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

[Friar (Host)]

Oh, my Jesus, forgive us our sins, Save us from the fires of hell.

[Prayer Leader]

And lead all souls to heaven, especially.

[Friar (Host)]

Those in most need of thy mercy. The fifth glorious mystery is the coronation of Our lady as Queen of Heaven and Earth.

[Prayer Leader]

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done.

On earth as it is in heaven.

[Friar (Host)]

Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed.

Is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy, Holy Mary, mother of God, pray.

[Friar (Host)]

For us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with the Blessed art.

Thou among women, and blessed is the.

Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with the Blessed art.

Thou among women, and blessed is the.

Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with the Blessed art.

Thou among women, and blessed is the.

Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed.

Is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with the Blessed art.

Thou among women, and blessed is the.

Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with the Blessed art.

Thou among women, and blessed is the.

Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed.

Is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

[Mark Mary]

Holy.

[Prayer Leader]

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with the.

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed.

Is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with the.

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed.

Is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for.

[Friar (Host)]

Us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

Glory be to the Father and to.

[Friar (Host)]

The Son and to the Holy Spirit.

[Prayer Leader]

As it was in the beginning, is.

[Friar (Host)]

Now and ever shall be, world without end.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

[Friar (Host)]

Oh, my Jesus, forgive us our sins.

[Prayer Leader]

Save us from the fires of hell.

[Friar (Host)]

Lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.

[Prayer Leader]

In the name of the Father and.

[Friar (Host)]

Of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

[Prayer Leader]

Amen.

[Friar (Host)]

All right, thanks, everybody, for joining me and praying with me today.

[Prayer Leader]

I look forward to continuing this journey.

[Friar (Host)]

With you again tomorrow. Poco.

[Friar (Commentator)]

Poco.

[Prayer Leader]

Friends, God bless y'.

[Mark Mary]

All.