Day 188: Gifts for Mary
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What is the Rosary in a Year podcast and how is Day 188 introduced?
I am Fr. 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 into relationship with Jesus and to Mary and becomes a source of grace for the whole world. The Rosary in a Year is brought to you by Ascension. This is day 188. To download the prayer plan for Rosary in a Year, visit ascensionpress.com forward slash rosary in a year or text R-I-Y 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 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.
On behalf of myself and the whole team here at Ascension, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who's helped support this podcast financially. Your generosity is so appreciated and helps us to reach as many people as possible. And if you haven't already, please consider supporting us at ascensionpress.com forward slash support. Today we will be meditating upon and praying with the fifth glorious mystery, the coronation of Mary as queen of heaven and earth with help from a fresco entitled Mary, Help of Christians, which is in the church basilica Maria Auxiliatrix by Giuseppe Rolini. And now a brief introduction to our artist and artwork. Giuseppe Rollini was born in the year 1842.
He died in the year 1904. He was born in Italy, trained at Turin under Andrea Gestaldi. He was a devout Catholic and protege of Don Bosco, and he specialized in sacred art, executing frescoes and altarpieces for Salesian churches. His work reflects a synthesis of Renaissance compositional rigor and romantic emotional intensity. This particular fresco we're going to be looking at was done between the years 1889 and 1891. And we can see the art styles of academic realism, Baroque dynamism, and the use of a symbolist palette. And now a description of our final painting. Amidst circular rows of heavenly choruses, the Blessed Virgin Mary sits on a golden throne, crowned and holding a scepter. The Christ child stands on her lap, wearing a golden crown and bright green robe, arms outstretched.
Close to her right side, St. Joseph gestures towards them with a lily in his far hand. Colorful angels float above and below the throne. In violet shadows and golden light, glowing rows of clouds fill the composition. Ranks of hundreds of saints from all epochs encircle the heavenly scene. From young girls to native tribesmen with nuns and habits, priests, investments, and soldiers waving banners, all echoing the joy of the scene. At the top, God the Father stands, beaming forth bright light with a dove at his chest. With arms raised in triumph and rendered with a triangular halo, he presides over his creation with majesty. the great celestial procession of angels and saints stretches beyond the viewer's sight, ascending ever upward in this glorious depiction of the new heavens.
All right, and now our meditation. Friends, we've made it. We've made it. Take a deep breath and just take it in.
This is our destination. This is where we've been headed this whole time. Looking at our fresco today of the coronation of Mary as queen of heaven and earth, we see the Father and we see the Holy Spirit and we see the child King Jesus on the knee of Mary, mother and queen. Right next to Mary and to Jesus on the throne there, we have Joseph. And remember the journey seeing Joseph was on. How he worked, how he sacrificed, how he suffered. And he's made it. He's in heaven. And even more importantly, those he gave his life to care for, to provide for, to protect. Mary and Jesus, they're there. They've made it safely home. St. Joseph, St. Joseph, you fulfilled your mission. Well done, good and faithful servant.
Then we look around at the rows upon rows upon rows of saints, like holy men and women who prayed, who served, who were obedient, who preached, who went off to far off lands, who lived the Beatitudes.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the Rosary in a Year podcast and how is Day 188 introduced?
0:04–6:39
2
Which artwork and artist are presented for meditation and why does it matter?
6:39–9:46
3
Who was Giuseppe Rollini and what are the artistic influences of his fresco?
9:46–14:12
4
How is the fresco 'Mary, Help of Christians' visually described in this episode?
14:12–15:30