Day 164: Guided by His Hand
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fr. Mark-Mary reflects on St. Thomas not as doubting and resistant, but as someone honestly expressi...
Day 163: Through His Eyes
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What did Jesus see when He looked down from the cross? And what does He see in us now? Fr. Mark-Mary...
Day 162: Carrying the Cross Together
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Orazio Gentileschi’s painting, Christ Carrying the Cross, captures the profound strength and inner...
Day 161: Sharing Eternal Victory
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christ is depicted in Caravaggio’s Ecce Homo with quiet dignity amid humiliation, as He is crowned...
Day 160: Choose Your Side
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are in a war with darkness, and we must choose to take up the side as sons and daughters of God. ...
Day 159: Surrender Your Suffering
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we meditate with the painting entitled Prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane Garden by Alessandro Maganza...
Day 158: Wash All of Me
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus gives himself totally to us in the Eucharist, body, blood, soul, and divinity. Today’s art, ...
Day 157: We Have Authority
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fr. Mark-Mary notices that The Transfiguration, painted by Raphael, contains a very interesting Bibl...
Day 156: I Do Not Condemn You
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Lorenzo Lotto’s painting, The Adulterous Woman, we are presented with an unforgettable moment f...
Day 155: More than Meets the Eye
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus is a divine multitasker, intentionally and perfectly. Fr. Mark-Mary explains that while we mig...
Day 154: I Am Not Worthy
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Jesus approaches John to be baptized, John initially resists, insisting that he is not worthy. ...
Day 153: From St. Joseph to Jesus
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Concluding our focus on St. Joseph, we reflect on the quiet but powerful transition of Mary’s care...
Day 152: St. Joseph’s Offering
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series focusing on St. Joseph’s presence with the Presentation in the Temple. In t...
Day 151: St. Joseph’s Protection
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If St. Joseph had not been present at the Nativity, could the adoration of the shepherds have happen...
Day 150: God Will Provide
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mary was not the only one who received an angelic visitor. Joseph too was directed by an angel to ta...
Day 149: Littleness Before the Lord
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Ossawa Tanner’s depiction of the Annunciation is distinctly unique. Fr. Mark-Mary directs ou...
Day 148: Daughter, Mother, Spouse
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Coronation of Mary can be seen in a distinctly Trinitarian sense, highlighted in Diego Velázque...
Day 147: Fullness of Victory
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mary, through her Immaculate Conception, shares in the fullness of Christ’s victory. Fr. Mark-Mary...
Day 146: My Soul Thirsts
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At Pentecost, the Apostles may have been filled with a reasonable amount of fear, as wind shook the ...
Day 145: He Must Increase
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
St. John the Baptist said in John 3:30, “he must increase, I must decrease”. In today’s mosaic...
Day 144: Done in Secret
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Repeatedly in the Gospels, Jesus goes off alone to pray to the Father, telling us, “pray to your F...
Day 143: Fulfillment of the Promise
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the Old Testament, God sent Noah the sign of the rainbow to promise he would never flood the eart...
Day 142: Truly the Son of God
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pieter Bruegel’s painting, The Procession to Calvary, is distinctly filled with Roman soldiers. Fr...
Day 141: Render Unto God
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we see the bust of Tiberius Caesar at the top of today’s painting, Christ Crowned with Thorn...
Day 140: His Glory Remains
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
St. Paul’s letter to the Romans tells us, “if God is for us, who is against us?” Reflecting on...
Day 139: Gold in Our Halos
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s painting by Vicente Masip, Judas is pictured with a gold and black halo. Even as Judas ...
Day 138: Rest in All Things
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Even at the Last Supper, anticipating his passion, Jesus is at peace, as depicted in today’s mosai...
Day 137: Medium Reveals Meaning
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus is the light of the world, shown so clearly through the mystery of the Transfiguration. Fr. Ma...
Day 136: We Must Receive
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s painting, The Healing of the Lepers at Capernum, Jesus has healed ten lepers, but only ...
Day 135: Miracles of Love
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why does Jesus perform miracles? Fr. Mark-Mary, meditating with help from a painting by Carl Bloch, ...
Day 134: Shadow of the Cross
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The first Luminous mystery is a mystery of profound joy, but a fresco of Jesus’ Baptism, featured ...
Day 133: Respond with Grace
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How would you react if you saw 12-year old Jesus preaching in the temple? Fr. Mark-Mary points out t...
Day 132: Eyes on Jesus
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Giulio Campi’s fresco of The Presentation in the Temple, is filled with people and commotion. Two ...
Day 131: Worship and Warmth
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What will be true in heaven is already true in the manger at Bethlehem. Already, heaven and earth...
Day 130: Joy in the Darkness
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So often, our futures are shrouded in mystery and darkness. It can be hard to see where God’s plan...
Day 129: A Disposition of Reverence
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fr. Mark-Mary begins our visio divina episodes with a meditation on The Annunciation by Fra Angelico...
Day 128: Queen of Angels
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mary is the general of an angelic army, and her aim is fighting for us, protecting us from harm. ...
Day 127: Reunion into Heaven
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What was it like in heaven the day Mary was assumed? St. Bernard of Clairvaux describes the incre...
Day 126: Fire of Love
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
God desires the fire of his love to burn always in our hearts, says St. Alphonsus Liguori. Fr. Mark-...
Day 125: Hold Fast to Christ
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Jesus ascends to heaven, St. Augustine tells us to hold fast to Christ. Fr. Mark-Mary explains th...
Day 124: Newness of Life
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We were buried with Christ by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead, we ...
Day 123: She Magnifies Him
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
St. Bridget's Revelations tells us of the crucifixion through Mary’s eyes. Fr. Mark-Mary explai...
Day 122: Trophy of Victory
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Carrying the cross was meant to be a dishonor, but Jesus carried his cross as a sign of his glory, a...
Day 121: The Cost of Compromise
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pilate tried to compromise on truth. His concern was not justice, but instead self-preservation. Fr....
Day 120: Be the One
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus suffered tremendously to show his love for us and to win us for himself. And yet, many of us d...
Day 119: Till The End
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the final moments before his arrest, Jesus is praying for the apostles. This is the movement o...
Day 118: Partake of God
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does transubstantiation happen, and what do we receive when we receive the Eucharist? Fr. Mark-M...
Day 117: Come Down, Peter
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The mystery of the Transfiguration begins with ascent to the heavenly mountain, but ends with descen...
Day 116: Continued Through You
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus has a plan for your life, a plan to continue his divine mission through you. Fr. Mark-Mary sha...
Day 115: Wedding of the Lamb
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two weddings are being celebrated at the wedding feast at Cana. As the divine bridegroom, Jesus’ r...
Day 114: Baptized with Him
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
St. Gregory of Nazianzus offers us a reading on Christ’s baptism, full of scriptural references to...
Day 113: Spoiler Alert
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spoiler alert: Jesus is Lord! While the mystery of the Finding in the Temple is not the climax of Je...
Day 112: All My Time is Free
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mary gave consent to Jesus’ sacrifice in the mystery of the Annunciation, but in the mystery of...
Day 111: Manifest in Humility
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
God so profoundly wants us to have confidence to approach him, that he veils his glory and clothes h...
Day 110: Greater Seeks Lesser
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
God doesn’t just stay in heaven and wait for us to approach him. Instead, as reflected in the myst...
Day 109: The Gift of Wonder
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus means St. Gregory the “wonder worker,” Fr. Mark-Mary tells us. Leadi...
Day 108: Heights of Holiness
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Queen is set apart, but Mary, as Queen of Heaven and Earth is set apart so that as our mother she ...
Day 107: Beauty Which Never Fades
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The mystery of the Assumption reveals to us that true beauty lies not in earthly appearances, but he...
Day 106: He Sends His Spirit
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes it feels like Jesus gets more attention than the Holy Spirit. Fr. Mark-Mary, with help fro...
Day 105: Love Draws Us Up
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Heaven is more than just a theological reality. Heaven can be a personal truth we approach with prof...
Day 104: Where is Your Sting?
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meditating on a reading from St. John Chrysostom, we recall that Jesus’ victory over death is eter...
Day 103: Pilgrimage of Faith
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mary was preserved by special grace from sin, but Mary was also human, requiring her to journey on t...
Day 102: Carried with Love
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the day of the crucifixion, three crosses were carried. Yet, there’s only one cross that we hon...
Day 101: Glory and Indignity
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Instead of a crown of glory, they imposed on him a crown of indignity, St. Thomas Aquinas writes ...
Day 100: Always Her Son
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing upon St. Bridget of Sweden’s work, Revelations, we meditate on the Scourging at the Pillar...
Day 99: Stay in Dialogue
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When we experience real, deep, human fear and anguish, we can draw hope from the fact that Jesus ...
Day 98: An Abyss of Love
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aided by a meditation from St. Catherine of Siena’s Dialogue, we reflect on the profound gift of t...
Day 97: Climb the Mountain
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the mystery of the Transfiguration, there’s an invitation to climb the mountain with Jesus. How...
Day 96: A New Love
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus is raising the stakes during his ministry and proclamation of the kingdom. St. Augustine tells...
Day 95: Moms are Special
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Would Jesus have turned the water into wine if someone other than Mary had asked him? Fr. Mark-Mary,...
Day 94: No Doubt
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is there any room left for doubt in the mystery of the Baptism? No, say Fr. Mark-Mary and St. Ambros...
Day 93: Look Like You Love Him
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Mary and Joseph realized that Jesus was missing, they searched everywhere, stopping at nothing ...
Day 92: Waiting in the Temple
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Jesus was presented in the Temple, Simeon was ready to receive the long desired savior. With a ...
Day 91: Cause For Joy
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is the Nativity a cause for joy in your life? Reflecting on a sermon from St. Leo the Great, Fr. Mar...
Day 90: Consoling Mother
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We read from St. Alphonsus Liguori’s On the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin, recognizing that Mar...
Day 89: Long Desired
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We move into our Saint Reflections section of Phase 3 with a reading from St. Bernard of Clairvaux’...
Day 88: The Road of Humility
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mary chose humility, waiting with confidence in the Lord and his goodness. For this, Fr. Mark-Mary s...
Day 87: It’s All True
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The mystery of the Assumption reveals that everything God promised to Mary was fulfilled. Fr. Mark-M...
Day 86: Filled with New Wine
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the descent of the Holy Spirit, those who hear the Apostles are amazed and perplexed, suggesti...
Day 85: The Blessing Never Stops
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In his glorified body, Jesus no longer has physical limitations. This is why, Fr. Mark-Mary explains...
Day 84: Do Not Be Afraid
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the mystery of the Resurrection, Jesus and the angels bring the same message: do not be afraid. T...
Day 83: Father Forgive Them
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the midst of the most tragic of circumstances, his crucifixion and death, what does Jesus say? Je...
Day 82: Simon’s Choice
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
During Jesus’ passion, the gospel tells us that a man named Simon was compelled to carry Jesus’ ...
Day 81: Behold Your King
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Although the Roman soldiers mockingly hail Jesus as king, Fr. Mark-Mary explains that in this myster...
Day 80: His Blood For You
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus freely endured the suffering of the scourging because of his great love for us. Fr. Mark-Mary ...
Day 79: Trust like Jesus
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Jesus is sorrowful in the Garden of Gethsemane, he stays in relationship with the Father, trust...
Day 78: Given for You
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the last supper, Jesus tells his disciples that he earnestly desires to eat the Passover with the...
Day 77: Have No Fear
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When we experience fear and doubt, we can turn to the Father’s revelation that Jesus is the one we...
Day 76: The Shepherd is Shepherding
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The mystery of the Proclamation of the Kingdom and the Call to Conversion reveals to us that the tim...
Day 75: Jesus and Mary See You
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the Wedding Feast at Cana, Mary notices first that the wine has run out. Fr. Mark-Mary explains t...
Day 74: Beloved of the Father
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We know Jesus is the beloved of the Father, but today Fr. Mark-Mary tells us that we too should see ...
Day 73: Seek Him
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How are we seeking Jesus? Are we aware that as we seek Jesus, he too is seeking us? Fr. Mark-Mary as...
Day 72: You Don’t Wait in Vain
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Simeon and Anna spent their entire lives waiting in the Temple for the savior. We might feel like Si...
Day 71: Behold God
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What was the experience of the shepherds, called by angels to the birth of God? How would we react t...
Day 70: The Faith of Mary
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the Visitation, God is revealing that he keeps his promises. Fr. Mark-Mary leads us in lectio div...
Day 69: Nothing is Impossible
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Congratulations! You have made it to Phase 3 of the Rosary in a Year: Meditating on the Mysteries. W...
Bonus: Introduction to Phase Three: “Meditating with the Mysteries”
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do we really dive into meditation while we pray the rosary? In this special bonus episode, Fr. M...
Day 68: Fancy Friends
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us have “fancy” friends in our lives, and sometimes we are the “fancy” friend: someo...
Day 67: He Has Promised
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes God asks us to do things that are unexpected or difficult. However, these times are often ...
Day 66: Wait and Pray
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What were the Apostles feeling as they waited in the upper room? Despite their trepidation, the Apos...