About this episode

Fr. Mark-Mary discusses the battle against darkness and the significance of choosing God's side while meditating on sacred art and praying the Rosary.

We are in a war with darkness, and we must choose to take up the side as sons and daughters of God. Fr. Mark-Mary describes Caravaggio’s painting, The Flagellation of Christ , relating each of Jesus’ assailants to a personification of sin. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Scourging at the Pillar and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary. All of the Sacred Art we’ll be meditating with can be found in the Rosary in a Year Prayer Guide , for free linked in the complete prayer plan, or in the Ascension App. For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy .

People in this episode

Host: Fr. Mark-Mary Ames

Topics covered

• spiritual warfare
• sin
• Rosary
• Christian art
• prayer

Keywords

• darkness
• sons and daughters of God
• Caravaggio
• prayer guide
• Ascension App

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ascension

Books & works: The Flagellation of Christ, Scourging at the Pillar

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