The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames) Day 74: Beloved of the Father
Mar 15, 2026
A meditation on Jesus as the Father's beloved and how baptism makes us beloved too. A guided lectio divina that listens for the Father's voice and invites a deeper identity in God's love. Prayerful reflections on becoming pleasing to the Father and a contemplative decade of the Rosary focused on the Baptism in the Jordan.
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Baptism Reveals Jesus As Beloved And The Trinity
- Jesus' baptism reveals his identity as the Beloved and gives a glimpse of the Trinity.
- Fr. Mark-Mary explains the Father's voice and the Spirit descending show Jesus as the anointed Messiah and beloved Son.
Begin By Desiring To Be Beloved
- Dare to desire and seek to experience yourself as the Father's beloved.
- Fr. Mark-Mary invites listeners to build faith and hope on the rock of being beloved, trusting God as Father.
Baptism Makes Us Beloved Yet Still Fallible
- Baptism shares Jesus' identity with us so we too are beloved sons and daughters of the Father.
- Fr. Mark-Mary contrasts our inherent beloved status with our capacity to sin, unlike Jesus who is always pleasing to the Father.