The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames) Day 6: Prayer is a Battle
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Jan 6, 2026 Fr. Mark-Mary delves into the concept of prayer as a battlefield, highlighting the struggles we face in cultivating a prayer life. He emphasizes that prayer requires both grace and effort while navigating the temptations that seek to divert us from God. Drawing on the power of the Rosary, he describes it as a spiritual weapon against adversity and a tool for concentration. Historical accounts, like the Battle of Lepanto, show how prayer can impact the world. The call to daily pray the Rosary for personal and global salvation resonates throughout.
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Prayer Is Both Gift And Fight
- Prayer requires both grace and determined effort; it always presupposes struggle.
- Fr. Mark-Mary Ames emphasizes that choosing prayer means choosing a harder, graced path against our inertia.
Prayer Targets Invisible Powers
- The spiritual battle targets our union with God, not just external foes.
- Fr. Mark-Mary Ames cites Ephesians to show we fight principalities and spiritual wickedness.
The Tempter Cuts Off Our Supply
- The devil often wins by cutting off our supply lines of grace, especially prayer.
- Fr. Mark-Mary Ames compares this to starving an army to explain spiritual depletion.