Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Mary was the first person in human history to hear that Jesus is the Son of God — and the first to glimpse the inner life of the Holy Trinity. How did she believe so quickly? What was already happening in her soul before the angel Gabriel arrived?

In this episode of Into the Mysteries of the Rosary, a mini-series of the Contemplata podcast, Fr. James Brent, O.P. meditates on the First Joyful Mystery: the Annunciation. He unpacks why Gabriel greets Mary as "full of grace" before revealing her mission, what her response teaches us about discerning God's call in our own lives, and how the Annunciation opens the door to God's plan to adopt us as His children.

A guided meditation for anyone praying the Rosary — whether for the first time or the ten-thousandth.

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