"If You Could Ask God for Anything..." - First Week of Advent w/ Fr. Mark Toups and Rejoice!

Journey into the heart of scripture this Advent with your guide Fr. Mark Toups and his friends Sr. Josephine Garrett and Fr. Josh Johnson-every Sunday of Advent, right here on Sundays with Ascension.
Didn't buy the journal before it sold out? No worries-Rejoice! An Advent Pilgrimage into the Heart of Scripture is now available as an e-book for you this Advent season: ascensionpress.com/products/e...
Rejoice! An Advent Pilgrimage into the Heart of Scripture, Year B is a prayer resource that offers daily reflections on the Sunday Mass readings that will help you enter more deeply into the season of Advent.
Together with these weekly videos, the journal will help you to grow in your understanding and appreciation for the incredible gift of Christ's Incarnation. As you slow down and meditate on the readings each week, you'll find your experience of Advent transformed. By contemplating the coming of the Prince of Peace at Christmas, you'll find your own heart filled by his peace and joy.
Experience a more peaceful, more joyful, and more meaningful Advent than ever before. God bless you.
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[@IONov990]

If today you hear God's voice, harden not your hear

[@user-ui4ye4ph8b]

Amen

[@KolokaiKalai]

🎉Thankyou Fr.Mark for the beautiful inspiring reflection on SILENCE....and for the beautiful prayer 🙏

[@catherinekilligrew5905]

Thank you Father Toups for this lovely peaceful prayer.

[@lizpuett5777]

Speak to me, oh Lord , for your servant is listening. Show me, oh Lord, the wonders of your creation. Dangerous prayer, but so very beautiful.

[@heathsavage4852]

Oh, Father, I can so relate to this experience. I pray and pray that I can hear God's voice, that I can "hear" the silence...

[@paulforbes1217]

Come down the bayou and pass a good time...with Fr. Mark and the Good News! Viva Cristo Rey!

[@AnneS29]

Thank you for this Fr. Mark I continue to pray for you in my rosary each day, as I have for the last few years now. God bless you and all that you are doing. You have such a kind voice and I am sure a matching heart.

[@gugatena4990]

Gracias querido Padre y feliz domingo de adviento

[@jillp9016]

Amen 🙏 Thank you Lord Jesus 🙌🙏❤️🥰

[@simonecarr-williams2257]

In Jesus mighty and matchless name, Amen 🙏

[@oliverkent8429]

Besides the Still Waters Psalm 23

[@lauralangley7240]

Dear Father Mark Toups, I specifically ordered the Advent journal and am very grateful for your writings and teaching. I was fortunate that our parish does a retreat during Lent. It was there I discovered your work with Ascension Press. Very holy time and we reflect so much more on the beauty of our precious Lord. Thank you so much!

[@lauraantos3105]

My dad passed away on Tuesday and the week has been tough preparing for his funereal mass next Sat. Thank you for helping me calm my mind and heart as I tok some time for silence amongst the pain and loss as I begin advent.

[@lillight4JC]

My heart goes out to you, dear friend in Christ. May God carry you every step of the way, in the holy Name of our Lord Jesus. Just take one day, one moment at a time. God is with you in every one of those moments 🥺❤️🙏🏼🕯🕊🕯🙏🏼

[@lorettasehlmeyer3020]

Thank you so much, Fr.Mark!!!

[@monikacoates7661]

Just Wow! God Bless!

[@carolinemoore3771]

I would love to see Ascension do more content related to the disruptive role of technology in our lives and how it impacts our faith. It feels like we are all so addicted to our phones that we can no longer find the motivation to live out our faith fully. In particular I think that what is most concerning is that many of us have lost the ability to productively contribute to combating social injustices in our society which we are called to do as Catholics. We would rather just scroll all day, or at best make a social media post about the issues impacting our brothers and sisters then roll up our sleeves and contribute in a meaningful way. Please consider making more content on this broad topic!

[@Richard_Paradise]

I remember sitting on a camel in Egypt in the middle of the desert with nothing but the heat and the silence. It was quite the thing.

[@buddybrown8607]

Thank you father, I'm glad you're back. I have been struggling with silence and Mystic prayer for a couple years, I need your help and your prayers.

[@lillight4JC]

Only just watched this beautiful video! By the grace of God, I hope to fill this final week of Advent with this program and learn and grow in some way despite having such little time left. Feeling totally overwhelmed right now😢 but I pray that God, in His mercy and goodness will help me and all those like me so that we can be ready in all ways, especially in our hearts, minds and most of all our souls, for Christmas. Thank you and God bless you, dear Fr Mark, abundantly and unceasingly❣️ 🙏🏼🌟🕊🙏🏼

[@krutherfful]

Thank you so much for this Rejoice program this Advent! I think it's funny that the message about silence was followed with a prayer accompanied by MUSIC! Lol. We are all just noise addicts at this point. Such a great message! I am really looking forward to digging into the Rejoice journal now! Thank you to Ascension and Father Toups!

[@user-dg9ls1xt4h]

This talk reminds me of a teaching we had in the 5th grade in 1981. This is so very refreshing. I’ve been searching for this for years.

[@stephaniehill2652]

So excited ❤ thank you team for putting all this together for help and healing. ❤️‍🩹

[@GeorgiaHayes-bh3ur]

Such an amazing time listening to Fr. Mark Toups

[@Cynane27]

I'd love to hear more from this man.

[@jonyivre4541]

We should not forget that millions of people watch and listen to religious videos.

[@blujeans9462]

Welcome back! I so enjoy your Advent (and Lent) videos. They are so inspiring and thought provoking. I especially enjoy the prayers that you invite us to follow along with you - they are so heartful - and powerful. Thank you.

[@ThomasMusings]

3:57 yep

[@timothyvanscoy6953]

Father was talking about the need for silence and an ad for chocolate burst into the video shattering my silence

[@Marcia811]

Thank you.

[@veronicareed7057]

Thank you Father Mark. ❤

[@jesusworksbro4Life]

Jesus loves you

[@beachgirl4]

Omg❤

[@DarleneAuthement-kc6re]

🙌🩸♥️

[@jldisme]

Having the music during the prayer was very distracting.

[@briendoyle4680]

I ask... why canNOT these oh Soo Alll Powerful gods Never prove themselves..?....

[@spidermiddleagedman]

I don't want to rely on money, because money can come and go.

[@tracybrophy6767]

I remind myself that my Creator does not owe me that. He grants me instead the gift of faith and trust in Him, as well as His Holy Catholic Church.

[@briendoyle4680]

So have all the gods... @@spidermiddleagedman

[@briendoyle4680]

Remind yourself that no gods Proven... @@tracybrophy6767

[@marioncottell7285]

Cannot MM be sectioned ? She is a danger to herself and others. Perhaps I am the only person who think s she has lost the plot and is quite mad