Hitherto there had been three groups: the Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, and the Glorious Mysteries. The Luminous Mysteries 1. When Pope John Paul II proposed a new set of mysteries of the Rosary in 2002, he wished to make the Rosary even more into a compendium of the Gospel. These three together totaled 150 Hail Marys: originally meant to correspond to the 150 Psalms. The Fifth Luminous Mystery - THE INSTITUTION OF THE EUCHARIST. Jesus took bread, blessed it: "Take and eat, this is My Body." Donald Calloway, MIC, discussing Fr Calloway’s book, 10 Wonders of the Rosary. In 2002 Pope John Paul II said that it is fitting that a new set of five be added, termed the Luminous Mysteries, bringing the total number of mysteries to 20. Scripture. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. The five Luminous Mysteries, with the changes instituted by the Pope, now comprise the Seven Sacraments established by Christ during His Ministry on earth. John isn’t afraid to challenge people to change, and so he betters their lives and is remembered by history. Mitch Pacwa, SJ, guest Fr. The Glorious mysteries are prayed on Sunday and Wednesday, the Joyful on Monday and Saturday, the Sorrowful on Tuesday and Friday, and the Luminous on Thursday. Taking the wine: "This cup is the new covenant in my Blood, shed for … (Numbers other than the 10 Hail Marys refer to the numbers pointing to the beads in the above illustration.) Illustrations and suggested points of reflection from our booklet Praying the Rosary Without Distractions available from our on-line store.. Also available in our store: the booklet Scripturally Based Rosary, ideal for individual study and prayer. The Wedding Feast at Cana – Jesus performs his first public miracle at his mother’s request. On October 16, 2002, Pope St. John Paul II added a new group of Mysteries—the “Luminous Mysteries”—to the Rosary. But they also have a special meaning when taken as a whole. Luminous Mysteries Baptism of Jesus And when Jesus was baptized, … the heavens were opened and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on Him, and lo, a voice from heaven, saying "this is My beloved Son," with whom I am well pleased." He says that the Luminous Mysteries have particular significance for our day and time when certain teachings and truths of the faith are under … Archbishop Fulton Sheen said, "The rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than the education of other men; it is the book of the aged, whose eyes close upon the shadow of this world, and open on the substance of the next. EWTN Live with Fr. We each receive the Holy Spirit in a special way in Baptism and again at Confirmation. An objection, among traditional-minded folks, to … These new mysteries, which he called The Mysteries of Light, or Luminous Mysteries, refer to the public life of Our Lord. The five Luminous Mysteries have meaning as individual events in Christ's Life. Saint George Preca and the Mysteries of Light This addition to the decades of the rosary – which had been left untouched for over 400 years – has aroused a great deal of interest. 1st Mystery of Light: The Baptism of the Lord in the Jordan The Mysteries of Light' or 'Luminous Mysteries' are now placed between the Joyful and sorrowful mysteries in our recitation of the Rosary on a sequential basis. The Baptism of Jesus — Openness to the Holy Spirit. At 22:39 Fr Mitch asks Fr Donald about the Luminous Mysteries and why they matter, and why he included them. I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. The Luminous Mysteries. 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