![]() ![]() The following meditations on the mysteries of light are offered as a prayer for all life, from conception to natural death. Pope John Paul II, praying the Rosary “is nothing other than to contemplate with Mary the face of Christ”. Print Download PDF Pope John Paul II has given us two great gifts: the mysteries of light as a part of the Holy Rosary, and the Gospel of Life in his great encyclical Evangelium Vitae. Pope John Paul II added to the previously established mysteries the luminous mysteries, which reflect on significant moments from Jesus’ public ministry. John Paul II suggested in his encyclical on the Rosary, Rosarium Virginis Mariae, The Rosary of the Virgin Mary A proposed addition to the. ![]() The joyful mysteries focus on the Incarnation, while the sorrowful mysteries focus on the sufferings of Jesus’ Passion and the glorious mysteries on his Resurrection. As we were growing up, we had only the joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries. In light of the Churchs encouragement for the faithful to dive ever more deeply into the life of Christ, Pope John Paul II has unveiled the Luminous Mysteries. Pope John Paul II for adding the luminous mysteries to the rosary. While praying the rosary on a recent Thursday, I found myself marveling at the wisdom of St. Pope John Paul II added to the previously established mysteries the luminous mysteries, which reflect on significant moments from Jesus’ public ministry. Fink The luminous mysteries of the rosary tell us just who Jesus was. This is seen in how each set of mysteries of the Rosary contains five events or truths regarding the life of Jesus from the Bible. The joyful mysteries focus on the Incarnation, while the sorrowful mysteries focus on the sufferings of Jesus’ Passion and the glorious mysteries on his Resurrection. Pope John Paul II, the Rosary “is at heart a Christocentric prayer” because “it has all the depth of the Gospel message in its entirety”. Ever wonder how the Rosary, Mary, and Jesus all connect? Although Marian in character, the Rosary in reality focuses on Mary’s heavenly son, Jesus. Pope John Paul IIs Apostolic Letter, Rosarium Virginis Mariae, introduced the Luminous Mysteries in October 2002.
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