Luminous mysteries

On October 16, 2002, Pope St. John Paul II issued his Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae, that is "The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary". In it, he proposed a recommended new set of mysteries to be meditated on when praying the Rosary. Those mysteries were the Luminous Mysteries. Composed of The Baptism in the…

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord - Mk 1:9-11 It happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John. On coming up out of the water he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him. And a voice came from the heavens, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” To read more:

The Rosary is a Scripture-based prayer. It begins with the Apostles’ Creed, which summarizes the great mysteries of the Catholic faith. The Our Father, which introduces each mystery, is from …

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Rosary meditations for the Luminous Mysteries to help you focus as you pray: reflections for yourself, spouse, children, priest, the Church, the world.

Praying the luminous mysteries of the Holy Rosary is to pray and meditate on the Gospel

XI. THE EXCELLENCE OF THE ROSARY ON ACCOUNT OF THE MYSTERIES COMMEMORATED "Unless thy law had been my meditation, I had then perhaps perished in my abjection."—Ps. cxviii, 92. Dear Brethren: In our former considerations of the Rosary we have discussed the prayers of which the Rosary is composed. The second chief part of the Rosary is the fifteen Mysteries. They are called Mysteries because the truths which they contain are hidden and cannot be comprehended except by Divine revelation. These…

The Luminous Mysteries: The Baptism in the Jordan, The Wedding at Cana, The Proclamation of the Kingdom, The Transfiguration, The Institution of the Eucharist