New Rosary Mysteries?

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allana said:
I just read that the Pope wants to include new mysteries to the Rosary called the Luminous Mysteries. Is anyone here familiar with it? Here is the site i read it at.
catholic.com/library/New_Mysteries_For_Rosary.asp
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The Luminous Mysteries were added by Pope John Paul II. It is recommended that they be prayed on Thursdays.

I love these mysteries, but I do miss the connection between the 150 Hail Marys and the 150 Psalms. I can let that go for the beauty of the meditations, however.

Gertie
 
i am embarrassed to say i now know this, i need to run to the christian book store and get an updated Rosary booklet, also updated books by St. Louis De Montefort on the Secrets of the Rosary.
 
allana said:
i am embarrassed to say i now know this, i need to run to the **christian **book store and get an updated Rosary booklet, also updated books by St. Louis De Montefort on the Secrets of the Rosary.
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You’ll probably have better luck if you try a Catholic book store.

M
 
mlldrl said:
You’ll probably have better luck if you try a Catholic book store.

M
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I quite agree but our Catholic book store changed its name to the ‘Christian Book Store’ to not discourage our protestant brothers and sisters from browsing through our inspiring literature. 🙂
 
Gertabelle said:
The Luminous Mysteries were added by Pope John Paul II. It is recommended that they be prayed on Thursdays.

I love these mysteries, but I do miss the connection between the 150 Hail Marys and the 150 Psalms. I can let that go for the beauty of the meditations, however.

Gertie
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Actually there were 153 Hail Marys. Most people forget about the three near the start of the Rosary.

It has been suggested that the 153 corresponds to the 153 fish caught in John 21:11:
“So Simon Peter went over and dragged the net ashore full of one hundred fifty-three large fish. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn.”

The 153 fish mean the large number of converts achieved through the labours of the Apostles once they start spreading the gospel.
 
allana said:
I just read that the Pope wants to include new mysteries to the Rosary called the Luminous Mysteries. Is anyone here familiar with it? Here is the site i read it at.
catholic.com/library/New_Mysteries_For_Rosary.asp
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You are a few years too late, Pope John Paul II propposed these new meditations for the Year of the Rosary in 2002 there is no magic about the # of prayers, there are rosaries such as the Servite or Franciscan which are 7 decades or another number.
 
Yes, thank you for those who didn’t know, I have been praying the Luminous mysteries since Pope John Paul the great brought them to our attention several years ago, (we normally pray them on Thursdays, as I read that was when he recommended they be prayed.) Also, when I was younger, I was taught that the first three Hail Mary’s at the beginning of the Holy Rosary were for an increase of Faith, Hope and Charity.
 
It was John Paul II’s new mysteries that brought me back to the Rosary. My mother insisted that we pray it as a family every night when I was in my early teens and I hated it. Forty some years later, when the new mysteries were added, I came to recognize it as a meditation on the whole of the four Gospels and now pray it almost every evening. I was also able to finally understand my friend’s comment that Mary always points to her son, Jesus. It is a very powerful prayer.
 
thistle said:
Actually there were 153 Hail Marys. Most people forget about the three near the start of the Rosary.

It has been suggested that the 153 corresponds to the 153 fish caught in John 21:11:
“So Simon Peter went over and dragged the net ashore full of one hundred fifty-three large fish. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn.”

The 153 fish mean the large number of converts achieved through the labours of the Apostles once they start spreading the gospel.
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Actually, the Credo, Pater, three Aves and the Gloria that begin the Rosary are not officially a part of the Rosary; nor are the Fatima prayers that follow each Gloria, nor is the Salve Regina that ends the Rosary. These are just pious traditions (but of course important ones)

For centuries upon centuries the Rosary has been understood to consist of 15 decades, with laypeople saying 1/3 each day (ie meditating on 5 mysteries). The New Mysteries are nicein that they are very easy to meditate on, but it is my understanding that they are not obligatory, and indeed in themselves are a pious tradition.
 
JuanCarlos said:
Actually, the Credo, Pater, three Aves and the Gloria that begin the Rosary are not officially a part of the Rosary; nor are the Fatima prayers that follow each Gloria, nor is the Salve Regina that ends the Rosary. These are just pious traditions (but of course important ones)
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We could also add that many do not include many of these additions. The Salve Regina, as far as I understand, is most common here in America, whereas over in Europe I believe that they use the Litany of Loreto. And I have never used the Fatima prayer.
 
JuanCarlos said:
Actually, the Credo, Pater, three Aves and the Gloria that begin the Rosary are not officially a part of the Rosary; nor are the Fatima prayers that follow each Gloria, nor is the Salve Regina that ends the Rosary. These are just pious traditions (but of course important ones)

For centuries upon centuries the Rosary has been understood to consist of 15 decades, with laypeople saying 1/3 each day (ie meditating on 5 mysteries). The New Mysteries are nicein that they are very easy to meditate on, but it is my understanding that they are not obligatory, and indeed in themselves are a pious tradition.
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Actually the Rosary itself is a private devotion and nobody is obliged to pray it, although I think its a powerful way to pray.
However, inclusion of the Luminous Mysteries makes sense as they are the public ministry of Christ.
 
Wow the addition of the luminous mysteries took place in 2002? i was 16years old at that time, and wasnt so much knowledgable about my religion at that time, i’ve always had a Rosary and the booklet that went along with it, but never used it, until i started university 4years ago, and protestants used to hate on me for being Catholic. It was then i started to take a serious interest in my faith and started saying my Rosary and reading the Catechism, etc. I wished i had started sooner, but i had no real guidance from parents or anyother concerning Catholism, i had an experience with the Rosary that made me realise the magnitude of its power, i will share it in another post. When i relate this experience to other Christians i get bickered at, so sometimes i’m reluctant to share it. So now that i know there is a new mystery i will include it into my usual routine.
 
Is it ok to have a favorite mystery?:o I truly think that luminous is my favorite. They are all beautiful, but I find that this one sort of ties all of themtogether, if that makes sense. Does anyone know the reason Pope JP2 added this one?
 
Im not to sure why he added it but it was surely an important sequence of event that took place with Jesus and Mary, its inclusion into the Rosary will help remember those events.
 
whatevergirl said:
Is it ok to have a favorite mystery?:o I truly think that luminous is my favorite. They are all beautiful, but I find that this one sort of ties all of themtogether, if that makes sense. Does anyone know the reason Pope JP2 added this one?
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Why he added the five? I think it’s obvious that in the traditional Rosary there is a huge gap between Jesus’ Finding in the Temple and His Passion and that new mysteries which covered His ministry would be a good idea.

I like 'em too, I think the Transfiguration especially is an interesting one to mediate on - how we all hope and desire to see God face to face in His glory - and Peter James and John got just a little foretaste of that to inspire them for the tough road they had ahead of them.
 
I made a quick review of the posts and did not see where anyone listed the Luminous Mysteries If one of you did, I msssed them.
They are
  1. The Baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan
  2. The Wedding Feast at Cana where Jesus Manifests Himself
  3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
  4. The Transfiguration
  5. The Institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper
If you put the four mysteries together in this order, i.e., The Joyful Mysteries, The Luminous Mysteries, The Sorrowful Mysteries and the Glorious Mysteries it pretty well covers the events in the life of Jesus in chronological order. I don’t think that the Holy Father was concerned about the rosary relating to the 150 psalms as it did when the devotion started as most people then were illiterate. Most do read today and therefore can easily read the Liturgy of the Hours without a problem.
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B
 
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