The Luminous Mysteries

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I do. As somebody who majors in theology, it’s a nice reminder that I’ll never totally understand the ways of God; it’s rather humbling.
 
Yes, because in this way the rosary becomes a meditation on the Gospels from start to finish.👍
 
there are no reason why I wouldn’t pray on the Luminous Mysteries. 🙂
 
Yes, although I find it difficult to visualise the third mystery, the proclamation, as one event, compared to the other four. Any ideas?
 
bpaynter said:
Yes, although I find it difficult to visualise the third mystery, the proclamation, as one event, compared to the other four. Any ideas?
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Jesus and the apostles traveling from city to city?
 
Yes… but not as much as the other three. I have an older pamphlet of the Mysteries which doesn’t include it, so I tend not to because I haven’t found a newer one that’s as pretty. They are very beautiful though!
 
Yes, although I find it difficult to visualise the third mystery, the proclamation, as one event, compared to the other four. Any ideas?
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I always picture the Lord preaching on the Mount of the Beatitudes, seeing as the Beatitudes are something like the “Torah” of the Kingdom of God.
 
EphelDuath said:
Jesus and the apostles traveling from city to city?
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Thanks for this EphelDuath. I’d tend to use an image of the entry to Jerusalem. Actually there are so many events in the proclamation you could almost compose a separate decade, if not an entire rosary, about them.
 
Jordan_Francis said:
I always picture the Lord preaching on the Mount of the Beatitudes, seeing as the Beatitudes are something like the “Torah” of the Kingdom of God.
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That’s a nice concise image! See also my reply to EphelDuath.
 
I do. I love them. I’ve some argument against them, namely that the rosary loses it’s connection with the psalter. My retort is usually that if they were good enough for the pope, they’re good enough for me!
 
I do not say the Luminous Mysteries because I got tired of JPII messing with tradition. If the request had come from Mary, as did the Fatima prayer, then I would say them. As it is, there is no requirement to say them; therefore I won’t as long as I have a choice.
 
buzzoff1031 said:
I do. I love them. I’ve some argument against them, namely that the rosary loses it’s connection with the psalter. My retort is usually that if they were good enough for the pope, they’re good enough for me!
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My retort would be that just because a Pope does something does not automatically make it right.
 
CatholicLife said:
Do you pray the Luminous Mysteries? Why or why not?
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Why would anyone not pray these Mysteries when praying the Rosary?
Introducing the Luminous Mysteries made the Rosary complete. Prior to that the public ministry of Jesus had been ignored.
 
thistle said:
Why would anyone not pray these Mysteries when praying the Rosary?
Introducing the Luminous Mysteries made the Rosary complete. Prior to that the public ministry of Jesus had been ignored.
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I don’t pray the Luminous Mysteries for several reason. One because, when Our Lady introduced the Rosary to St. Dominic, she said…

“Therefore, preach my Psalter composed of 150 Angelic Salutations and 15 Our Fathers, and you will obtain an abundant harvest.”

She specifically compared the Rosary to the Psalter. I think we tend to forget that the Rosary was originally all 15 Mysteries every day. And, as one writer said, if Our Lady wants the Rosary to be amended, she should be the one who does it – as she did at Fatima.

The second reason is that the traditional Rosary follows a set pattern. Incarnation, Passion, Glory… Incarnation, Passion, Glory… the “wild card” is Sunday and that follows the three “Seasons” of the Church. The mysteries of the Incarnation start on Advent and go to the first Sunday of Lent where the Mystery of the Passion takes it place – then from Easter to Advent we have the Glorious Mysteries.

The “Public Ministry” doesn’t have a season in the Church’s Liturgy. Nor is on the same level of importance as the Incarnation, Passion and Resurrection and the Mysteries associated with these events.

These are the main reason I don’t say the Luminous Mysteries – though I’m not saying that others can’t come to other conclusions.
 
WFS5801 said:
I don’t pray the Luminous Mysteries for several reason. One because, when Our Lady introduced the Rosary to St. Dominic, she said…

“Therefore, preach my Psalter composed of **150 Angelic Salutations **and 15 Our Fathers, and you will obtain an abundant harvest.”

She specifically compared the Rosary to the Psalter. I think we tend to forget that the Rosary was originally all 15 Mysteries every day. And, as one writer said, if Our Lady wants the Rosary to be amended, she should be the one who does it – as she did at Fatima.

The second reason is that the traditional Rosary follows a set pattern. Incarnation, Passion, Glory… Incarnation, Passion, Glory… the “wild card” is Sunday and that follows the three “Seasons” of the Church. The mysteries of the Incarnation start on Advent and go to the first Sunday of Lent where the Mystery of the Passion takes it place – then from Easter to Advent we have the Glorious Mysteries.

The “Public Ministry” doesn’t have a season in the Church’s Liturgy. Nor is on the same level of importance as the Incarnation, Passion and Resurrection and the Mysteries associated with these events.

These are the main reason I don’t say the Luminous Mysteries – though I’m not saying that others can’t come to other conclusions.
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Prior to the Luminous Mysteries there were 153 Hail Mary’s in a complete Rosary and not 150.
 
I tend to pray them whenever possible. I do so because it is the MAIN storyline of the Gospel/Jesus’ Life. Even though Mary didn’t give these to St. Dominic, JPII did a great deed in the will of God to install such mysteries. they are called ‘Luminous’ because they open the mind heart, and soul to the main focus on the Gospel: JESUS’ MINISTRY. His ministry of souls is our light and with each passing decade of this rosary, who are able to meditate on them, through Mary the first follower of Jesus.
 
thistle said:
Prior to the Luminous Mysteries there were 153 Hail Mary’s in a complete Rosary and not 150.
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No, the Rosary proper (the traditional Rosary) has 150 Hail Mary’s… The introductory and concluding prayers are not the Rosary proper.
The Rosary is begun and terminated in various ways. In the U.S., it commences with the recitation of an Our Father, three Hail Marys, and a Glory Be to the Father, and ends with the recitation of the Hail Holy Queen and the prayer from the Feast of the Rosary. Domini cans start the Rosary with the verses that open Matins of the Divine Office.* Neither these introductory and concluding prayers nor the Glory Be to the Father following the decades are integral parts of the Rosary.
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callmeChris said:
I tend to pray them whenever possible. I do so because it is the MAIN storyline of the Gospel/Jesus’ Life. Even though Mary didn’t give these to St. Dominic, JPII did a great deed in the will of God to install such mysteries. they are called ‘Luminous’ because they open the mind heart, and soul to the main focus on the Gospel: JESUS’ MINISTRY. His ministry of souls is our light and with each passing decade of this rosary, who are able to meditate on them, through Mary the first follower of Jesus.
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I’m not really here to argue, I just wanted to answer the original poster’s question. Although I would say that the main focus of the Gospel was Christ’s Incarnation, his Passion and his Resurrection. These are the reasons we have the “good news” of the Gospel. Christ’s ministry was primarily for the preparation of the Christ’s Apostles, the future leaders of the Church – the ministry would have meant nothing (in regards to our salvation) without Christ’s birth, death and resurrection.
 
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