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I love the Rosary and pray it daily. But, I do not use the Luminous Mysteries. I love the traditional Rosary and how symmetrical it was with the number of decades equal to the number of Psalms, etc. It seemed so right.

Am I wrong for not using the Luminous Mysteries?
 
If you completely reject the Luminous Mysteries just because they are “modern” or new, I don’t think that’s a good reason. If you simply don’t like praying them as much as the other mysteries (find them harder to focus on, etc.) then I think it’s fine. I found the Luminous Mysteries hard to memorize for some reason, but now I pray them pretty regularly. I find that it “fills the gap” between the Joyful and Sorrowful Mysteries.
To each their own, though.
 
It’s that you pray and not what you pray that counts.

More often than not, I do not pray the mysteries of the Dominican rosary, but pray the Crown Rosary of the Franciscans.

I don’t think it deters the intercession of the Blessed Mother, or the answers from God.

Peace and Prayers.
 
TexanKnight said:
I love the Rosary and pray it daily. But, I do not use the Luminous Mysteries. I love the traditional Rosary and how symmetrical it was with the number of decades equal to the number of Psalms, etc. It seemed so right.

Am I wrong for not using the Luminous Mysteries?
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Nope.
 
Are you a member of the Confraternity of the Rosary? Or have you read much Saint Louis de Montfort?

Anyways, the Confraternity encourages that its members pray the luminous, but does not demand it. There are numerous indulgences associated with the Confraternity. I think that there are more indulgences attached to the Rosary and the Confraternity than to anything else.
 
TexanKnight said:
I love the Rosary and pray it daily. But, I do not use the Luminous Mysteries. I love the traditional Rosary and how symmetrical it was with the number of decades equal to the number of Psalms, etc. It seemed so right.

Am I wrong for not using the Luminous Mysteries?
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I haven’t seen any authoritative source saying that you’d be wrong simply for not using them.

Here are three voices saying otherwise. The first two are “Ask an Apologist” answers on this site.

Are the luminous mysteries required?

This answer says that since the rosary is a private devotion, it may be prayed in various ways: someone could even choose to pray only the sorrowful mysteries, for example.

Do I have to pray the luminous mysteries?
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In Rosarium Virginis Mariae, John Paul II made it clear that the luminous mysteries were an optional addition.
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(I remember that part well. Of course, years later, the Luminous Mysteries have become mainstream.)

A page on the website of the Rosary Confraternity
Since the Holy Father has recently added the five luminous mysteries, it would seem that members of the Confraternity should strive to include that extra weekly Rosary. However, we have as yet received no official statement regarding this matter. Those who recite only the fifteen traditional mysteries will continue to share in the benefits of the Confraternity until some official source declares the contrary.
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This one will apply directly to you if you are a member, but it aligns with what else I’ve read.
 
Granum_Frumenti said:
I haven’t seen any authoritative source saying that you’d be wrong simply for not using them.

Here are three voices saying otherwise. The first two are “Ask an Apologist” answers on this site.

Are the luminous mysteries required?

This answer says that since the rosary is a private devotion, it may be prayed in various ways: someone could even choose to pray only the sorrowful mysteries, for example.

Do I have to pray the luminous mysteries?

(I remember that part well. Of course, years later, the Luminous Mysteries have become mainstream.)

A page on the website of the Rosary Confraternity

This one will apply directly to you if you are a member, but it aligns with what else I’ve read.
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I do say the Luminous Mysteries, no problem, but sometimes I make up my own Mysteries to the Rosary. as long as they are part of the life of Jesus and Mary. I like to meditate on Simon helping Jesus carry His Cross and pray for all those who need a “Simon” in their life. Please, Sweet Jesus, send them a “Simon” to help them carry their cross. I especially pray that for all those on the CAF that ask for prayers. God Bless, Memaw
 
It is certainly not wrong not to pray the Luminous Mysteries. My question is, why not? They were given to us by Blessed Pope John Paul II, who is soon to be canonized. JPII had a deep, deep devotion to our Blessed Mother, and the Mysteries are all completely based on scripture. These five mysteries illuminate certain events in the Life of our Lord which, by meditating upon these mysteries, can lead us into a deeper relationship with our Lord and our Blessed Mother. Why would you cut yourself off from that?
 
Brooklyn said:
It is certainly not wrong not to pray the Luminous Mysteries. My question is, why not? They were given to us by Blessed Pope John Paul II, who is soon to be canonized. JPII had a deep, deep devotion to our Blessed Mother, and the Mysteries are all completely based on scripture. These five mysteries illuminate certain events in the Life of our Lord which, by meditating upon these mysteries, can lead us into a deeper relationship with our Lord and our Blessed Mother. Why would you cut yourself off from that?
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I don’t know. I guess I feel that if Mary wanted us to have the Luminous, she would have given them to us. I also feel the 150 mysteries in the original three was intentional to match the number of Psalms

It was good enough for hundreds of years. It was what Our Mother gave us.
 
I agree with you TexasKnight. I do not recite the Luminous Mysteries and never intend to. Because the Rosary is not a requirement to be a Catholic and there are no rubrics governing it recitation. I therefore choose to follow the older version (15 decade). Its not wrong to do this, it is again a matter of choice.

I do not “put down” anyone who chooses otherwise.
 
Mary gave us five more mysteries through Blessed Pope John Paul II.

Mary gave us the first fifteen mysteries through St. Dominic and so she most certainly could have given us five more through a Pope such as John Paul II - he was consecrated to Mary and it can be argued that no other Pope has had a greater devotion to Mary. Does the Blessed Virgin herself have to announce it on CNN for us to realize that it is Her will that we meditate on the mysteries of light - the mysteries of God’s revelation of himself in the person of Her Son, Jesus Christ?

She definitely gave them to us through Blessed Pope John Paul II. Could there be anyone better? She directed the bullet to miss his heart. Anyone who knows anything about Blessed Pope John Paul II’s devotion knows that it was Mary. There is no doubt about it.

-Tim-
 
TexanKnight said:
Am I wrong for not using the Luminous Mysteries?
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It is a devotion. You are not wrong for not saying an addition to a devotion.

I wish Latins were, quite frankly, as fervent in their recitation of the offices as they were in their recitation of the rosary.
 
MorEphrem said:
It is a devotion. You are not wrong for not saying an addition to a devotion.

I wish Latins were, quite frankly, as fervent in their recitation of the offices as they were in their recitation of the rosary.
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Everytime the Blessed Mother appeared, (in approved Apparitions) she asked us to say the Rosary every day, she never said the Pope could not give us 5 more Mysteries. While we are under no “obligation”, I think it’s wise to listen Her and the Church in such matters. Many do say the Daily Office but that doesn’t get the ‘publicity’ the rosary does. God Bless, Memaw
 
not to beat a dead horse, but when I converted a few years ago, one of the things I was taught about the beauty of the Rosary and how clever Mary was in giving us the Rosary was how the 150 decades matched the Psalms. We lose that with the Luminous Mysteries.
 
It’s a devotion; do what you will. I include the luminous mysteries and the ‘O My Jesus’ from Fatima.

Bl John Paul the II the Great is Mary’s son. If she did not wish to have the luminous mysteries included, then I do not believe they would be in it. The psalms are infinite in number.
 
It was years before I first started praying the Luminous Mysteries. Now I love them. Instead of praying the Joyful on Thursday, I pray the Luminous instead. If I do a complete rosary with all 3 mysteries, I omit the Luminous. But I do love these mysteries.
 
I think there is much to be gained from meditating on all 4 of the rosaries. The ‘gap’ is filled with the Luminous mysteries. When I pray all 4 in order I reflect on every aspect of what He is giving to us. What a beautiful prayer! Sometimes, if I’m having trouble sleeping, I will occupy my mind with going through each of the mysteries as if I were explaining the life of Jesus to somebody who never met Him. 🙂
 
TexanKnight said:
not to beat a dead horse, but when I converted a few years ago, one of the things I was taught about the beauty of the Rosary and how clever Mary was in giving us the Rosary was how the 150 decades matched the Psalms. We lose that with the Luminous Mysteries.
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It’s not a loss, we still have the other Mysteries but we have gained 5 more. The Church would never give us a loss. The Holy Spirit knows what we need. God Bless, Memaw
 
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