The pope stressed that adding the Luminous Mysteries is done “without prejudice to any essential aspect of the prayer’s traditional format, is meant to give it fresh life and to enkindle renewed interest in the Rosary’s place within Christian spirituality as a true doorway to the depths of the Heart of Christ, ocean of joy and of light, of suffering and of glory. Pope John Paul II and the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary from Catholic Book Publishing begins by setting out the historical context within which to understand. John Paul II says the words spoken by the Father at the Transfiguration are placed upon Mary’s lips at Cana, and it becomes the great maternal. The mysteries are prayed on specific days of the week with the addition. In 2002, Pope John Paul II said it is fitting that a new set of five be added, termed the Luminous Mysteries, bringing the total number of mysteries to 20. Thus, for the rosary to “become more fully a ‘compendium of the Gospel,’” the pope considered it appropriate that there be “a meditation on certain particularly significant moments in his public ministry, following reflection on the Incarnation and the hidden life of Christ (the joyful mysteries) and before focusing on the sufferings of his Passion (the sorrowful mysteries) and the triumph of his Resurrection (the glorious mysteries).” In the Second Luminous Mystery, though the Blessed Virgin Mary was not present at the Transfiguration, the role she assumed at Cana in some way accompanies Christ throughout his ministry. This groups the mysteries in three sets: the Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, and the Glorious Mysteries. In one volume, this insightful work offers the historical context within. John Paul II also noted in his apostolic letter that “it is during the years of his public ministry that the mystery of Christ is most evidently a mystery of light: ‘While I am in the world, I am the light of the world’ (Jn 9:5).” The Luminous Mysteries (or Mysteries of Light) were introduced as a proposed addition to the traditional pattern by Pope John Paul II, in October 2002. Pope John Paul II and the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary By Jerome M. Thus in these mysteries “we contemplate important aspects of the person of Christ as the definitive revelation of God,” the pope said, since it is he who “declared the beloved Son of the Father at the Baptism in the Jordan, Christ is the one who announces the coming of the Kingdom, bears witness to it in his works and proclaims its demands.” Pope John Paul II And The Luminous Mysteries Of The Rosary In one volume, this insightful work offers the historical context within which to understand the. The pope proposed the Luminous Mysteries to “highlight the Christological character of the rosary.” These mysteries refer to “Christ’s public ministry between his Baptism and his Passion,” the Holy Father explained.
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