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The Rosary [1] (/ ˈ r oʊ z ər i /; Latin: rosarium, in the sense of "crown of roses" or "garland of roses"), [2] formally known as the Psalter of Jesus and Mary [3] [4] (Latin: Psalterium Jesu et Mariae), also known as the Dominican Rosary [5] [6] (as distinct from other forms of rosary such as the Franciscan Crown, Bridgettine Rosary, Rosary of the Holy Wounds, etc.), refers to a set of ...
Pages in category "Luminous Mysteries". The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Rosaryof the Catholic Church. Rosarium Virginis Mariae (Rosary of the Virgin Mary) is an apostolic letter by Pope John Paul II, issued on October 16, 2002, which declared from October 2002 to October 2003 as the "Year of the Rosary ". [1] It was published by Pope John Paul II in 2002 at the beginning of the twenty-fifth year of his pontificate. [2]
t. e. There are differing views on the history of the rosary, a [Catholic] prayer rope, cord or chain used to count specific prayers, commonly as a Marian devotion. The exact origin of the rosary as a prayer is less than clear and subject to debate among scholars. The use of knotted prayer ropes in Christianity goes back to the Desert Fathers ...
In the 16th century, Pope Pius V established the current form of the original 15 mysteries for this rosary and they remained so until the 20th century. [17] Pope John Paul II proposed an additional set of five mysteries known as the "Luminous" mysteries as a manner of reflecting on Christ's life during his public ministry. Some choose to pray ...
[7] [8] In 2002, Pope John Paul II introduced the Luminous Mysteries in the rosary, which include the transfiguration. In Christian teachings, the transfiguration is a pivotal moment, and the setting on the mountain is presented as the point where human nature meets God: the meeting place of the temporal and the eternal, with Jesus as the ...
Luminous Mysteries (1 C, 4 P) S. Sorrowful Mysteries (2 C, 5 P) This page was last edited on 22 June 2005, at 12:49 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Since Pope John Paul II, in his 2002 Apostolic Letter, added the five luminous mysteries, [7] members of the Confraternity are encouraged to include that extra weekly Rosary. However, this is entirely optional; the Rosary Confraternity does not require its members to recite the new Luminous Mysteries.