The Gospel Rosary Of Pope John Paul II
The Rosary of Light
(Said on Thursdays throughout the year)
On October 16, 2002, Pope John Paul II added a new cycle of mysteries, called the "luminous mysteries" or "mysteries of light," to the traditional three cycles of joy, sorrow, and glory. By including significant episodes in Christ's public ministry, the new mysteries expand the rosary's focus on gospel events, explains the Holy Father, "so that the one who recites it with devotion and not mechanically will be able to penetrate even more profoundly into the content of the Good News and conform his own existence ever more to that of Christ."
General audience, October 16, 2002
The Baptism of Jesus
The Wedding at Cana
The Proclamation of the Kingdom
The Transfiguration
The Institution of the Eucharist