Again therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying: I am the light of the world: he that
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The Luminous Mysteries



In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit who was born of the Virgin Mary who suffered under Pontius Pilate who was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty from whence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, in the communion of saints in the forgiveness of sins; in the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.

Our Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. (Say three times)

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen

O my Jesus forgive us our sins, and save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls into Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy. Amen.


The First Luminous Mystery
The Baptism in the Jordan

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,/
"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (Matthew 3:1, 2)

Hail Mary...

"I am the the voice of one crying in the wilderness,/
'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said.'" (John 1:23)

Hail Mary...

"I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry;/
he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire." (Matthew 3:11)

Hail Mary...

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said,/
"Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29)

Hail Mary...

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him saying,/
"I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" (Matthew 3:13,14)

Hail Mary...

But Jesus answered him,/
"Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." (Matthew 3:15)

Hail Mary...

And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water,/
and behold the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him. (Matthew 3:16)

Hail Mary...

And lo, a voice from heaven saying,/
"This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased." (Matthew 3:17)

Hail Mary...

And John bore witness, "I saw the Spirit descend as a dove from heaven, and it remained on him./
he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'" (John 1:32,33)

Hail Mary...

"And I have seen and borne witness/
that this is the Son of God." (John 1:34)

Hail Mary...

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

O my Jesus forgive us our sins, and save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls into Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy. Amen.


The Second Luminous Mystery
The Self-manifestation at the Wedding of Cana

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.

On the third day there was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there;/
Jesus also was invited to the marriage, with his disciples. (John 2:1, 2)

Hail Mary...

When the wine failed, the mother of Jesus said to him,/
"They have no wine." (John 2:3)

Hail Mary...

"And Jesus said to her, "O Woman, what have you to do with me?/
My hour has not yet come." (John 2:4)

Hail Mary...

His mother said to the servants,/
"Do whatever he tells you." (John 2:5)

Hail Mary...

"Now six stone jars were standing there, for the Jewish rites of purification,/
each holding twenty or thirty gallons." (John 2:6)

Hail Mary...

"Jesus said to them, "Fill the jars with water."/
And they filled them up to the brim. (John 2:7)

Hail Mary...

"He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the steward of the feast."/
So they took it. (John 2:8)

Hail Mary...

"When the steward of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew),/
the steward of the feast called the bridegroom (John 2:9)

Hail Mary...

and said to him, "Every man serves good wine first; and then when men have drunk freely, then the poor wine;/
but you have kept the good wine until now." (John 2:10)

Hail Mary...

This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee and so manifested his glory;/
and the disciples believed in him. (John 2:11)

Hail Mary...

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen

O my Jesus forgive us our sins, and save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls into Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy. Amen.


The Third Luminous Mystery
The Proclamation of the Kingdom

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.

"And he stood up to read; and there was given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was written, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor./
He has sent me to proclaim release to captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." (Luke 4:16,17,18,19)

Hail Mary...

"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand;/
repent, and believe in the gospel." (Mark 1:15)

Hail Mary...

"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God./
That which is born of flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit." (John 3:5,6)

Hail Mary...

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,/
that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)

Hail Mary...

And he said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven./
Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18:3,4)

Hail Mary...

"When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne./
And he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. (Matthew 25:31,33)

Hail Mary...

"Then the King will say to those at his right, 'Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;/
for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'" (Matthew 25:34,35,36)

Hail Mary...

"Then he will say to those at his left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;/
for I was hungy and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'" (Matthew 25:41,42,43)

Hail Mary...

"And they will go away into eternal punishment,/
but the righteous into eternal life." (Matthew 25:46)

Hail Mary...

"Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and the Bride has made herself ready;/
it was granted her to be clothed with fine linen, bright and pure" - for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. (Revelation 19:6,7,8)

Hail Mary...

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

O my Jesus forgive us our sins, and save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls into Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy. Amen.


The Fourth Luminous Mystery
The Transfiguration

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.

And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother,/
and led them up a high mountain apart. (Matthew 17:1)

Hail Mary...

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun,/
and his garments became white as light. (Matthew 17:2)

Hail Mary...

And behold, two men talked with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory/
and spoke to him of his departure, which he was to accomplish at Jerusalem. (Luke 9:30, 31)

Hail Mary...

And Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is well that we are here;/
let us make three booths, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah. (Mark 9:5)

Hail Mary...

He was still speaking, when lo,/
a bright cloud overshadowed them. (Matthew 17:5)

Hail Mary...

And a voice from the cloud said,/
"This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him." (Matthew 17:5)

Hail Mary...

When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces,/
and were filled with awe. (Matthew 17:6)

Hail Mary...

But Jesus came and touched them, saying,/
"Rise, and have no fear." (Matthew 17:7)

Hail Mary...

And when they lifted up their eyes,/
they saw no one but Jesus only. (Matthew 17:8)

Hail Mary...

And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them,/
"Tell no one the vision, until the Son of man is raised from the dead." (Matthew 17:9)

Hail Mary...

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen

O my Jesus forgive us our sins, and save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls into Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy. Amen.


The Fifth Luminous Mystery
The Institution of the Eucharist

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.

"Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven./
For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world." (John 6:32,33)

Hail Mary...

"I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst."/
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life. (John 6:35,47)

Hail Mary...

"I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever;/
and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh." (John 6:51)

Hail Mary...

So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you,/
unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you." (John 6:53)

Hail Mary...

He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day./
For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed." (John 6:54,55)

Hail Mary...

"He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him./
As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me." (John 6:56,57)

Hail Mary...

After this many of his disciples drew back and no longer went about with him./
Jesus said to the twelve, "Will you also go away?" (John 6:66,67)

Hail Mary...

Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life;/
and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God." (John 6:68,69)

Hail Mary...

"Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said. "Take, eat; this is my body." And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying,/
"Drink of it, all of you; for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins." (Matthew 26:26,27,28)

Hail Mary...

For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup,/
you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. (1 Corinthians 11:26)

Hail Mary...

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit./ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

O my Jesus forgive us our sins, and save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls into Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Hail holy Queen, Mother of Mercy! Our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus; O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us O Holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray:
O God, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death and Resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of Eternal Life; grant we beseech thee, that by meditating on these Mysteries in the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary; that we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.



The Joyful Mysteries Na Rúndiamhra Sólásacha
The Luminous Mysteries Na Rúndiamhra Solasmhara
The Sorrowful Mysteries Na Rúndiamhra Dólásacha
The Glorious Mysteries Na Rúndiamhra Glórmhara