Luminous Mysteries

 

The Lumi­nous Mys­ter­ies are often prayed on Thurs­days.  We enter the Lord’s pub­lic life through his teach­ings and mir­a­cles. The five lumi­nous mys­ter­ies are: the Bap­tism of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Rev­e­la­tion of our Lord at the Wed­ding of Cana, the Procla­ma­tion of our Lord Jesus of the King­dom of God and his Call for our Con­ver­sion, the Trans­fig­u­ra­tion of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Insti­tu­tion of the Eucharist.

Open­ing Prayers                                             Click  for  Video Ver­sion
(1) Make the Sign of the Cross while say­ing: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spir­it. Amen. Make your inten­tions.

(2) While hold­ing on to the cru­ci­fix, say the “Apos­tles’ Creed”:
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, born of the Vir­gin Mary, suf­fered under Pon­tius Pilate, was cru­ci­fied, died and was buried. He descend­ed to the dead. On the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascend­ed into heav­en, and is seat­ed at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence, He shall come to judge the liv­ing and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spir­it, the Holy Catholic Church, the com­mu­nion of Saints, the for­give­ness of sins, the res­ur­rec­tion of the body, and life ever­last­ing. Amen.

(3) Say the “Our Prayer”:
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.

(4) Say “Hail Mary” (3 times):
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.

(5) Say the “Glo­ry Be”:
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.

Announce the First Lumi­nous Mys­tery

First Lumi­nous Mys­tery
The Bap­tism of our Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus arrived from Galilee and came to John at the riv­er of Jor­dan to be bap­tized by him. As soon as Jesus was bap­tized, he came up out of the water. Then heav­en was opened to him, and he saw the Spir­it of God com­ing down like a dove and light­ing on him. Then a voice said from heav­en “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”Matthew 3:13–17.

 

6) Say the “Our Father” on the large bead:
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.

(7) Say 10 “Hail Marys” (called a decade) on each of the small beads, while med­i­tat­ing on the mys­tery:
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.

(8) Say the “Glo­ry Be”:
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.

(9) Say the “Fati­ma Prayer”:
“O my Jesus, for­give us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heav­en, espe­cial­ly those who have most need of your mer­cy.

Announce the Sec­ond Lumi­nous Mys­tery

Sec­ond Lumi­nous Mys­tery
The Rev­e­la­tion of our Lord at the Wed­ding of Cana
Jesus, Mary and his dis­ci­ples went to a wed­ding cel­e­bra­tion in Cana. When the wine had giv­en out, Jesus’ moth­er said to him “they are out of wine.” “You must not tell me what to do; my time has not yet come,” he replied. Mary tells the ser­vants to obey him nonethe­less. Jesus request­ed the jars used for purifi­ca­tion to be filled with water and then served to the man in charge of the feast. It was the best of wine! John 2:2–10
Then say Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glo­ry Be and O My Jesus.

Announce the Third Lumi­nous Mys­tery

Third Lumi­nous Mys­tery
The Procla­ma­tion of the King­dom of God
After John had been put in prison, Jesus went to Galilee and preached the Good News from God. “The right time has come,” he said, “and the king­dom of God is near! Turn away from your sins and believe the Good News!” Jesus invites the fish­er­men Simon, his broth­er Andrew, James and John to fol­low Him to catch peo­ple for the king­dom of God . Mark 1:4–15

Then say Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glo­ry Be and O My Jesus.

Announce the Fourth Lumi­nous Mys­tery

Fourth Lumi­nous Mys­tery
The Trans­fig­u­ra­tion of our Lord Jesus
Jesus took Peter, John and James up on Mount Tabor to pray. While he was pray­ing, his face changed its appear­ance, and his clothes became daz­zling white … a cloud of light appeared and cov­ered them with its shad­ow; and the dis­ci­ples were afraid as the cloud came over them. A voice said from the cloud, “This is my Son, whom I have cho­sen – lis­ten to him!”
Luke 9:28–35

Then say Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glo­ry Be and O My Jesus.

Announce the Fifth Lumi­nous Mys­tery

Fifth Lumi­nous Mys­tery
Our Lord Jesus gives us the Eucharist
“The bread that I will give you is my flesh, which I give so that the world may live … if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in your­selves. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eter­nal life, and I will raise them to life on the last day…those live in me and I live in them” John 6:52–57

Then say Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glo­ry Be and O My Jesus.

Concluding Prayers
Hail, Holy Queen
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 towards us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!

Pray for us, O Holy Moth­er of God, 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, med­i­tat­ing on the mys­ter­ies of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Vir­gin Mary, we may imi­tate what they con­tain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

St. Michael Prayer
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in the day of Bat­tle; Be our safe­guard against the wicked­ness and snares of the Dev­il. May God rebuke Him, we humbly pray, and do Thou, O Prince of the Heav­en­ly Host, by the pow­er of God, cast into Hell, Satan and all the oth­er evil spir­its, who prowl through the world, seek­ing the ruin of souls. Amen.

Our Lady of Fati­ma Prayers
The Par­don Prayer:
O my God, I believe, I adore, I trust, and I love Thee. I ask par­don for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not trust, and do not love Thee.

The Angel’s Prayer:
Most Holy Trin­i­ty, Father, Son, and Holy Spir­it, I adore Thee pro­found­ly. I offer Thee the most pre­cious Body, Blood, Soul and Divin­i­ty of Jesus Christ, present in all the taber­na­cles of the world, in repa­ra­tion for the out­rages, sac­ri­leges, and indif­fer­ence by which He is offend­ed. And through the infi­nite mer­its of His Most Sacred Heart and the Immac­u­late Heart of Mary, I beg of Thee the con­ver­sion of poor sin­ners.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mer­cy on us.

Immac­u­late Heart of Mary, pray for us.

Optional Concluding Prayers
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
Amen. (3 times)