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The Luminous Mysteries
The Luminous Mysteries
The Luminous Mysteries
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Table of Contents - The Luminous Mysteries
Introduction to the Luminous Mysteries
The First Luminous Mystery - Baptism in the Jordan
The Second Luminous Mystery - Marriage Feast of Cana
The Third Luminous Mystery - Proclamation of the Coming of the Kingdom of God
The Fourth Luminous Mystery - Transfiguration
The Fifth Luminous Mystery - Institution of the Eucharist

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Release dateAug 10, 2011
ISBN9781465914712
The Luminous Mysteries
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Bob Lord

Bob and Penny Lord renowned Catholic Authors and hosts on EWTN. They are best known for their media on Miracles of the Eucharist and Many Faces of Mary. They have been dubbed experts on the Catholic Saints. They produced over 200 television programs for EWTN global television network and wrote over 25 books and hundreds of ebooks.

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    The Luminous Mysteries - Bob Lord

    The Luminous Mysteries

    Bob and Penny Lord

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    Table of Contents - The Luminous Mysteries

    Introduction to the Luminous Mysteries

    The First Luminous Mystery - Baptism in the Jordan

    The Second Luminous Mystery - Marriage Feast of Cana

    The Third Luminous Mystery - Proclamation of the Coming of the Kingdom of God

    The Fourth Luminous Mystery - Transfiguration

    The Fifth Luminous Mystery - Institution of the Eucharist

    Introduction to the Luminous Mysteries

    Before we begin with our meditation on the Mysteries of Light, and in this installment, The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus, let us just take a moment to reflect on our Holy Father’s reasoning behind his request for a new set of Mysteries, the Mysteries of Light. In his letter to the Faithful on October 16, 2002, which was the beginning of the twenty fifth year of his pontificate, he stated "...to bring out fully the Christological depth of the Rosary it would be suitable to make an addition to the traditional pattern which....could broaden it to include the Mysteries of Christ’s public ministry between His Baptism and His Passion.

    ...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).

    Consequently, for the Rosary to become more fully ‘a compendium of the Gospel’, it is fitting to add, 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), a meditation on certain particularly significant moments in His public ministry (the Mysteries of Light). All of the above was taken from Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae, dated 16 October 2002.

    Now, although we have allocated Thursday as the day for praying the Mysteries of Light, for those who pray the fifteen or now, twenty decades of the Rosary each

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