There are fifteen
traditional mysteries which have come about on the matter of rosaries in the Catholic
Church. These Mysteries are further divided into the groups of five, they are:
- Joyful mysteries - These were said during Mondays and
Thursdays,
- Sorrowful mysteries - These were
on Tuesdays and Fridays and daily during the month of Lent, and
- Glorious mysteries - These were said on Wednesdays,
Saturdays and Sundays.
The fourth groups of
these mysteries is the new mysteries of light (also known as the luminous
mysteries), this is based on the outlook of the life of Jesus Christ.
These mysteries usually falls in between the Joyful and Sorrowful mysteries, it
was once suggested by Pope John Paul II, in a letter, that the Mystery of Light
should be prayed on Thursdays and the second meditation of the Joyful Mysteries
to be moved to Saturdays, However, he showed respect to the rightful freedom
for personal and community prayers. The traditional Mysteries are usually
prayed on Mondays to Saturdays whereas the new Mysteries of Light are said on
Sundays. Some faithful’s opt to say the 15 Mysteries of the Rosary at one
sitting, Going through the Rosary beads about three times, saying 3 of the 4
Mystery groups.
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