Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The mysteries of light (the luminous mysteries) .were added to the Rosary by St John Paul II. As I pray them they flow from the Joyful Mysteries with ease. They shed light on the life of Christ. They are taken from the Gospels. They are the events of his life, starting with the baptism in the Jordan River. Jesus asks John to baptize him and the words from heaven are heard “This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased” The journey begins. The second mystery The wedding Feast at Cana. Jesus fulfills His mother’s request and saves a young married couple from embarrassment. The third mystery is the proclamation of the kingdom. In Luke’s Gospel Jesus uses the words of the Prophet Isaiah to proclaim what His ministry is about “the lord has appointed me to proclaim good news to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted” The fourth mystery is the Transfiguration. Jesus and some of His apostles go up the mountain and he is transformed and is seen talking with Moses and Elijah. His apostles see his Glory. Peter says “let us build three tents…” They are being prepared for the events that lie ahead, His passion His death and Resurrection. The final part of the journey of salvation has begun. The fifth mystery is The Eucharist. As we hear every time we go to Mass “On the night he was betrayed…” At the Last supper, that final meal Jesus shared with his disciples he tells them to do this in remembrance of me. He gives them his body and blood as food for the journey as John tells us in Chapter six “unless you eat of the flesh of the Son of Man and drink of his blood you cannot have life in me” As we meditate on these mysteries we once again are reflecting on the life of Jesus as seen in the Gospels. It might be a good practice to look up all these events in the gospel to read about them and above all to pray them as we journey together in faith. Pray for me as I pray for you, Fr Karl