Wotyla, for example, was a proponent of Mass in the vernacular, which was one of the liberals' favorite platforms. Some of the Cardinals who elected Karol Wotyla, who then took the name Pope John Paul II, had thought of him as a forward-thinking candidate. There had been unfortunately a kind of Protestant reaction against Marian devotion in some parts of the Church after Vatican II, and the rosary was included by many in the general disdain. He was writing at a time when Marian devotion was being viewed even by some Catholics as Mariolatry (idolatry of Mary). 'While I am in the world, I am the light of the world' (John 9:53)." Pope John Paul II went on to write about why he called the new mysteries the Luminous Mysteries "It is during the years of his public ministry that the mystery of Christ is most evidently a mystery of light. He explained why he created a new set of mysteries in this way, "to bring out fully the Christological depth of the Rosary, it would be suitable to … broaden it to include the mysteries of Christ's ministry between his Baptism and his Passion. In Rosarium Virginae Mariae, Pope John Paul II wrote with great devotion about the rosary and its significance as the Church's prayer of meditation on the life of Christ. The Mysteries of Light were first proposed by Pope John Paul II in his Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginae Mariae, which was released on October 16, 2002. Note his motto beneath the Madonna, to the right of his coat of arms: Totus Tuus Peter's Square, this mosaic of Mary, Mater Ecclesiae, Mother of the Church, was erected under Pope John Paul II, in gratitude for his having been spared death from an assassin's bullet. Light was so devoted to Our Lady that his dedication to her wasĮxpressed in his motto, "Totus Tuus," "All yours." And it is also significant that the pope of the Mysteries of Mysteries might be profitably added to our rosary meditations was madeīy a pope who has been declared a saint by the Church, Pope Saint John I do want to point out that the gentle suggestion that the new To that objection, I have no real answer. Dominic and for that reason it should not be changed in any way. The objection of some conservative Catholics to the addition of the Mysteries of Light seems to be that the Rosary was revealed by Our Lady to St. I personally love the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary (also called the Mysteries of Light), even though some traditional Catholic friends of mine won't pray them.
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