The New Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary with Scripture focus on the biblical accounts of the lives of Jesus and the Apostles from the start of Jesus’s ministry at his baptism in the Jordan River to the Last Supper with the Apostles on the night of his arrest in the Garden. These mysteries, also knowns as The Mysteries of Light, are generally prayed on Thursdays; although they can be prayed on any day in accordance with one’s private devotion.
Luminous Mysteries
(Thursday)
Prayer Video – New Rosary with Scripture: Luminous Mysteries
1st Luminous Mystery – Baptism in the Jordan
1. In those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea [and] saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” [Matthew 3:1-2]
2. It was of him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said: “A voice of one crying out in the desert, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.’” [Matthew 3:3]
3. John wore clothing made of camel’s hair and had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. [Matthew 3:4]
4. At that time Jerusalem, all Judea, and the whole region around the Jordan were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River as they acknowledged their sins. [Matthew 3:5-6]
5. Some Pharisees were also sent. They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet?” John answered them, “I baptize with water;* but there is one among you whom you do not recognize, the one who is coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.” [John 1:24-27]
6. The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. [John 1:29]
7. John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?” [Matthew 3:14]
8. Jesus said to him in reply, “Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him. [Matthew 3:15]
9. After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened [for him], and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove [and] coming upon him. [Matthew 3:16]
10. And a voice came from the heavens, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” [Matthew 3:17]
2nd Luminous Mystery – Wedding at Cana
1. On the third day there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. [John 2:1]
2. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. [John 2:2]
3. When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” [John 2:3]
4. [And] Jesus said to her, “Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.” [John 2:4]
5. His mother said to the servers, “Do whatever he tells you.” [John 2:5]
6. Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings,each holding twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus told them, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim. [John 2:6-7]
7. Then he told them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.” So they took it. [John 2:8]
8. And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from (although the servers who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now.” [John 2:9-10]
9. Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him. [John 2:11]
10. After this, he and his mother, [his] brothers, and his disciples went down to Capernaum and stayed there only a few days. [John 2:12]
3rd Luminous Mystery – The Proclamation of the Kingdom
1. When he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. [Matthew 4:12]
2. As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. [Matthew 4:18]
3. He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him. [Matthew 4:19-20]
4. He walked along from there and saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat, with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. He called them, and immediately they left their boat and their father and followed him. [Matthew 4:21-22]
5. He went around all of Galilee… teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness among the people. [Matthew 4:23]
6. His fame spread to all of Syria, and they brought to him all who were sick with various diseases and racked with pain, those who were possessed, lunatics, and paralytics, and he cured them. [Matthew 4:24]
7. And great crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan followed him. [Matthew 4:25]
8. When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them… [Matthew 5:1]
9. … the crowds were astonished at his teaching, [Matthew 7:28b]
10. … for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes. [Matthew 7:29]
4th Luminous Mystery – The Transfiguration
1. After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. [Matthew 17:1]
2. And he was transfigured before them; [Matthew 17:2a]
3. His face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. [Matthew 17:2b]
4. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, conversing with him. [Matthew 17:3]
5. Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” [Matthew 17:4]
6. While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them,then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” [Matthew 17:5]
7. When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid. [Matthew 17:6]
8. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and do not be afraid.” [Matthew 17:7]
9. And when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone. [Matthew 17:8]
10. As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, “Do not tell the vision to anyone until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” [Matthew 17:9]
5th Luminous Mystery – The Institution of the Holy Eucharist
1. On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples approached Jesus and said, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?” [Matthew 26:17]
2. He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The teacher says, “My appointed time draws near; in your house I shall celebrate the Passover with my disciples.”’ The disciples then did as Jesus had ordered, and prepared the Passover. [Matthew 26:18-19]
3. When it was evening, he reclined at table with the Twelve. [Matthew 26:20]
4. And while they were eating, he said, “Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” [Matthew 26:21]
5. Deeply distressed at this, they began to say to him one after another, “Surely it is not I, Lord?” [Matthew 26:22]
6. Then Judas, his betrayer, said in reply, “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?” He answered, “You have said so.” [Matthew 26:25]
7. While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, “Take and eat; this is my body.” [Matthew 26:26]
8. Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins.” [Matthew 26:27-28]
9. I tell you, from now on I shall not drink this fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father.” [Matthew 26:29]
10. Then, after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. [Matthew 26:30]