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It is the second Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary and the sixth station of the John Paul II's Scriptural Way of the Cross. [1] [2] The column to which Christ is normally shown to be tied, and the rope, scourge, whip or birch are elements in the Arma Christi. [3]
This groups the mysteries in three sets: the Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, and the Glorious Mysteries. In 2002, Pope John Paul II said it is fitting that a new set of five be added, termed the Luminous Mysteries, bringing the total number of mysteries to 20.
Rosarium Virginis Mariae (Rosary of the Virgin Mary) is an apostolic letter by Pope John Paul II, issued on October 16, 2002, which declared from October 2002 to October 2003 as the "Year of the Rosary". [1] It was published by Pope John Paul II in 2002 at the beginning of the twenty-fifth year of his pontificate. [2]
In the 16th century, Pope Pius V established the current form of the original 15 mysteries for this rosary and they remained so until the 20th century. [17] Pope John Paul II proposed an additional set of five mysteries known as the "Luminous" mysteries as a manner of reflecting on Christ's life during his public ministry. Some choose to pray ...
The sanctuary of the basilica looking towards the Sorrowful Mysteries. The nave is surrounded by fifteen smaller side chapels, one for each of the traditional Mysteries of the Rosary. On the left of the nave are found the Joyful Mysteries; in the centre behind the sanctuary are the Sorrowful Mysteries, and to the right are the Glorious Mysteries.
1974 – Pope Paul VI issues the Apostolic Letter Marialis Cultus which devotes 14 sections to the use of the rosary within the Roman Catholic Church. [38] 2002 – Pope John Paul II introduces the Luminous Mysteries as an option for Roman Catholics in an Apostolic Letter on the rosary, Rosarium Virginis Mariae. [39]
Since Pope John Paul II, in his 2002 Apostolic Letter, added the five luminous mysteries, [7] members of the Confraternity are encouraged to include that extra weekly Rosary. However, this is entirely optional; the Rosary Confraternity does not require its members to recite the new Luminous Mysteries.
These Mysteries concern events of Jesus' life during his childhood (Joyful Mysteries), Passion (Sorrowful Mysteries), and from his Resurrection onwards (Glorious Mysteries). Another set, the Luminous Mysteries, is of comparatively recent origin, having been proposed by Pope John Paul II in 2002.