First
Luminous Mystery - The Baptism of Jesus
Then Jesus came from Galilee
to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14But John
tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be
baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper
for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then
John consented.
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of
the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and
he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove
and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, "This
is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. (Mt
3,13-17)
Second Luminous Mystery - The
Wedding at Cana On
the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee.
Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples
had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was
gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have
no more wine."
"Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus
replied, "My time has not yet come."
His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever
he tells you." Nearby stood six stone water
jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing,
each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus said
to the servants, "Fill the jars with water";
so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, "Now
draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet." They
did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water
that had been turned into wine. He did not realize
where it had come from, though the servants who had
drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom
aside and said, "Everyone brings out the choice
wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests
have had too much to drink; but you have saved the
best till now."
This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed
in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and
his disciples put their faith in him. (Jn 2,1-12)
Third
Luminous Mystery - The Proclamation of the Kingdom
of God
"The time has come," he said. "The
kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe
the good news!" (Mk 1,15)
Fourth Luminous Mystery - The
Transfiguration of Jesus
About
eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John
and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.
As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed,
and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.
Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor,
talking with Jesus. They spoke about his departure,
which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem.
Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when
they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the
two men standing with him. As the men were leaving
Jesus, Peter said to him, "Master, it
is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters--one
for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah." (He
did not know what he was saying.)
While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped
them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
A voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is
my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him." When
the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone.
The disciples kept this to themselves, and told no
one at that time what they had seen.(Luk 9,28-35)
Fifth Luminous Mystery
- The institution of the Eucharist
While they were eating, Jesus took
bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples,
saying, "Take
it; this is my body."
Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them,
and they all drank from it.
"This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured
out for many," he said to them. "I tell you
the truth, I will not drink again of the fruit of the
vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom
of God." (Mk 14,22-25)