Pope John Paul II added five new mysteries, collectively known as the Mysteries of Light, to the rosary, to reflect the ministry of Jesus. The mysteries are:
The Baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan.
The Manifestation of Jesus at the wedding in Cana.
The Proclamation of the Kingdom and the call on us to repent.
The Transfiguration.
The Last Supper and the institution of the Eucharist.
These are to be prayed on a Thursday.
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pope john paul gave us the luminous mystery which is added to the rosary.
If you are present in the Vatican City during an address by the Pope, he will sometimes bless rosaries and other religious items you have with you. However, the Pope does not do a "mass-blessing" of rosaries to be sold in stores or online.
Pope John Paul II formally introduced them on October 16, 2002 via his apostolic letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae("The Rosary of the Virgin Mary").
The most recently beatified pope was Pope Paul VI who was beatified on October 19, 2014. Popes John XXIII and John Paul II were canonized on April 27, 2014.
Traditionally, the Rosary consisted of three mysteries concerning the life of Christ: The Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries and the Glorious Mysteries. Each Mystery has five meditations assigned to it, during which the person prays an Our Father, 10 Hail Mary's and a Glory Be on the beads - this sequence is known as a "decade of the Rosary". If you pray an entire 15 decade Rosary that means you have pondered all 3 mysteries through the 5 meditations for each mystery which totals 15 decades. Recently, the pope added one more mystery, the Luminous Mysteries with 5 more meditations, so technically this now makes a full Rosary a 20 decade Rosary. The Rosary devotion dates back to the time of St. Dominic who was given it by the Blessed Virgin Mary as a powerful devotion to her for the asking of powerful graces, especially those of converting heretics.
the church changed when Pope John Paul died and Pope Benedict took over. And that's all i know ! :)
Pope Leo became the Pope in 1513, his name also changed from Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici to Pope Leo.
Pope John Paul II introduced the Light Mysteries, also known as the Luminous Mysteries, on October 16, 2002. These mysteries were added to the Rosary to enhance the meditation on the life of Christ, focusing on key events during His public ministry. The introduction aimed to deepen the spiritual experience of praying the Rosary.
.Catholic AnswerThe Rosary is meditation on the events of the life of Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ. As such it will never be irrelevant. Our Blessed Lady has appeared numerous times, and always recommends the regular recitation of the rosary, saying that such is a great sign of predestination. Attached at the bottom is a link to the Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II, of happy memory, which he issued on the Rosary in October of 2002. Also, there is a link to a related question which tells you how to pray the rosary and lists all the prayers in order.
Since he retired on February 28, 2013, Pope Emeritus Benedict has not spoken publicly.
Yes it changed recently.