# Rosary for the Sick – Luminous Mysteries
*2021-06-29*

> Bill Young and John O'Rourke pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary for the sick, invoking the virtues of the Blessed Mother and offering petitions for those suffering and their caregivers.

## Opening Prayer

Bill begins with a prayer to Almighty God, asking that those who are ill may receive bodily health and give thanks through Christ. He then recites the Apostles’ Creed and the Our Father, followed by a series of Hail Marys invoking the virtues of the Blessed Mother—most pure, most prudent, most humble, most faithful, most devout, most obedient, most poor, most patient, and most merciful—each asking for forgiveness for sinners at the hour of death.

## The Luminous Mysteries

The hosts explain that Thursday is the day for the Luminous Mysteries. They pray each mystery in turn, beginning with the Baptism of Jesus (openness to the Holy Spirit). For each mystery they repeat the Our Father, a Hail Mary, and a concluding prayer to the Holy Trinity, asking that the fruit of the mystery—faith, conversion, holiness—may be borne in the lives of the sick.

## Mystery of the Wedding at Cana

Bill and John pray for the miracle of Cana, asking that the grace of Mary may bring transformation to those who suffer. They invoke the virtues of the Mother again, seeking her intercession for the sick and for those who care for them.

## Mystery of the Transfiguration

The prayer focuses on the desire for holiness that the Transfiguration inspires. The hosts ask God to give daily bread, forgiveness, and protection from temptation, while Mary intercedes for the sick.

## Mystery of the Institution of the Eucharist

Bill and John pray that the Eucharist may be a source of spiritual nourishment for the ill. They repeat the Our Father and Hail Mary, invoking Mary’s virtues and asking for the grace of the sacrament to sustain the sick.

## Closing Prayers and Intentions

The episode ends with a prayer for the Pope’s intentions, a traditional Marian prayer, and a special appeal to the 1917 apparition prayer of Our Lady of Fatima for the conversion of sinners and reparations for offenses against the Immaculate Heart. Bill invites listeners to send petitions for the sick to his email and to the podcast site, and he reminds everyone to pray for doctors, nurses, and caregivers.

*May the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary bring healing and hope to all who suffer, and may the intercession of Mary sustain those who care for the sick.*