 We're now moving on to the Glorious Mysteries. Here's what St. John Paul II, Pope John Paul the Great, said about the Glorious Mysteries in his apostolic letter, The Rosary of the Virgin Mary, in which he established the Luminous Mysteries. Here's what he said about the Glorious. He said, quote, "...the contemplation of Christ's face cannot stop at the image of the Crucified One. He is the Risen One."