Where the Joyful Mysteries announce the promises of Christ, the Glorious Mysteries reveal their fulfilment. They proclaim God’s victory over sin and death and remind us of the destiny that awaits those who remain faithful to His truth.

For me, the Glorious Mysteries are both a call to mission and a reassurance that we are never alone in it. The Resurrection is the foundation of our hope: death — the price of Original Sin — has been conquered once and for all. The Ascension directs us outward, as Christ entrusts His mission to His disciples. The Descent of the Holy Spirit sustains the Church and gives us courage. And in the Assumption and Coronation, we see Mary — the New Eve — sharing in her Son’s glory and interceding for us as Queen of Heaven.

Together, these Mysteries teach hope and mission — personal and communal. My own faith is strengthened by knowing I belong to something greater than myself: the whole Body of Christ. I often reflect here on the words of St. Teresa of Avila: “Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which Christ looks with compassion on the world.” The Glorious Mysteries remind me that my role is not passive. Christ offers me hope of eternal life, but He also calls me to imitate His life and bring His love to others.

That mission is not always about preaching. It is about living Christ: loving my neighbour as myself, remembering that He died for all as surely as He died for me. This is often hardest when I am in deep disagreement with someone, or when I feel anger and even hatred rising in my heart. But the Glorious Mysteries draw me back to the truth that salvation is for all — even those I find most difficult to love. Only God sees the heart. What appears objectionable in another may come from a place of pain or vulnerability.

Even in Scripture, God shows patience. When Moses came to Pharaoh with the cry, “Let my people go,” Pharaoh’s heart was not hardened at once. God gave him chance after chance. The Resurrection and Ascension challenge me to do the same — not to divide the world neatly into those with whom I agree and those I condemn, but to remember that Christ’s mission is for every soul.

This is not easy. But discipleship was never meant to be easy. The Glorious Mysteries remind us that what is difficult is also what is most necessary: to carry hope into the world, to live the mission entrusted to us, and to believe that Christ’s victory is for all.

Pause. Pray. Pass it on.