<P> From the 16th to the early 20th century , the structure of the rosary remained essentially unchanged . There were 15 mysteries , one for each of the 15 decades . During the 20th century , the addition of the Fatima Prayer to the end of each decade became more common . There were no other changes until 2002 , when John Paul II instituted five optional new Luminous Mysteries , although variations of these had already been proposed by the likes of St. Louis de Montfort and were implemented during the mid-20th Century by figures such as Patrick Peyton . </P>
<P> From the 16th to the early 20th century , the structure of the rosary remained essentially unchanged . There were 15 mysteries , one for each of the 15 decades . During the 20th century , the addition of the Fatima Prayer to the end of each decade became more common . There were no other changes until 2002 , when John Paul II instituted five optional new Luminous Mysteries , although variations of these had already been proposed by the likes of St. Louis de Montfort and were implemented during the mid-20th Century by figures such as Patrick Peyton . </P>
when were the luminous mysteries of the rosary introduced
when were the luminous mysteries of the rosary introduced
2002
2002