The idea of the five (5) Hopeful Mysteries was conceived by a local parishioner in the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee. He proposed the idea to the Diocese where it was received with prayerful discernment and the reflections were honed and checked for theological accuracy. After much thought and review, Bishop William Wack granted his Impimatur & declaration of Nihil Obstat (that there are no obstacles to the Faith in the document). It was Bishop Wack's intention to clarify that the Diocese is not promulgating a new set of universal mysteries but proposing the worthiness of a devotion that has emerged in the local Church of Pensacola-Tallahassee. Approval by the local Bishop, along with the Imprimatur, means that the Hopeful Mysteries are worthy of pious devotion anywhere. The mysteries are just not given a "universal promotion" at this point, as happened when Pope St John Paul the Great promulgated the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary in the year 2002. If indeed it is God's will that interest in the Hopeful Mysteries grows organically over time and is adopted by the faithful, then Divine Providence will have once again kindly given to the flock some great consolation that they were deeply in need of. In a post-Covid world, many people are struggling with hopelessness. It could be that the Hopeful Mysteries restores a sense of hope in the hearts of God's people and leads to a flourishing of this most joyful theological virtue.