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But what must be realized is that they indeed constitute no part of the authentic Rosary, the Rosary Our Lady herself wants us to say.

The Briggitine Rosary (http://www.sspx.co.uk/articles.php?articleid=88), which was a quite traditional devotion, had 3 additional mysteries added to the normal ones. So I can't see quite the problem with more mysteries.

Interesting comment.

The Briggitine Rosary was a devotional prayer particular to (though not restricted to) the Carmelites. It was not instead of the rosary; rather, it was "extra-curricular" so to speak: the Pope did not announce the Briggitine Rosary to take the place of the Rosary; nor did it change the entire Church's position on the Rosary.

The problem with more mysteries, as mentioned above in a prior post, is that they primarily change the very nature of the rosary, the purpose of the rosary (from the aspect of gladdening the heart of Our Lady by most specifically meditating on her life with Christ), and change the entire Church's position on what has always been adhered to for centuries upon centuries.

I hope that since you have cited an SSPX website on the Briggitine Rosary, you have perused the following link, or will now if you have not already:

http://www.sspx.org/miscellaneous/luminous_mysteries_of_rosary.htm

Thank you!

"The Briggitine Rosary...which was a quite traditional devotion, had 3 additional mysteries added to the normal ones. So I can't see quite the problem with more mysteries."

The Brigittine rosary, containing 3 mysteries more than the Dominican rosary, is quite a different circumstance.
There are rosaries other than the rosary of St. Dominic, the traditional 15-decade rosary.
There is the rosary of the 7 Joys of Mary... it has 7 decades and is the rosary the Franciscans wear around their waist.
There is the chaplet of Divine Mercy and the Chaplet of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, both of which use the beads of a 5-decade rosary but are different devotions, and use prayers other than Hail Marys.
There is the rosary of the Precious Blood, in which for each bead, as well, a different prayer than the Hail Mary is said.
The Brigittine rosary is one like those, peculiar to one order or devotion, rather than the universally said rosary. None of these rosaries were in any way taking the Dominican rosary and CHANGING it, but completely different rosaries altogether. The luminous mysteries have been added to the Saint Dominic rosary, altering it, instead of being a variation or separate devotion.

Please see: http://www.udayton.edu/mary/resources/chaplet.html

Thank you, and God bless!