Thursday, March 3, 2022

Mary, The Undoer of Knots

https://udayton.edu/imri/mary/u/untier-of-knots.php

Many Christians, especially Catholics realize how important the Blessed Virgin Mary is and how she points everything to her son, Jesus.  We pray, asking her to intercede for us, to Jesus.  

One of her titles is, "Mary, the Undoer of Knots." The above reference explains the history of this devotion.  The prayer to Mary, the Undoer of Knots is:

Virgin Mary, Mother of fair love, Mother who never refuses to come to the aid of a child in need, Mother whose hands never cease to serve your beloved children because they are moved by the divine love and immense mercy that exists in your heart, cast your compassionate eyes upon me and see the snarl of knots that exist in my life. You know very well how desperate I am, my pain, and how I am bound by these knots. Mary, Mother to whom God entrusted the undoing of the knots in the lives of his children, I entrust into your hands the ribbon of my life. No one, not even the Evil One himself, can take it away from your precious care. In your hands there is no knot that cannot be undone. Powerful Mother, by your grace and intercessory power with Your Son and My Liberator, Jesus, take into your hands today this knot: [Mention your request here] I beg you to undo it for the glory of God, once for all. You are my hope. O my Lady, you are the only consolation God gives me, the fortification of my feeble strength, the enrichment of my destitution, and, with Christ, the freedom from my chains. Hear my plea. Keep me, guide me, protect me, o safe refuge! Mary, Undoer of Knots, pray for me.

What is happening in Ukraine is probably terrorizing many of us, especially with the thought of a nuclear war.  Prayers are powerful and I personally have prayed the above prayer for knots in my own life, with marvelous results. 

I offer it to you for your own prayer life.  For those who have objections, please respect those who will appreciate this prayer.  If you don't understand this theology, that's OK.  But I ask, what can it hurt...we need all the help we can get and war is NOT the answer. Please forward it to others; this world needs all the prayers it can get right now.  God bless you!

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