On
Mother’s Day, our pastor in his homily, read part of an article from Columbia
Magazine, the publication of the Knights of Columbus. The article, appropriate for Mother’s Day,
was the story of the Devotion to Our Lady Undoer of Knots. Perhaps you have already heard of this
devotion but if not I would encourage you to get to know Our Lady under this
very special title. It has gained
popularity because it is the special Marian devotion of our beloved Pope Francis. Here is a link to an account of the devotion
that you might find helpful.
Here is prayer
that I use, asking Our Lady to untie the many knots in my own life.
PRAYER TO MARY, UNDOER OF KNOTS
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.
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