Our Lady holding Jesus as He accepts flowers from the shepherd child

Our Lady holding Jesus as He accepts flowers from the shepherd child

Welcome to our intercessory prayer ministry for families, babies, little ones and those who love them.

In our prayers for families, we pray for the sanctity of all life and for vocations to marriage, the priesthood and consecrated life, which are born and nurtured in families.

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Prayer of Entrustment to Mary was prayed for this ministry at the icon of the Madonna Salus Populi Romani (Salvation of the Roman People, Our Lady of Good Health) in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (Basilica of Mary Major) in Rome, Italy, in Nossa Senhora do Rosario da Fatima (Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary) in Fatima, Portugal, in Eglise du Sacre-Coeur (Sacred Heart Parish Church), the site of St. Bernadette's baptismal font, in Lourdes, France and at The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts at the Shrine of the Holy Innocents before Our Lady of Guadalupe and at Basilica Papale de San Pietro in Vaticano (St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City) at the Tomb of St. John Paul II in Rome, Italy and at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe) in Mexico City, Mexico.

This ministry is consecrated to Jesus Christ, Wisdom Incarnate, through the hands of Mary and dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. In our prayers to Mary, we honor and worship her Son Jesus. When He was on the Cross, He gave His Mother to John and she became our Mother as well. "Behold, your Mother." John 19:27

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
For the greater glory of God

September 28, 2020

Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, pray for us!

Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady Undoer of Knots. This devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary began with a miracle, the healing of a marriage.

Mary Undoer of Knots can undo the most difficult of problems. 

What are these knots?
They are the problems and struggles we face for which we do not see any solution. knots of abortion, of discord in your family, lack of understanding between parents and children, disrespect, violence, the knots of deep hurts between husband and wife, the absence of peace and joy at home. There are also the knots of anguish and despair of separated couples, the dissolution of the family, the knots of a drug addict son or daughter, sick or separated from home or God, knots of alcoholism, depression, unemployment, fear, solitude. These knots can suffocate the soul, beat us down, remove joy and separate us from God.

What are the knots in your life?
Take some time in prayer and ask Mary Undoer of Knots to undo the knots in your life. She is your Mother and your Advocate. She intercedes on your behalf to the Lord. Bring your problems and struggles to her and trust that she will undo them.

The devotion to Mary, Our Lady Undoer of Knots, began because a miracle a occurred and a marriage was healed:

In 1612, in the town of Augsburg Germany, a man of nobility visited a Jesuit priest four times in 28 days. He was looking for guidance and prayers of the holy priest to save his marriage. The priest and man prayed to the Blessed Mother. On his final visit to the priest, the man brought his wedding ribbon, a Bavarian tradition of binding together the arms of the bride and groom, symbolizing their marriage. The priest took the ribbon, held it up before the image of Our Lady, and one by one, untied the knots in the ribbon. When he finished, the knots in the ribbon were completely undone and a miracle occurred. The marriage was healed!

In the year 1700, the grandson of the nobleman had become a priest of the Church of Saint Peter am Perlach. He dedicated a family altar to Our Lady of Good Counsel and commissioned a painting to show how Mary powerfully intervened saving his grandparent's marriage. The painting was painted in oil on poplar wood. It showed a nobleman, accompanied by the Archangel Raphael on his journey to visit the priest.

This image was inspired by a meditation of early Father of the Church, Saint Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyon who was martyred in 202. In his book, Against Heresies, he wrote, "And thus also it was that the knot of Eve's disobedience was loosed by the obedience of Mary. For what the virgin Eve had bound fast through unbelief, this did the Virgin Mary set free though faith.".

Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, pray for us and all the intentions we receive through this ministry.

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