THE UNFAILING NOVENA TO OUR LADY UNDOER OF KNOTS: DAY 8 – UNDOING THE KNOT OF OBSTINACY IN SIN

(IT CAN BE PRAYED ANYTIME IN THE DAY)

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

ACT OF CONTRITION

Oh my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you. I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of Hell, but most of all, because they offend you, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.

INTRODUCTORY PRAYER

Holy Mary, full of God’s presence during the days of your life, you accepted with full humility the Father’s will, and the devil was never capable of tying you up with his confusion. Once with your Son, you interceded for our difficulties, and full of kindness and patience, you gave us examples of how to untie the knots in our lives. By remaining forever Our Mother, you put in order and make more clear the ties that link us to the Lord. Holy Mother, Mother of God and our Mother, to you who untie with a motherly heart the knots of our life, I ask for you to undo this knot: (mention request here). Through your grace, your intercession and your example deliver us from all evil, Our Lady, and untie the knots that prevent us from being united with God, so that we, free from sin and error, may find Him in all things, may have our hearts placed in Him, and may serve Him always in our brothers and sisters.

Meditation/Prayer for Day 8

Today, we turn to our Lady, asking her to undo the knot of obstinacy in sin, which is a sin against the Holy Spirit, an unpardonable sin. Many Christians have fallen prey to this knot and are stuck; however, Our Lady, who is so close to the Holy Spirit, filled with power and grace can help Christians untie this knot. Pause and reflect on these knots.

PRAYER TO MARY, UNDOER OF KNOTS (Closing Prayer)

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 (state your intentions). 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!

(Please say at least five decades of the Rosary)

Blessing+

Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary undoer of knots, may the Lord bless + us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.

Final Anthem to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Ref.: O virgin fair, star of the sea,
My dearest mother, pray for me.

1. O Lady, full of God’s own grace,
Whose caring hands the child embraced,
Who listened to the Spirit’s word,
Believed and trusted in the Lord. (Ref)

2. O Lady, who felt daily joy,
In caring for the holy boy,
Whose home was plain and shorn of wealth,
Yet was enriched by God’s own breath. (Ref)

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Shalom!
Written and Compiled by Fr. Chinaka Justin Mbaeri, OSJ
Paroquia Nossa Senhora de Fatima, Vila Sabrina, São Paulo, Brazil
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PS: Have you prayed your Rosary today?