Reflection
On this third day of the Novena to Mary, Undoer of Knots, we acknowledge that the knots in our life are often self-made, even when they appear to be caused by others. Our actions provoke others, who provoke us, which leads us to anger and resentment against those we have provoked. The very description of the circumstances sounds like the tying of a knot!
Begin the Novena with the following:
1. Make the sign of the cross
2. Say the Act of Contrition. – O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin.*
3. Say the first 3 decades of the Rosary.
4. Make the meditation of the day (to be posted each day)
Meditation for Day 3
Our Lady Undoer of Knots Meditating Mother, Queen of heaven, in whose hands the treasures of the King are found, turn your merciful eyes upon me today. I entrust into your holy hands this knot in my life…and all the rancor and resentment it has caused in me. I ask Your forgiveness, God the Father, for my sin. Help me now to forgive all the persons who consciously or unconsciously provoked this knot. Give me, also, the grace to forgive me for having provoked this knot. Only in this way can You undo it. Before You, dearest Mother, and in the name of Your Son Jesus, my Savior, who has suffered so many offenses, having been granted forgiveness, I now forgive these persons…and myself, forever. Thank you, Mary, Undoer of Knots for undoing the knot of rancor in my heart and the knot which I now present to you. Amen.
Mary, Undoer of Knots, pray for me.
Turn to Mary, you who desire grace.
5. Say the last 2 decades of the rosary
6. Finish with the Prayer to Our Lady the Undoer of Knot
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…
[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.