Devotion to Mary who unties the knots to ask for a grace
The "knots" of our lives are all the problems that we bring very often over the years and that we don't know how to solve: the knots of family quarrels, the incomprehension between parents and children, the lack of respect, violence; the knots of resentment between spouses, the lack of peace and joy in the family; distress knots; the knots of desperation of the spouses who separate, the knots of the dissolution of families; the pain caused by a child who takes drugs, who is sick, who has left the house or who has left God; the knots of alcoholism, our vices and the vices of those we love, the knots of wounds caused to others; the knots of rancor that torments us painfully, the knots of the feeling of guilt, of abortion, of incurable diseases, of depression, of unemployment, of fears, of loneliness ... knots of unbelief, of pride, of the sins of our lives.
The Virgin Mary wants all this to stop. Today she comes to meet us, because we offer these knots and she will untie them one after the other.
How to recite the Novena:
Make the sign of the cross
Recite the act of contrition.
To ask for forgiveness for our sins and to commit ourselves not to commit them anymore.
Recite the first three dozen of the Rosary
Read the meditation proper to each day of the novena (from the first to the ninth day)
Recite the last two dozen of the Rosary
End with the Prayer to Mary who unties the knots
FIRST DAY
My beloved Holy Mother, Saint Mary, who undoes the knots that oppress your children, stretch out your merciful hands towards me. Today I give you this knot (name it if possible ..) and every negative consequence it causes in my life. I give you this knot that torments me, makes me unhappy and prevents me from joining you and your Son, Jesus the Savior. I resort to You, Mary who unties the knots, because I have faith in You and I know that you have never disdained a sinful child who begs You to help him. I believe you can undo these knots because you are my mother. I know you will do it because you love me with eternal love. Thanks my beloved Mother.
Maria who unties the knots, pray for me.
Those who seek grace will find it in the hands of Mary.
SECOND DAY
Mary, a much loved Mother, full of grace, my heart today turns to you. I recognize myself as a sinner and I need you. I didn't take your graces into account because of my selfishness, my grudge, my lack of generosity and humility. Today I turn to you, Mary who unties the knots, so that you ask for your son Jesus for purity of heart, detachment, humility and trust. I will live this day with these virtues. I will offer you as proof of my love for you. I place this knot (name it if possible ..) in Your hands because it prevents me from seeing the glory of God.
Maria who unties the knots, pray for me.
Mary offered God every moment of her life.
THIRD DAY
Mediating mother, Queen of heaven, in whose hands are the riches of the King, turn your merciful eyes to me. I place in your holy hands this knot of my life (name it if possible ...), and all the grudge that results from it. God the Father, I ask you for forgiveness for my sins. Help me now to forgive every person who consciously or unconsciously caused this knot. Thanks to this decision you can dissolve it. My beloved Mother before you, and in the name of Your Son Jesus, my Savior, who has been so offended and who has been able to forgive, these people now forgive ... ... .. and also myself forever. Mary who unties the knots, I thank you because you untie in my heart the knot of rancor and the knot that I present to you today. Amen.
Maria who unties the knots, pray for me.
Anyone who wants graces should turn to Mary.
FOURTH DAY
Holy Mother, my beloved, who welcomes all those who seek you, have mercy on me. I place this knot in your hands (name it if possible ....). It prevents me from being happy, from living in peace, my soul is paralyzed and prevents me from walking towards and serving my Lord. Untie this knot of my life, my Mother. Ask Jesus for the healing of my paralyzed faith that stumbles on the stones of the journey. Walk with me, my beloved Mother, so that you may be aware that these stones are actually friends; stop murmuring and learn to give thanks, to smile at all times, because I trust you.
Maria who unties the knots, pray for me.
Mary is the sun and the whole world beneficial to her warmth.
FIFTH DAY
Mother who unties the knots, generous and full of compassion, I turn to you to put this knot into your hands once more (name it if possible….). I ask you for the wisdom of God, so that, in the light of the Holy Spirit, I will be able to resolve this accumulation of difficulties. No one has ever seen You angry, on the contrary, Your words are so full of sweetness that the Holy Spirit is seen in you. Free me from the bitterness, anger and hatred that this knot has caused me. My beloved Mother, give me Your sweetness and Your wisdom, teach me to meditate in the silence of my heart and as you did on the day of Pentecost, intercede with Jesus to receive the Holy Spirit in my life, the Spirit of God to come upon you myself.
Maria who unties the knots, pray for me.
Mary is almighty to God.
SIXTH DAY
Queen of mercy, I give you this knot of my life (name it if possible ...) and I ask you to give me a heart that knows how to be patient until you untie this knot. Teach me to listen to the Word of your Son, to confess me, to communicate to me, therefore Mary remains with me. Prepare my heart to celebrate with the angels the grace that You are obtaining for me.
Maria who unties the knots, pray for me.
You are beautiful Maria and no stain is in you.
SEVENTH DAY
Most pure mother, I turn to you today: I beg you to untie this knot of my life (name it if possible ...) and to free myself from the influence of evil. God has granted you great power over all demons. Today I renounce demons and all the bonds I have had with them. I proclaim that Jesus is my only Savior and my only Lord. O Mary who unties the knots, crushes the head of the devil. Destroy the traps caused by these knots in my life. Thank you so much loved Mother. Lord, set me free with Your precious blood!
Maria who unties the knots, pray for me.
You are the glory of Jerusalem, you are the honor of our people.
EIGHTH DAY
Virgin Mother of God, rich in mercy, have mercy on me, your son and undo the knots (name him if possible….) Of my life. I need you to visit me, as you did with Elizabeth. Bring me Jesus, bring me the Holy Spirit. Teach me courage, joy, humility and like Elizabeth, make me full of the Holy Spirit. I want you to be my mother, my queen and my friend. I give you my heart and all that belongs to me: my home, my family, my external and internal goods. I belong to you forever. Put your heart in me so that I can do everything that Jesus will tell me to do.
Maria who unties the knots, pray for me.
We walk full of confidence towards the throne of grace.
NINTH DAY
Most Holy Mother, our lawyer, you who untie the knots, I come today to thank you for having untied this knot (name it if possible ...) in my life. Know the pain it caused me. Thanks my beloved Mother, I thank you because you have untied the knots of my life. Wrap me with your mantle of love, protect me, enlighten me with your peace.
Maria who unties the knots, pray for me.
Mary, seat of wisdom and cause of our joy, we trust in You.
PRAYER TO MARY THAT DISSOLVES THE KNOTS
Virgin Mary, Mother of beautiful Love, Mother who has never abandoned a child who cries out for help, Mother whose hands work tirelessly for her beloved children, because they are driven by divine love and the infinite mercy that comes from Your heart turn your gaze full of compassion towards me. Look at the pile of knots in my life. You know my despair and my pain. You know how much these knots paralyze me Mary, Mother charged by God to undo the knots of the life of Your children, I put the tape of my life in Your hands. In Your hands there is no knot that is not untied. Almighty Mother, with grace and Your power of intercession with Your Son Jesus, my Savior, receive this knot today (name it if possible ...). For the glory of God I ask you to dissolve it and dissolve it forever. I hope in you. You are the only comforter that God has given me. You are the fortress of my precarious forces, the richness of my miseries, the liberation of all that prevents me from being with Christ. Accept my call. Preserve me, guide me protect me, be my refuge.
Maria who unties the knots, pray for me.