Mary Untier of Knots Rosary ($16.99 CAD)
Mary Untier of Knots Rosary
$16.99 (CAD)
Mary Untier of Knots Rosary INFO:
- CODE: 218R69
- LENGTH: 38 cm (15 in.)
- BEADS: Euro Wood (8mm)
- FISHING NET TWINE
- CENTER MEDAL: Mary Undoer of Knots, wood
- handmade
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The Mary Untier of Knots Rosary has Euro Wood beads and knotted twine. Our Blessed Mother helps us untangle the knots or struggles in our lives, such as family discord, addiction, and lack of inner peace. The image on the centerpiece looks like the original one that Pope Francis first saw in Germany. Her feast day is September 28th.
Mary, Undoer of Knots
Although the devotion originated in the second century, it gained popularity much later. In 1612, a husband with marriage troubles turned to a priest for help. The priest encouraged him to entrust his situation to Mary, Untier of Knots. It worked. In gratitude, their grandson commissioned the well-known painting. Johann Georg Schmidttner painted her image circa 1700.
Father Bergoglio (Pope Francis) discovered her image while studying in Germany. A nun he met there sent him a Christmas card with a picture of Mary, Undoer of Knots. He liked the devotion so much that he began sharing it with his parishioners in Buenos Aires. Artists in Argentina painted replicas of her image as the devotion spread. He explained it in a homily:
We all have knots or deficiencies in our hearts and we go through difficulties. God, our good Father, who distributes his grace to all of his children, wants us to entrust to her the knots of our sins, the tangles of our miseries that prevent us from uniting ourselves with God, to allow her to untie them, and bring us to her son Jesus.
Since then, Pope Francis has spread the devotion worldwide. He has mentioned her several times. On May 31, 2021, Pope Francis introduced the rosary prayers with a prayer to ask for her intercession. He prayed for an end to the coronavirus pandemic. Click to view at about 15 minutes.
Tonight we gather before you, our Virgin Mother, as the one who unties knots…
How to Choose Good Quality Cord Rosaries
Twine Quality
Since the inside of wood beads is never as smooth as the outside, it could cause some cord varieties to fray. We use nylon fishing net twine which has an incredible 102-pound breaking strength. Other craft cords may catch and fray.
Knot Quality
The integrity of the knots is an essential component for the structure of a strung rosary. In time, a loose knot will not stay in place. When they are secure, they look like a neat, tight stack of looped twine. Knots that are thick enough will not slide through the bead holes.
Knot Spacing
Strung rosaries work best when they are flexible. Space around the Hail Mary beads allows them to slide in place comfortably during prayer. A rosary with knots that are too close to the grouped beads will not bend enough to fit easily into a hand or pocket.
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CREDITS
The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009. We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.
A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.
Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.
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