The Novena to “Mary Who Unties Knots” is a prayer booklet written by Father Celeiro, an Argentine priest, approved by the Catholic Church (Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur of the Archbishop of Paris). It allows us to entrust over a 9-day period a sorrow to Mary, the mother of Jesus, while meditating on the rosary and contemplating the painting by the same name. These are not magic formulas but the confident call of a person in need, to One that can obtain everything from God.

The Novena to “Mary Who Unties Knots” is a true act of faith, abandonment and hope. Its inspiration came from the now-famous painting by Johann Melchior Schmidtner faithfully reproduced in the booklet. It consists of 11 prayers, namely one prayer/meditation for each of the nine days, plus a petition and a “central” prayer. These prayers accompany the meditation of the rosary which focuses on key moments (called mysteries) of the life of Jesus and Mary. Surprisingly, there is always a link between the « knot » for which we pray and the mystery we meditate on.