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May Our Lady and the Pope
Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, was one of the Pope's special devotions. She is dressed in glorious crimson and blue ~ symbols of her Queenship in heaven and
of peace. Francis relied on this modern rendition of the Immaculate Conception to undo the knots that kept him from being free to love and serve the Lord all days of his life.
With a mother’s heart, the sinless Virgin Mary is the new Eve who, in her intercession to the heavenly Father, patiently and nimbly untangles that which keeps us bound: doubts and confusion, fears and sadness, divisions among families, communities
and nations, the aftermath of natural and human-made disasters... As a model of humility, she is our hope and wisdom. In Blessed Celeste’s words: ‘You are our recourse:
our Rock of Strength and Teacher of Virtues. Our Safe Guide in this vale of tears... all generations recognize you as Mediatrix and Instrument of our Redemption.’ (Exercise of Love, Dec 3)
From the moment Pope Francis declared his name on
that balcony in 2013 and asked our prayers for him as he humbly bowed before us, until his last appearance on that same balcony, feeble and confined to his wheelchair, the Pope, throughout his life and papacy, modeled simplicity, compassion, strength, merciful love as an instrument of
God’s redemption.
Our Lady has now untangled all of Francis’ earthy concerns and given them into the hands of our most merciful, compassionate God. May the Queen of Heaven, Undoer of Knots, continue to do so as we pray for our Cardinals in their deliberations for his successor. Pope Francis intercede for us all.
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"Life for me is Christ." Phil1:21
Redemptoristine Nuns are a worldwide monastic contemplative Order who strive to be a living memorial, an active participant of Jesus' life in today’s Church for the salvation of the world. The Sisters celebrate this life of prayer, praise and intercession in the name of all, and in support of the missionary activity of the Redemptorist priests and brothers.
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With Redemptorist Provincial
John Collins with our Associates