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I had not even heard of this until I read your post, so thanks for drawing it to my attention.Does anyone have any practices they follow with this certain face of Mary?
Any stories or/ anything
I took her title to mean that she's the patron saint of kids who are learning to tie their shoelaces...But next time I am helping my son with his sailing dinghy I might call on her for help.
She could be that too - and it would fit her general maternal image nicely.I took her title to mean that she's the patron saint of kids who are learning to tie their shoelaces...
I understand it has been popularised by the current pope and is especially in vogue in Latin America. I find the imagery a bit strange: Mary as untying the knot that Eve tied, etc. Poor Eve - she gets such bad treatment.
Thanks. I'd picked up the St. Irenaeus reference but not followed it up.The theology of Mary untying knots goes back to the second century – less than one hundred years after the death of the Apostles. Saint Irenaeus of Lyons wrote “the knot of Eve’s disobedience was loosed by the obedience of Mary. For what the virgin Eve had bound fast through unbelief, this did the virgin Mary set free through faith.” (Adversus haereses, 3, 22) This is one of the earliest examples of describing Mary as the “New Eve.” Eve, standing next to Adam, is the “co-peccatrix” (co-sinner) Mary, standing next to Christ crucified, is the “co-redemptrix” (co-redemptress). This does not mean that Mary directly saves or redeems us. It means that Mary consents and participates in the redemptive action of Christ. Her role is congruent and relative to the condign and absolute role of Christ.
Who knew
Mary Untier of Knots - Pope Francis' Favorite Marian Image - Taylor Marshall
I still have a soft spot for poor Eve, though. A "co-peccatrix" sounds like my ideal sort of woman!
Exactly. That's why I have a soft spot for her. She's on my level.She is certainly the 'embodiment' of our human nature.