Pope Francis has promoted devotion to Mary, Undoer of Knots, since he encountered the original image while studying in Germany, spreading it first in his native Argentina and, after his election, throughout the world.
The painting, by Johann Georg Melchior Schmidtner, is located at the Church of St. Peter am Perlach in Augsburg, southern Germany.
The image, completed in around 1700, shows Mary untying knots in a long white ribbon while her foot rests on the head of a snake curled in knots.
Several shrines around the world were connected live to the rosary in the Vatican Gardens, including the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne in Nanterre, France, Our Lady of Sorrows in Kibeho, Rwanda, and the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes at Carfin, Scotland.
Each decade of the rosary began with a Bible reading, followed by a description of the intention.
The intentions included the rediscovery of the value of community life, relief from unemployment, an end to domestic violence, recovery from illness, and the resumption of daily pastoral ministry.
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The Hail Marys were led by members of families, ranging from young children to the elderly.
At the end of the five decades, the pope affixed a crown to the image of Mary, Undoer of Knots.
Just moments ago in the Vatican Gardens, Pope Francis canonically crowned the image of Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, a painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in Augsburg, Germany, and to whom Pope Francis has had a strong devotion since his days as a student. pic.twitter.com/XrDbLLgtn3
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After the recitation of the Litany of Loreto, the pope prayed: “O Mary, you always give light on our path as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross were associated with the pain of Jesus, firmly keeping your faith.”
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