O Mary Undoer of Knots,
Undo the knots of problems,hopelessness,financial constraints, worrying, and pains,
which threaten our hearts,our families, and our lives.
“Don’t spend your energies on things that generate worry, anxiety, and anguish. Only one thing is necessary: Lift up your spirit and love God.”
St. Padre Pio
@Faithful2Pray I need so many different things that it is almost impossible to ask for prayers for one specific thing. I am barely holding on. Remember me. I will pray for you too.
@RosaryQuotes123 this is my favorite movie of all time. 🥰i watched it for the first time over a decade ago with my young children. They loved it and my middle son, when it was over, asked to watch it again. He watched it 2x in a row (with teary eyes) at 8 years old! It's so lovely
Dios te salve, María,
llena eres de gracia;
el Señor es contigo.
Bendita Tú eres
entre todas las mujeres,
y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre, Jesús.
Santa María, Madre de Dios,
ruega por nosotros, pecadores,
ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte. Amén.
The Harrowing of Hell
Catholic doctrine, as professed in the Apostles’ Creed — “He descended into hell” — teaches that after His death on the Cross, Jesus’ soul, united to His divine Person, descended into the abode of the dead (Sheol/Hades).
This was not the hell of eternal damnation. It was the waiting place of the righteous souls who had died before Christ: Adam and Eve, Abraham, Moses, the prophets, and all the just of the Old Testament. They were not tormented, yet they were deprived of the beatific vision of God, longing for the promised Redeemer.
There, Christ came not as one who suffers, but as Conqueror and Savior.
He proclaimed the victory of His Passion and Resurrection. He “preached to the spirits in prison” (1 Peter 3:19), broke the gates of death, and led the holy souls in triumph into the glory of Heaven — the first fruits of the Redemption.
The Harrowing of Hell: the moment when death itself was harrowed, emptied, and defeated forever.