Our Lady of Ransom | Story of the Mercedarian Order, Marian Apparition & Spiritual Freedom from Sin

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Our Lady of Ransom, pray for us and free us from the chains of sin, vice and the devil. This Catholic homily explains the history and spiritual meaning of the Feast of Our Lady of Ransom. The Mercedarians, founded through St. Peter Nolasco with the support of St. Raymond of Peñafort and King James I of Aragon, worked to redeem Christians held captive. Members were even prepared to surrender themselves when necessary to secure another Christian’s freedom. That heroic mission also points toward a deeper spiritual reality: Christ desires to liberate us from everything that holds our souls captive. When a persistent temptation or habitual sin seems impossible to overcome, we can turn confidently to the Blessed Virgin Mary and ask her to uproot it from our hearts. The struggle for holiness is won or lost in the heart and the will. During the Rosary, make a deliberate act of rejection: “Mother, I do not want this sin anymore. Take it from me.” Then ask her to cultivate the opposing virtue—patience, purity, charity, faith, hope or love. This reflection also considers the Ember Days, prayer and fasting for priests, consecration to Mary and the promised triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Learn more about the history of this feast: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=6712 Support pro-life organizations while buying or selling a home: https://realestateforlife.org Our Lady of Ransom, pray for us! Please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 0:00 Real Estate for Life 0:16 Introduction and prayer 0:24 Feast of Our Lady of Ransom 0:39 Founding of the Mercedarian Order 1:01 Redeeming Christian captives 1:08 Offering themselves for prisoners 1:23 The meaning of Mary’s titles 1:40 Freedom from sin, vice and the devil 2:06 Ask Our Lady to break your chains 2:29 The battle for the human soul 2:46 Why Christ speaks about the heart 3:18 Making a definitive choice for God 3:34 Asking Mary to uproot habitual sin 4:15 Asking for the contrary virtue 4:36 Prayer, fasting and the Ember Days 5:00 The Immaculate and Sacred Hearts 5:07 Consecration to Our Lady 5:22 Final blessing #OurLadyOfRansom #CatholicFaith #MarianDevotion #CatholicSaints #CatholicFeastDay #OurLady #StPeterNolasco #CatholicChurch #CatholicPrayer #OurLadyOfMercy #CatholicTradition #CatholicReflections #MarianFeast 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ SUPPORT THE MISSION 🙏 Donate https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 📬 Free Catholic Newsletter https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 📰 Read on Substack https://sensusfidelium.substack.com/ ──────────────────── 📺 WATCH & READ 📺 Sensus Fidelium App https://sensusfidelium.tv/ 📚 Sensus Fidelium Press https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ 👕 Official Merchandise https://sensusfidelium.com/merchandise/ ──────────────────── 🤝 PARTNER WITH US 📣 Advertise on Sensus Fidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/advertise-with-sensus-fidelium/ 🎤 Invite Steve Cunningham to Speak https://sensusfidelium.com/speaking/ ⛪ Parish Formation & Consultation https://sensusfidelium.com/for-parishes/ ──────────────────── 🌎 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ✝️ Trusted Catholic Businesses https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

Topics

• Repentance
• Jesus Christ
• Overcoming Obstacles