St. Peter Nolasco, Confessor (31 January) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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On January 31, the Church honors Saint Peter Nolasco, confessor and heroic ransomer of Christian captives, as presented by Dom Prosper Guéranger in The Liturgical Year. Raised up by Our Lord Jesus Christ, whose charity first burned forth from Bethlehem, Saint Peter Nolasco devoted his life to the redemption of enslaved Christians, even offering himself as a slave if necessary to save souls from chains and the danger of losing the Faith. Born in France and later making Spain his adopted country, Saint Peter founded the Order of Our Lady of Mercy (Mercedarians) under the inspiration of the Blessed Virgin Mary, alongside Saint Raymond of Peñafort and King James I of Aragon. This order took a fourth vow — to give themselves as captives if it meant freeing others. Dom Guéranger shows how the charity of the Infant Jesus flowed into the hearts of saints like Peter Nolasco, transforming the mystery of Christmas into heroic sacrifice. Called to Heaven on Christmas Night, Saint Peter’s final words proclaimed: “He hath sent redemption to His people.” This reading is a meditation on true Christian liberty, charity, sacrifice, and the supernatural meaning of freedom — reminding us that no man is truly free unless he lives as a child of God. 📖 Source: The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Guéranger, O.S.B. 📅 Feast Day: January 31 ✝️ Season: Christmas (Traditional Calendar) 0:00 – Feast of Saint Peter Nolasco (January 31) 0:14 – Ransomer of captives and disciple of St. Raymond of Peñafort 0:36 – Charity born at Bethlehem in the Infant Jesus 1:08 – Foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy 1:25 – The danger of slavery to Faith and soul 1:44 – Christ’s sacrifice and ransom of mankind 2:19 – Saint Peter’s death on Christmas Night 2:50 – Why the Church celebrates his feast on January 31 3:20 – Early life and miraculous sign of charity 3:45 – Flight from the Albigensian heresy 4:21 – Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary 4:54 – The Mercedarian fourth vow 5:20 – Virtues, prophecy, and purity of life 5:54 – Final sickness and holy death 6:29 – Christ’s fire of charity on the earth 7:10 – Heaven as the land of love 8:02 – Prayer for charity toward neighbor 8:42 – Prayer for France, Spain, and captives 9:01 – True liberty of the children of God https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/january/january-31-st-peter-nolasco-confessor/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintPeterNolasco #January31Saint #DomProsperGueranger #LiturgicalYear #CatholicSaints #TraditionalCatholic #OrderOfOurLadyOfMercy #Mercedarians #ChristianLiberty #CatholicCharity