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Our Lady of Ransom (September 24) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
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- Sep 23, 2026
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Summary
A meditation for the Feast of Our Lady of Ransom, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.The Feast of Our Lady of Ransom, celebrated on September 24, honors the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title associated with the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, or Mercedarians, founded by St. Peter Nolasco in the thirteenth century. The order was established for the redemption of Christians held captive by the Muslims, and its members devoted themselves to obtaining the freedom of these captives, sometimes even offering themselves in their place. Under this title, Our Lady is venerated as the merciful Mother and patroness of those who are enslaved or oppressed, and the feast recalls her powerful intercession for the liberation of souls from every form of captivity, especially the slavery of sin.Please note that Servant of God Dom Prosper Guéranger went to his eternal reward in 1875; at this point, Volumes I-IX (Advent to Pentecost Saturday) had been completed, but Volumes X-XV (Trinity Sunday to Advent) had not yet been completed. Thus, the remaining readings of the Liturgical Year, from Trinity Sunday until Advent, were not directly authored by Dom Prosper, but were the work of his disciple Dom Lucien Fromage. Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of sai…