Peter Nolasco
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Sep 28, 2026
Jonathan VásquezHOST
Madre de todos los que sufren, madre de quienes buscan consuelo, madre de los que se sienten solos y están oprimidos por hierros y cadenas.
Jonathan VásquezHOST
María vino al encuentro de Pedro Nolasco, un mercader de telas, para animarlo en su sueño de ver un mundo sin cautivos ni esclavos.
Jonathan VásquezHOST
Le inspiró a fundar una orden para visitar y redimir a los cautivos que corrían el riesgo de perder su fe.
Jonathan VásquezHOST
Ella no fue ajena al sufrimiento de sus hijos e hijas, pero sabía que una obra de misericordia tan grande no podía ser llevada por una sola persona.
Dan ReehilHOST
And back in the 13th century, there were Christians who were being captured, enslaved, and held for ransom.
Dan ReehilHOST
And according to the Mercedarian tradition, which I'll tell you what that means in a minute, Our Lady appeared to a person named Peter Nolasco, he became a canonized saint, and inspired the work that became the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, or the Mercedarians.
Dan ReehilHOST
And these courageous Christians would collect money to ransom the captives.
Dan ReehilHOST
Some of these people were even prepared to offer themselves in exchange for prisoners who were in danger of losing their faith.
Richard BoyleHOST
Raids produced captives on both sides, and Christians taken into North Africa could spend years in slavery unless family, religious communities, or charitable organizations could raise enough money to free them.
Richard BoyleHOST
Into that world came Peter Nolasco.
Richard BoyleHOST
Peter had already begun using his own money to ransom Christian captives.
Richard BoyleHOST
According to Mercedarian tradition, however, something extraordinary happened on the night of August 1st, 1218.
Conor DonnellyHOST
They were being cruelly tormented in their African prisons to make them deny the faith.
Conor DonnellyHOST
And so on August 1st, 1218, Our Lady appeared to St. Peter Nolasco, to his confessor, Raymond of Penafort, and to King James I of Spain.
Conor DonnellyHOST
And through these three servants of God, established a work of the most perfect charity the redemption of captives.
Conor DonnellyHOST
Its members would undertake to deliver Christian captives and to offer themselves if necessary as payment.