Sep 24, 2021. Gospel Luke 11:27-28. Salva Sancta Parens, or Hail Holy Mother.

Luke 11:27-28 “11:27. And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee and the paps that gave thee suck. 11:28. But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.” Excerpt From The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-bible-douay-rheims-complete/id955129088 This material may be protected by copyright. Our Lady of Ransom. The Blessed Virgin appeared to St Peter Nolasco, to St Raymond of Pennefort, and to James, king of Aragon, requesting them to found a religious institute with the object of delivering Christian captives from the barbarous Saracens (Collect), who then held a great part of Spain. In consequence of this, on August 10th 1218, King James established the royal, military and religious Order of Our Lady of Ransom, and granted to its members the privilege of bearing on their breasts his own arms. Most of them were knights, and while the clerics recited divine office in the commanderies, they guarded the coasts and delivered prisoners. This pious work spread everywhere and produced heroes of sanctity and men of incomparable charity and piety who devoted themselves to the collection of alms for the ransom of Christians, and who often gave themselves up as prisoners to deliver captives.