Fr. Eric Nicolai preaches at Kintore College about the feast of Our Lady of Ransom, or Our Lady of Mercy, a devotion that began in the 13th century as recourse for those Christians held captives the Islamic state. In Spanish, la virgin de la Merced. It is also the memorial of Blessed Emilie Gamelin-Travernier, a Montreal woman who founded the sisters of Providence in 19th century Quebec. Both occasions to feel our role to protect the vulnerable, and ourselves to feel protected by the Blessed Mother.

Music: Handel, Lascia ch'io pianga, classical guitar by Bert Alink.

Thumbnail painting by Piero della Francesca, Madonna della Misericordia, a detail from a Polyptych in the town of Sansepolcro, Tuscany. Dates to about 1460.