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Our Lady of Ransom

DVRodriguez2026-10-19T07:58:09-04:00

For centuries Barbary pirates harassed the coastline of Christendom and kidnapped Christians. Under Our Lady’s guidance, St. Peter Nolasco founded the order of Mercedarians with the purpose of ransoming captives. He was supported by St. Raymond Peñafort and King James I of Aragon. Today many are unable to freely practice the Catholic Faith. Catholics are still being persecuted, even killed. Many are enslaved to the wickedness of the world, the flesh, and the devil. Yet Our Lady continues to break the chains of slavery and ransom us. She is always ready to help us!

Our Lady of RansomDVRodriguez2026-10-19T07:58:09-04:00

May the Adorable Will of God be Magnified Forever

DVRodriguez2026-10-19T07:36:48-04:00

The Rosary is a marvelous treasury of all the virtues man needs. By meditating on its mysteries, we renew our mind and put on the ‘New Man’ of whom St. Paul speaks. Yet we must pray for this grace of renewal. Stories of rosary miracles fill us with confidence: a serial killer was prevented from killing a young girl (1978), and Our Lady stopped tanks from bulldozing nuns and faithful in the Philippines(1986).

May the Adorable Will of God be Magnified ForeverDVRodriguez2026-10-19T07:36:48-04:00

Significance of October in Catholic Devotion

DVRodriguez2026-10-18T11:39:34-04:00

Fr. John Lovell, host of Hope in the Desert, interviews David Rodríguez on regarding Marian and rosary connections to October.

Significance of October in Catholic DevotionDVRodriguez2026-10-18T11:39:34-04:00

Gloriarnos en la Cruz de Cristo

DVRodriguez2026-10-17T22:15:49-04:00

Cada uno de nosotros pasa por pruebas y dificultades (cruces). Los santos nos llaman a tener un gran gozo al atravesar diversas pruebas. Estas son las formas en las que se pone a prueba nuestra fe y la principal manera en la que creceremos en la fe. El Corazón Inmaculado y Doloroso de María debe ser nuestro ejemplo e inspiración. No lo olvides nunca: Dios no permitirá que seas tentado más allá de lo que puedas soportar. Dios siempre te dará la gracia para superar cualquier prueba, pues Dios es fiel.

Gloriarnos en la Cruz de CristoDVRodriguez2026-10-17T22:15:49-04:00

Ancient and 21st Century Rosary Miracles

DVRodriguez2026-10-10T14:48:53-04:00

A common daily way by which we receive God’s grace is praying the Rosary. The Rosary eliminates heresy, dissipates vice, spreads virtue, implores God’s mercy, and obtains Mary’s protection. One of reasons we don’t achieve more through the Rosary is because we don’t pray well enough. Every single one of us can pray the Rosary better. In 2008, Colombia averted war through the Rosary. In 2011, 33 Chilean miners attributed their rescue to it. Modern miracles and those of the past serve to strengthen our faith.

Ancient and 21st Century Rosary MiraclesDVRodriguez2026-10-10T14:48:53-04:00

Mary’s Unique Role in Salvation

DVRodriguez2026-10-10T07:11:36-04:00

Everything about Mary reveals the greatness and goodness of God. We can’t fathom the incredible power which God has placed in her hands. Mary’s special cult (dulia) increases the honor given to God. A true Catholic restoration is not possible without her. Be familiar with the basics of our Catholic Faith in the Blessed Virgin Mary, including the dogmas of her Divine Maternity, Immaculate Conception, Perpetual Virginity, Assumption, Co-Redemptrix or Mediatrix.

Mary’s Unique Role in SalvationDVRodriguez2026-10-10T07:11:36-04:00

Pray for All Priests and the Pope

DVRodriguez2026-10-05T08:34:51-04:00

In the Collect, we beg God to guard His Church. We acknowledge that humans fail and it is God who must keep the Church from harm and guiding souls to salvation. The duty of every Catholic is to pray for the Church, the light of this world. Pray that she continue her mission of redemption faithfully, always being the source of truth. Although the Church is divine, she is also composed of humans who have free will and can choose to sin. All priests need your prayers. Avoid calumny, backbiting, and rash judgments against the pope, bishops, and priests, even when [...]

Pray for All Priests and the PopeDVRodriguez2026-10-05T08:34:51-04:00

Only One of Ten Lepers Was Saved

DVRodriguez2026-10-06T06:34:43-04:00

Although today’s gospel is about gratitude, it is about much more. Jesus comes to heal our body and save our souls. All ten lepers were cleansed in body, but only one was told his faith had saved him. We must enter into the mystery hidden in this event. Then we see parallels between the Samaritan leper and both St. Paul and Cornelius the Centurion. Moreover, we see practical implications for how we must navigate the crisis in the Church today.

Only One of Ten Lepers Was SavedDVRodriguez2026-10-06T06:34:43-04:00

St. Alphonsus Liguori on Prayer

DVRodriguez2026-10-06T06:34:33-04:00

Never forget God’s sweet presence, as do the greater part of men. Speak to God as often as you can for He wishes that you to speak with Him. Pray in trials, in joys, after a fault, and in doubts. Let prayer be the first thing you do when you awake and the last thought as you retire for the night. Pray for your neighbor. In mental prayer make again and again acts of contrition, love of God, and oblation of self. Above all, ardently long for Heaven in your prayer. If you wish to make spiritual progress, foster a devotion [...]

St. Alphonsus Liguori on PrayerDVRodriguez2026-10-06T06:34:33-04:00

What She Treasured in Her Heart

DVRodriguez2026-10-06T06:34:19-04:00

Strive to foster a devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary; not just in externals but according to a true Catholic spirit. At bare minimum, practice the First Saturday devotion well. We can learn much from the teaching of the saints. Consider as well how the Scriptures present her Heart as a sacred depository and faithful guardian of all the mysteries of salvation, right dogma, and true liturgy.

What She Treasured in Her HeartDVRodriguez2026-10-06T06:34:19-04:00