{"id":5830,"date":"2026-06-23T09:54:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rezaelrosario.org\/our-lady-of-mercy"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:54:26","slug":"our-lady-of-mercy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rezaelrosario.org\/hu\/our-lady-of-mercy","title":{"rendered":"Our Lady of Mercy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rr-om\">\n<style>\n.rr-om{max-width:880px;margin:0 auto;font-family:Inter,system-ui,sans-serif;color:#1E2A36}\n.rr-om h1{font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,serif;color:#1F4E79;text-align:center;font-size:2.1rem;margin:.4rem 0 .2rem}\n.rr-om .rr-sub{text-align:center;color:#8A6D1D;font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,serif;font-style:italic;font-size:1.15rem;margin:0 0 1.2rem}\n.rr-om .rr-lead{color:#344054;line-height:1.75;max-width:720px;margin:0 auto 1.2rem}\n.rr-om h2{font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,serif;color:#1F4E79;font-size:1.45rem;border-bottom:2px solid #C9A227;padding-bottom:.35rem;margin:2.2rem 0 .9rem}\n.rr-om p{color:#344054;line-height:1.75}\n.rr-om .rr-datos{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:10px;margin:.6rem 0 1rem}\n.rr-om .rr-dato{background:#F8F5EF;border:1px solid #E6E1D8;border-radius:10px;padding:.6rem .9rem;font-size:.95rem}\n.rr-om .rr-dato b{color:#1F4E79}\n.rr-om .rr-cita{background:#F8F5EF;border-left:3px solid #C9A227;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;padding:.8rem 1.1rem;margin:1rem 0;font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,serif;font-style:italic;color:#41506b}\n.rr-om .rr-nota{background:#F3E7BD66;border:1px solid #E6D9A8;border-radius:10px;padding:.6rem .9rem;color:#6B5512;font-size:.92rem;margin:.6rem 0}\n.rr-om .rr-btns{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;justify-content:center;margin:1.6rem 0}\n.rr-om .rr-btn{display:inline-block;background:#1F4E79;color:#fff;border-radius:999px;padding:.6rem 1.2rem;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:.92rem}\n.rr-om .rr-btn:hover{background:#183B5C;color:#F3E7BD}\n.rr-om .rr-fuentes{font-size:.88rem;color:#667085;border-top:1px solid #E6E1D8;padding-top:1rem;margin-top:2rem}\n@media(max-width:560px){.rr-om h1{font-size:1.7rem}}\n<\/style>\n\n<h1>Our Lady of Mercy<\/h1>\n<p class=\"rr-sub\">\u00abLa Merc\u00e8,\u00bb Mother of captives \u00b7 Patroness of Barcelona<\/p>\n<p class=\"rr-lead\">From Our Lady of Mercy an entire religious order was born, dedicated to ransoming captives. Mother of mercy and of prisoners, she is the much-loved patroness of Barcelona.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rr-datos\">\n<div class=\"rr-dato\"><b>Place:<\/b> Barcelona, Catalonia<\/div>\n<div class=\"rr-dato\"><b>Shrine:<\/b> Basilica of Mercy (la Merc\u00e8)<\/div>\n<div class=\"rr-dato\"><b>Feast:<\/b> 24 September<\/div>\n<div class=\"rr-dato\"><b>Patronage:<\/b> Patroness of Barcelona (ratified by the Pope in 1868); Mother of captives<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Origin and history<\/h2>\n<p>The devotion is bound up with the founding of the Order of Mercy for the ransom of Christian captives. According to tradition, in 1218 the Virgin inspired Saint Peter Nolasco, King James I of Aragon and Saint Raymond of Penyafort to create an order dedicated to ransoming captives; thus was born the Mercedarian Order, which presents Mary as Mother of Mercy.<\/p>\n<p>In Barcelona, after the locust plague of 1687, the city entrusted itself to Our Lady of Mercy and the Council named her patroness. Pope Innocent XII extended her feast to the whole Church in 1696, setting it on 24 September, and her patronage over the city was ratified by the Pope in 1868. Since 1902 the great Festa Major de la Merc\u00e8 has been celebrated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rr-cita\">\u00abOur Lady of Mercy, Mother of captives, pray for us.\u00bb<\/div>\n<div class=\"rr-nota\">She is invoked as protector of prisoners, the persecuted and every form of captivity, whether material or spiritual.<\/div>\n<div class=\"rr-btns\"><a class=\"rr-btn\" href=\"\/en\/how-to-pray-the-rosary\/\">Pray the Rosary<\/a><a class=\"rr-btn\" href=\"\/en\/pray-the-rosary\/\">All devotions<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"rr-fuentes\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong> Order of Mercy (Mercedarians); Archdiocese of Barcelona; Wikipedia (accessed 9 June 2026). Extension of the feast (Innocent XII, 1696) and patronage (1868) verified. 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