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Quito, Sep 24 (EFE).- The traditional Mercedarian festival of ‘La Mama Negra’ that has been celebrated for decades the Ecuadorian Andes, returned Saturday to the streets of Latacunga with much fanfare, after two years of restrictions due to the coronavirus. More than 6,000 people danced to the beats of local music bands on the streets … ....
Looking at my trusty copy of Father Lasance s New Roman Missal (which, name notwithstanding, is a missal for the traditional Latin Mass), I noticed that in the Catholic Church s traditional calendar, today is the feast of Our Lady of Ransom. Here is what the Missal has to say: SEPT 24. Our Lady of Ransom: The Order of Our Lady of Ransom was founded in the Thirteenth Century by St. Peter Nolasco and St. Raymond of Pennafort, aided by King James of Aragon. The object of the Order was to redeem Christians held in slavery by the Mohammedans. Pope Gregory IX instituted the feast of Our Lady of Ransom and afterwards it was extended by Pope Innocent XII to the Universal Church . ....