# St. Nicholas of Tolentino (September 10) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year

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Published: 2026-09-09T20:00:00+00:00
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A meditation for the Feast of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Nicholas of Tolentino was an Italian Augustinian friar and priest who became renowned for his austere life, deep devotion to prayer, and charitable care for the poor and suffering. Born at Sant’Angelo in Pontano around 1245, he entered the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine and spent much of his religious life in Tolentino, where he became a zealous preacher and confessor. He was especially devoted to the souls in Purgatory, offering prayers and penances for the dead, and many miracles were attributed to his intercession, including healings and the multiplication of food for the poor. His gentle charity, humility, and continual mortification made him beloved by the people, and after his death in 1305 his tomb became a place of pilgrimage. He was canonized by Pope Eugene IV in 1446, becoming the first member of the Augustinian Order to be formally canonized.Please note that Servant of God Dom Prosper Guéranger went to his eternal reward in 1875; at this point, Volumes I-IX (Advent to Pentecost Saturday) had been completed, but Volumes X-XV (Trinity Sunday to Advent) had not yet been completed. Thus, the remaining readings of the Liturgical Year, from Trinity Sunday until Advent, were not directly authored by Dom Prosper, but were the work of his disciple Dom Lucien Fromage. Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts fo…

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