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St. Raymond Nonnatus (August 31) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
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- Aug 30, 2026
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Summary
A meditation for the Feast of St. Raymond Nonnatus, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Raymond Nonnatus (c. 1204–1240) was a Spanish Mercedarian religious renowned for his devotion to the redemption of Christians held captive by the Moors. Born in Portell, Catalonia, he joined the newly founded Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy and traveled to North Africa, where he ransomed numerous captives and eventually offered himself in exchange for their freedom. While imprisoned, he endured severe torture and suffering for preaching the Catholic faith, and according to tradition, his captors pierced his lips and fastened them with a padlock to prevent him from preaching. After his release, he was called to Rome by Pope Gregory IX, but died on the journey in 1240. His extraordinary charity, courage, and willingness to suffer for the salvation of others made him one of the great saints of the Mercedarian Order, and he is traditionally invoked as a patron of childbirth and expectant mothers.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, histo…