Aug. 31 – St. Raymund Nonnatus,
Confessor
Raymond
Nonnatus, O. de M. (Catalan: Sant Ramon Nonat, Spanish: San Ramón Nonato,
French: Saint Raymond Nonnat, Maltese: San Rajmondo Nonnato), (1204 – 31 August
1240) is a saint from Catalonia in Spain. His nickname (Latin: Nonnatus,
"not born") refers to his birth by Caesarean section, his mother
having died while giving birth to him.
Raymond
is the patron saint of childbirth, midwives, children, pregnant women, and
priests defending the confidentiality of confession.
St. Raymond Nonnatus was born in
Catalonia, in the year 1204, and was descended of a gentleman's family of a
small fortune. In his childhood he seemed to find pleasure only in his
devotions and serious duties. His father, perceiving in him an inclination to a
religious state, took him from school, and sent him to take care of a farm
which he had in the country. Raymund readily obeyed, and, in order to enjoy the
opportunity of holy solitude, kept the sheep himself, and spent his time in the
mountains and forests in holy meditation and prayer. Some time after, he joined
the new Order of Our Lady of Mercy for the redemption of captives, and was
admitted to his profession at Barcelona by the holy founder, St. Peter Nolasco.
Within two or three years after his profession, he was sent into Barbary with a
considerable sum of money, where he purchased, at Algiers, the liberty of a
great number of slaves. When all this treasure was exhausted, he gave himself
up as a hostage for the ransom of certain others. This magnanimous sacrifice
served only to exasperate the Mohammedans, who treated him with uncommon
barbarity, till, fearing lest if he died in their hands they should lose the
ransom which was to be paid for the slaves for whom he remained a hostage, they
gave orders that he should be treated with more humanity. Hereupon he was
permitted to go abroad about the streets, which liberty he made use of to
comfort and encourage the Christians in their chains, and he converted and
baptized some Mohammedans. For this the governor condemned him to be put to
death by thrusting a stake into the body, but his punishment was commuted, and
he underwent a cruel bastinado. This torment did not daunt his courage. So long
as he saw souls in danger of perishing eternally, he thought he had yet done
nothing. St. Raymund had no more money to employ in releasing poor captives,
and to speak to a Mohammedan upon the subject of religion was death. He could,
however, still exert his endeavors, with hopes of some success, or of dying a
martyr of charity. He therefore resumed his former method of instructing and
exhorting both the Christians and the infidels. The governor, who was enraged,
ordered our Saint to be barbarously tortured and imprisoned till his ransom was
brought by some religious men of his Order, who were sent with it by St. Peter.
Upon his return to Spain, he was nominated cardinal by Pope Gregory IX., and
the Pope, being desirous to have so holy a man about his person, called him to
Rome. The Saint obeyed, but went no further than Cardona, when he was seized
with a violent fever, which proved mortal. He died on the 31st of August, in
the year 1240, the thirty-seventh of his age.
St. Raymund Nonnatus, Confessor
Monday in the Fourteenth Week after Pentecost
Double – White Vestments
Missa 'Os Justi'
INTROIT - Psalm 36: 30-31
Os justi meditabitur sapientiam, et lingua ejus loquetur judicium: lex
Dei ejus in corde ipsius. Alleluia. Ps.
Noli æmulari in malignantibus: neque zelaveris facientes iniquitatem.
Gloria Patri.
The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak
judgment: the law of his God is in his heart. Alleluia. Ps. Be not emulous of
evildoers: nor envy them that work iniquity. Glory be to the Father.
St. Raymond Nonnatus being fed by Angels
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COLLECT
O God, Who didst make blessed Raymond, Thy Confessor, wonderful in
delivering Thy faithful held in captivity by the infidels, grant us by his
intercession that, being loosed from the bonds of our sins, we may with quiet
minds perform those things which are pleasing to Thee. Through our Lord.
EPISTLE - Ecclesiasticus 31: 8-11
Blessed is the man that is found without blemish, and that hath not gone
after gold, nor put his trust in money nor in treasures. Who is he, and we will
praise him? for he hath done wonderful things in his life. Who hath been tried
thereby, and made perfect, he shall have glory everlasting: he that could have
transgressed, and hath not transgressed: and could do evil things, and hath not
done them: therefore are his goods established in the Lord, and all the Church
of the Saints shall declare his alms.
GRADUAL - Psalm 91: 13, 14, 3
The Just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the
cedar of Libanus in the house of the Lord. To show forth Thy mercy in the
morning, and Thy truth in the night.
ALLELUIA - James 1: 12
Alleluia. Alleluia. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when
he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life. Alleluia.
GOSPEL - Luke 12: 35-40
At that time: Jesus said to His disciples: Let your loins be girt and lamps burning in
your hands, and you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord, when he
shall return from the wedding: that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open
to him immediately. Blessed are those servants whom the Lord, when he cometh,
shall find watching: amen I say to you that he will girt himself and make them
sit down to meat, and passing will minister unto them. And if he shall come in
the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are
those servants. But this know ye, that if the householder did know at what hour
the thief would come, he would surely watch. and would not suffer his house to
be broken open. Be you then also ready, for at what hour you think not the Son
of man will come.
OFFERTORY- Psalm 88: 25
My truth and My mercy shall be with him: and in My name shall his horn
be exalted.
SECRET
In memory of Thy Saints, O Lord, we offer Thee the sacrifice of praise,
by which we trust to be freed from both present and future evils. Through our
Lord.
COMMON PREFACE
It is truly meet and just, right and for our salvation that we should at
all times and in all places, give thanks unto Thee, O holy Lord, Father
almighty, eternal God: through Christ our Lord. through Whom the Angels praise
Thy Majesty, Dominations worship, Powers stand in awe. The Heavens and the
Heavenly hosts together with the blessed Seraphim in triumphant chorus unite to
celebrate it. Together with them we entreat Thee, that Thou mayest bid our
voices also to be admitted, while we say in lowly praise:
THE SANCTUS
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dóminus Deus Sábaoth. Pleni sunt cæli et terra glória tua. Hosánna in excélsis. Benedíctus qui venit in nómine Dómini. Hosánna in excélsis.
COMMUNION - Matthew 24: 46-47
Blessed is that servant, whom when his Lord shall come he shall find
watching: amen I say to you, he shall place him over all his goods
POSTCOMMUNION
Refreshed by meat and drink from heaven, O God, we humbly entreat Thee,
that we may be protected by the prayers of him in whose memory we have
partaken. Through our Lord.
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