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Raymond was born to a poor Spanish noble family in the year of Our Lord 1204. His mother died in childbirth, and Raymond was delivered via Caesarean section—hence his Latin moniker, Nonnatus, or “not born”. Raymond stubbornly adopted the life of a hermit on the family farm, caring for the sheep himself instead of supervising others, until his father finally allowed Raymond to pursue his vocation. Raymond joined the Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives, known as the Mercedarians, and received his habit from their founder, St. Peter Nolasco. Raymond eventually succeeded Peter as the order’s ransomer, and soon fulfilled his Mercedarian vow in giving himself as a hostage in return for more captives. When his preaching began to convert local Muslims, the authorities drilled holes through his lips and shut them together with a padlock. To his sorrow, Raymond was eventually ransomed back to Spain, and almost immediately made a cardinal, against his own wishes. He was spared further unwanted earthly honors by contracting a fatal illness on the way to Rome, in the year of Our Lord 1240. Raymond is a patron of expectant mothers, midwives, and newborns.
AT Cardona, in Spain, St. Raymond Nonnatus, cardinal and confessor, of the Order of Mercedarians, renowned for holiness of life and miracles.
At Treves, the birthday of St. Paulimis, a bishop, who was exiled for the Catholic faith by the Arian emperor Constantius, in the time of the Arian persecution. By having to change the place of his exile, which was beyond the limits of Christendom, he became wearied unto death, and finally, dying in Phrygia, received a crown from the Lord for his blessed martyrdom.
Also, the holy martyrs Robustian and Mark.
At Transaquae, among the Marsi, near lake Celano, the birthday [into heaven] of the holy martyrs Caesidius, priest, and his companions, who were crowned with martyrdom in the persecution of Maximinus.
At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, the Saints Theodotus, Rufina, and Ammia. The first two were the parents of the martyr St. Mamas, who was born in prison, and whom Ammia brought up.
At Athens, St. Aristides, most celebrated for his faith and wisdom, who presented to the emperor Adrian a treatise on the Christian religion, containing the exposition of our doctrine. In the presence of the emperor, he also delivered a discourse in which he clearly demonstrated that Jesus Christ is the only God.
At Auxerre, St. Optatus, bishop and confessor.
In England, St. Aidan, bishop of Lindisfarne. When St. Cuthbert, then a shepherd, saw his soul going up to heaven, he left his sheep and became a monk.
At Nusco, St. Amatus, bishop.
On Mount Senario, near Florence, blessed Bonajuncta, confessor, one of the seven founders of the Order of the Servites of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who gave up his soul into the hands of the Lord whilst discoursing to his brethren on the Passion of our Saviour.
℣. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
℟. Thanks be to God.