Please note, this Latin Mass will be at The Sacred Heart, Morriston, near Swansea at 5pm.
The saint of the day for 31st August is St. Raymond Nonnatus.
Raymond was born at Portella, Catalonia, Spain in 1204, the son of wealthy parents. He was delivered by caesarean section when his mother died in childbirth. Hence his name non natus(not born). In his childhood, he seemed to find pleasure only in his devotions and serious duties. His father, sensing that Raymond was drawn to religious life, ordered him to manage one of the family farms. Raymond readily obeyed but spent his time with the shepherds and workers, studying and praying until his father abandoned the idea of making his son a worldly success.
Raymond later joined the Mercederians, which was founded by St. Peter Nolasco, who devoted to ransoming Christians captured by the Moors. He succeeded Peter as chief ransomer and went to Algeria to ransom slaves. He remained as hostage for several slaves when his money ran out and was sentenced to be impaled when the governor learned that he had converted several Mohammedans. He escaped the death sentence because of the ransom he would bring, but was forced to run the gauntlet. He was then tortured for continuing his evangelizing activities but was ransomed eight months later by Peter Nolasco.
On his return to Barcelona, he was appointed Cardinal by Pope Gregory IX. He died the following year in 1240 and was canonized in 1657.
Patronage: childbirth; children; expectant mothers; falsely accused people; fever; infants; midwives; newborn babies; obstetricians; pregnant women.
And please pray for peace in Syria and an end, not a beginning, to the bombing...
St. Raymond Nonnatus, Patron of Expectant Mothers, Newborn Babies
The saint of the day for 31st August is St. Raymond Nonnatus.
Raymond was born at Portella, Catalonia, Spain in 1204, the son of wealthy parents. He was delivered by caesarean section when his mother died in childbirth. Hence his name non natus(not born). In his childhood, he seemed to find pleasure only in his devotions and serious duties. His father, sensing that Raymond was drawn to religious life, ordered him to manage one of the family farms. Raymond readily obeyed but spent his time with the shepherds and workers, studying and praying until his father abandoned the idea of making his son a worldly success.
Raymond later joined the Mercederians, which was founded by St. Peter Nolasco, who devoted to ransoming Christians captured by the Moors. He succeeded Peter as chief ransomer and went to Algeria to ransom slaves. He remained as hostage for several slaves when his money ran out and was sentenced to be impaled when the governor learned that he had converted several Mohammedans. He escaped the death sentence because of the ransom he would bring, but was forced to run the gauntlet. He was then tortured for continuing his evangelizing activities but was ransomed eight months later by Peter Nolasco.
On his return to Barcelona, he was appointed Cardinal by Pope Gregory IX. He died the following year in 1240 and was canonized in 1657.
Patronage: childbirth; children; expectant mothers; falsely accused people; fever; infants; midwives; newborn babies; obstetricians; pregnant women.
Extract from:Catholic Fire blog
And please pray for peace in Syria and an end, not a beginning, to the bombing...
God of Compassion,
Hear the cries of the people of Syria,
Bring healing
to those suffering from the violence,
Bring comfort to those mourning the
dead,
Strengthen Syria’s neighbors in their care and welcome for
refugees,
Convert the hearts of those who have taken up arms,
And protect
those committed to peace.
God of Hope,
Inspire leaders to choose peace over violence and to seek
reconciliation with enemies,
Inspire the Church around the world with
compassion for the people of Syria,
And give us hope for a future of peace
built on justice for all.
We ask this through Jesus Christ,
Prince of Peace and Light of the
World,
Amen.
Petition: For the people of Syria, that God may strengthen the resolve of
leaders to end the fighting and choose a future of peace.
We pray to the
Lord…
