{"id":142573,"date":"2024-08-31T05:00:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=142573"},"modified":"2024-08-31T05:00:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T09:00:28","slug":"st-raymond-nonnatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/st-raymond-nonnatus\/","title":{"rendered":"St Raymond Nonnatus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Roy,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bit overwhelmed, eh? \u00a0Yes, you\u2019ve definitely begun a new stage of life. \u00a0College is, well, different, as you say. So much freedom, so much opportunity, so many activities-resources-choices\u2026 \u00a0Many freshmen spend their whole first year being swept away by the excitement of the overwhelming tide. And they spend the next year recovering (or trying to). \u00a0That\u2019s not the best policy. It\u2019s much better to learn to ride the wave instead of being tumbled around in it and spewed out by it. Today\u2019s saint can teach you how.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raymond was born in northeastern Spain. \u00a0His family formed part of the Aragon nobility, and his influential (and very strong willed) father had great plans for his exceptionally bright son \u2013 Raymond loved to study, and seemed to learn effortlessly. \u00a0But he loved to pray as well. In fact, as he grew up, he showed steadily growing interest in dedicating himself to Christ in the religious life instead of politics. His dad objected. To cure his son of these ideas he sent him into the countryside to take charge of a farm owned by the family. \u00a0Raymond obeyed, put the farm in order, and spent almost all his time working side by side with the shepherds and the peasants, even giving them little vacations when he would take over entirely! He loved the simple life of austerity. He would tend the sheep in the awesome silence of the wilderness, contemplating God\u2019s grandeur and disciplining his soul. \u00a0His father heard about how well Raymond had adjusted to farm life and immediately brought him back home. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone (friends and relatives) was eager for him to go to the royal court and make his fortune (they were all certain that he would climb high and fast, because of his extraordinary talents and his family connections), but he continued to insist on taking a different path. \u00a0Finally he managed to work everything out, and he took the habit of a new religious order, the Mercedarians, founded by St Peter Nolasco (Raymond received the habit from St Peter\u2019s hands) for the sole purpose of ransoming the many Christian slaves who lived in horrible conditions under the Moslem yoke. \u00a0Raymond thrived in his years of formation. After only a few years he was made Chief Almoner (upon St Peter\u2019s retirement from the position) and sent with all the funds gathered so far to Algeria, where he negotiated the release of a good number of Christian slaves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But his money ran out before he could ransom a few particularly miserable prisoners who were losing their faith as a result of their horrendous sufferings. \u00a0Fearing for their souls, Raymond offered to substitute himself as a pledge for their ransom. The offer was accepted and the prisoners went free, while Raymond took their place. \u00a0At first he was given a certain degree of freedom while the governor waited for the ransom to arrive. But when the saint took advantage of it in order to convert a few of his guards and reinvigorate some of his fellow prisoners, the authorities punished him severely and forbade him from speaking to anyone about the faith. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, he couldn\u2019t refrain, and some more conversions occurred. \u00a0The governor wanted to execute him at this, but those awaiting the ransom deterred him. Instead, Raymond\u2019s lips were pierced with a hot iron and chained shut with a padlock (the governor himself kept the key \u2013 the lock was opened only so he could eat once a day), to keep him from spreading the gospel. \u00a0He was thrown in a dungeon for eight months, where he languished physically, but thrived spiritually. Finally the ransom arrived, sent by St Peter Nolasco. But Raymond wanted to stay and suffer. He only left because he was ordered to do so under his vow of obedience. Upon returning to Spain, his fame spread so quickly that the Pope named him a Cardinal and called him to Rome. \u00a0But Raymond caught a fever on the way and died, at the young age of 36.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wherever St Raymond Nonnatus went \u2013 the farm, the wilderness, the religious house, the marketplaces of Algeria, the Muslim dungeons \u2013 he never lost his balance. \u00a0Every situation and challenge only made him grow in grace and wisdom. Why? Because he knew what his life was for. Deep down, I think you do too. If you keep focused on that, college won\u2019t overwhelm you, you\u2019ll overwhelm college.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your loving uncle, Eddy<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Roy, A bit overwhelmed, eh? \u00a0Yes, you\u2019ve definitely begun a new stage of life. \u00a0College is, well, different, as you say. 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He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2003 and earned his doctorate in moral theology in 2010. He provided spiritual support on the set of Mel Gibson\u2019s\u00a0The Passion of the Christ\u00a0while researching the 2005 Catholic best seller,\u00a0Inside the Passion, the only authorized, behind-the-scenes explanation of the film. Fr. John has contributed news commentary regarding religious issues on NBC, CNN, Fox, and the BBC. He also served as the English-language press liaison for the Vatican\u2019s 2005 Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist. His most widely known books are The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer and 60 Days to Becoming a Missionary Disciple. His most recent book is\u00a0Spiritual But Not Religious: The Search for Meaning in a Material World. Fr. John resides in Atlanta and serves as Territorial Vicar for the Legionaries of Christ. See all books, Regnum Christi Essays, Retreat Guides, posts, and online classes from Fr. 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