Overview

• LA GACETA’s August 31 listing features St. Raymond Nonnatus alongside St. Aristides of Athens, St. Paulinus of Trier and Blessed Andrés Dotti, with mentions of St. Joseph of Arimathea and St. Aidan of Lindisfarne.
• Coverage highlights St. Raymond Nonnatus as patron for pregnant women, those in childbirth and newborns, rooted in his 13th‑century Catalan origin and the circumstances of his birth.
• He is noted for Mercedarian missions to ransom captives in North Africa and is presented as a model of service and hope for families seeking his intercession.
• Communities observe the day with parish liturgies, prayers and patronal festivities that include processions and special intentions for mothers and infants.
• The August 30 santoral, published a day earlier, focused on figures such as St. Pammachius, martyrs Sts. Felix and Adauctus, and Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, underlining themes of charity, monastic witness and steadfast faith.