“Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee”.

“God so loved the world as to give His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him may not perish, but may have life everlasting”

Queen conceived without original sin, pray for us.

Saint Ambrose, pray for us

“Prepare ye the way of the Lord”

“Prepare ye the way of the Lord”

Saint Nicolas, pray for us

“Rejoice in the Lord always” & “May everything be bitter to me, that Thou alone mayst be sweet to my heart"

Saint Brian, pray for us

“Remember, O good Jesus, that it was for me Thou camest into the world; do not condemn me in the day of Thy justice”

Saint Peter Chrysologus, pray for us

Saint Francis Xavier, pray for us

"O holy Trinity, O Jesus my love"

“After this, the judgment”

“For we must all be manifested before the judgment-seat of Christ”

On the morrow we keep the Feast of the holy Confessor Felix de Valois, of whom mention is made upon the 4th day of November. Upon the same 1st day of December, were born into the better life: The Prophet Nahum, who sleepeth in Begabar. At Rome, (about the year 283,) the holy martyrs the Priest Diodorus, and the Deacon Marianus with many others, who gained the glory of martyrdom by command of the Emperor Numerian. There likewise the holy martyrs Lucius, Rogatus, Cassian, and

“Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just”

Upon the 30th day of November, were born into the better life: At Patrae, in the Peloponnesus, the holy Apostle Andrew. He preached the Gospel of Christ in Thrace and Scythia. He was arrested by the Proconsul Aegeas, and first imprisoned, then heavily flogged, and, lastly, crucified. He remained alive upon the cross through the second day, and taught the people. He besought the Lord not to suffer him to be taken down from the cross, and then a great light from heaven shone r

"O good cross ! May He who has redeemed me through thee receive me through thee.”

“Behold now is the acceptable time; behold now is the day of salvation”