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This blog contains regular postings relating to the Traditional Latin Liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church. It includes regular commentary on the saints days and the liturgical cycle, with brief background and extracts from the liturgy both in Latin and English. Much of the material has been extracted from the 'St Andrew's Daily Missal', Dom Gueranger's 'Liturgical Year', or similar sources.

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Sunday 28 August 2016

28th August, St Hermes, Martyr


St. Hermes, Martyr

"At Rome," says the Roman Martyrology, "the triumph of St. Hermes, a very eminent personage, who, after having been some time in prison was beheaded with several other saints under the Judge Aurelian, as related in the acts of Pope St. Alexander (of about 133)."

Laetábitur justus in Dómino, et sperábit in eo: et laudabúntur omnes recti corde. * Exáudi, Deus, oratiónem meam, cum déprecor: a timóre inimíci éripe ánimam meam.
The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in Him: and all the upright of heart shall be praised. * Hear, O God, my prayer when I make supplications to Thee: deliver my sould from the fear of the enemy.
(Psalm 63:11,2 from the Introit of Mass) 

Deus, qui beatum Hermetem Martyrem tuum virtute constantiae in passione roborasti: ex ejus nobis imitatione tribue; pro amore tuo prospera mundi despicere, et nulla ejus adversa formidare.
O God, who didst endow blessed Hermes, Thy martyr, with the virtue of constancy in suffering, grant us in imitation of him to despise worldly prosperity for the love of Thee, and to fear no temporal adversity.
(Collect)

From the Catholic Encyclopaedia: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07268a.htm
See also Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Hermes

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