DECEMBER.

D E C E M B E R.

In December, use hot foods before the hearth:
Greens and milk should be avoided by you then.
Then indulge in wine and Venus, and with much spice
Sprinkle your foods; subdue your limbs often with labor.

Golden		Feast of the Saints	Place	Temp.	Rise	Merid.	Rise & set
Number	D		G	M	H M	H M	of stars
10 F	Kal.	1 Candidus, martyr	19	15	15	32	15
G	6 k.	2 Lupus, bishop of Verona	20	17	15	36	15
A	5 k.	3 Cassian, martyr	21	18	15	40	15
B	4 k.	4 Barbara, virgin	22	19	15	44	15
C	3 k.	5 Sabba, abbot	23	21	15	48	15
D	Prid.	6 Nicholas, bishop	24	22	15	53	15
E	Nones	7 Ambrose, doctor	25	24	15	57	15
F	8 id.	8 Conception of the Virgin Mary	26	25	16	1	15
G	7 id.	9 Syrus, bishop & confessor	27	27	16	6	15
A	6 id.	10 Melchiades, pope	28	28	16	10	15
B	5 id.	11 Damasus, pope	29	30	16	15	15
C	4 id.	12 Valerius, abbot	0	31	16	19	15
D	3 id.	13 Lucia, virgin & martyr	1	33	16	24	15
E	Prid.	14	2	34	16	28	15
F	Ides	15 Valerian, bishop	3	36	16	33	15
G	17 k.	16	4	37	16	37	15
A	16 k.	17 Lazarus, who rose again	5	39	16	42	15
B	15 k.	18	6	40	16	47	15
C	14 k.	19 Clement, presbyter	7	42	16	51	15
D	13 k.	20 Domitian, abbot. Vigil	8	43	16	56	15
E	12 k.	21 Thomas, apostle	9	45	17	1	15
F	11 k.	22 Theodosia, virgin	10	46	17	6	15
G	10 k.	23 Servulus, confessor	11	48	17	11	15
A	9 k.	24 Gregory, presbyter. Vigil	12	49	17	16	15
B	8 k.	25 Nativity of the Lord	13	50	17	21	15
I	7 k.	26 Stephen, protomartyr	14	52	17	26	15
D	6 k.	27 John, apostle	15	53	17	31	15
E	5 k.	28 Holy Innocents, martyrs	16	55	17	36	15
F	4 k.	29 Thomas, archbishop & martyr	17	56	17	41	15
G	3 k.	30 Cricinus, bishop of Verona	18	57	17	46	15
A	Prid.	31 Sylvester, pope	19	58	17	51	15