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Dec. 13.] st. barchan's day. 437
perceiving themselves alive, threw themselves at the feet of the holy man to kiss and embrace them. But the bishop not suffering their humiliation, raised them up, exhorting them to return thanks to Almighty God for this mark of His mercy, and gave them good advice for the future conduct of their lives; and then, giving them the blessing, he sent them with great joy to prosecute their studies at Athens."—D. Kock, The Church of our Fathers, 1853, vol. iii. part. ii. p. 215.
Dec. 8.] CONCEPTION OF VIEGIN MARY.
Strype, in his Ecclesiastical Memorials (1822, vol. iii. part 1. p. 327), says :—" The 8th December (1554), being the day of the Conception of our Blessed Lady, was a goodly procession at the Savoy by the Spaniards, the priest carrying the Sacrament between his hands, and one deacon carrying a tenser censing, and another the holy-water stock, and a number of friars and priests singing; and every man and woman, knights also and gentlemen, bearing green tapers burning, and eight trumpets blowing; and when they ceased, then began the sackbuts to play, and when they had done, there was one who carried two drums on his back, and one €ame after beating them. And so done, they went about the Savoy, now singing, and a while after playing again, and by-and-by came singing into the church, and after that they went to mass."
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Dec. 13.] ST. BAECHAN'S DAY.
SCOTLAND.
His day is still celebrated at Kilbarchan by a fair, held on the 1st of December, Old Style, (13th December, New Style.) This rustic festival is alluded to in the Laird of Bel trees' poem on the life and death of the famous piper of Kilbarchan, Habbie Simpson: |
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