1. "And they took Jesus, and after they had mocked Him, they took off the purple from Him and put His own garments on Him and led Him out to crucify Him" (St. Mark, c. 15). 2. "Bearing His own cross, Jesus went forth to that place called Calvary." 3. "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for Me, but for yourselves." _General Intentions._ The wants of the Church; for peace and goodwill amongst all States and peoples; for the Pope; for Church students. _Personal Intentions._ For patience; for fraternal charity; for the love of the practice of mortification. _Special Intentions._ For Catholic schools; for increase in number of daily communicants; for the success of catechists and their work. NONE. _Etymology._ The word _None_ comes from the Latin word _nona_, ninth (_hora nona_), because this part of the Office was said at the ninth hour of the Roman day, that is, about three o'clock in our modern day. _Antiquity._ This hour was set apart in Apostolic times for joint prayer, "Now Peter and John went up into the Temple at the ninth hour of prayer" (Acts iii. 1). _Structure._ See note under this head at Terce. Why does the Church desire prayer at the ninth hour? 1. In this she follows the example of her Founder, Christ, Who prayed at the ninth hour. "At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying 'Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthani?' which is, being interpreted, 'My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?'" (St. Mark xv. 34). 2. That ninth hour was the long-wished-for and long-watched-for hour when reconciliation between earth and heaven was complete. 3. To beg from God light and grace, especially towards the end of life, for the day's decline in the afternoon is a figure of the waning of spiritual and corporal life. The hymn for None expresses this:-- "O God, unchangeable and true, Of all the light and power, Dispensing light in silence through Each successive hour; Lord, brighten our declining day, That it may never wane Till death, when all things round decay, Brings back the morn again. This grace on Thy redeemed confer, Father, Co-equal Son, And Holy Ghost, the Comforter, Eternal Three in One--Amen." (St. Ambrose's hymn, translated by Cardinal Newman). TEXTS AND INTENTIONS TO AID THE PIOUS RECITATION OF NONE. 1. "Come down from the cross" (St. Matthew, c. 27). 2. "Lord, remember me when Thou shalt come into Thy Kingdom" (St. Matthew, c. 23). 3. "My God, my God, why has Thou forsaken me?" (St. Matthew, c. 27). _General Intentions_. All the intentions of the Sacred Heart; the conversion of Britain; the Church in America. _Personal Intentions_. Fervour in preparation for Mass; fervour in thanksgiving after Mass; fidelity to professional duties and studies.