Saint
Saint Lucy
- Country / origin
- Italy
- Life
- c. 283–304
- Feast
- 13 December
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
A young martyr of Syracuse in Sicily. Her name comes from the Latin word for light.
Patron of
- eyesight
- the eyes
- eye doctors
When to ask for intercession
- sight problems
- eye surgery
- asking for light to understand something
A short prayer
Saint Lucy, intercede for the health of my eyes and help me to see clearly what is good and true.
Written for Lumen as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
What are you living through today?
- Eyesight
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