IMAGO SACRA MILLE GRATIARUM VALET. ("A holy picture is worth a thousand graces")................... This blog is a means to show some of my holy card collection along with some interesting thoughts and inspirations. "....artists have the privilege in the Church and throughout history, to open up so that people can see the mystery of God. The artist speaks, not just literally, but symbolically. Visual images, if well done, can move us. That's a ministry." Quote from Brother Michael Moran, C.P
Saturday, December 13, 2008
*St. Lucy........December 13
Lucy's feast is celebrated during the season of Advent, when we wait for the coming of Christ our Light.
Lucy, whose name means "light," kept the light of her faith burning.
Sanna - Yes, I believe that is true. I will be praying hard to her during February when I have some eye surgery scheduled. I have great confidence in her. Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment.
However, her eyes were not pulled off at her martyrdom, that's not true. The eyeballs in the dish only mean that she's the patroness of sight.
The legend about the lost eyes of Saint Lucy doesn't appear at writings until early Middle Age. Before this moment this kind of blinding doesn't appear in the story of Saint Lucy at all, and in fact, art proves it because Lucy bringing her eyes in a dish doesn't appear until Middle Age, until this moment she usually appeared bringing a lamp (Lucy=Light) in her hand.
The reason for this change was because she was confused with another Lucy, Blessed Lucy the Pure One, who pulled out her own eyes because a man told her she had very beautiful eyes. But this never had to do with Lucy of Siracuse.
She is the patron saint of sight because her name means "light". That's all.
How beautiful and inspiring holy card! Thank you for sharing with us this St. Lucy, she's really lovely! :D
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ReplyDeleteMeldelen - Thank you for your comment. I'm sure St. Lucy has her "eyes" on you :-)
ReplyDeleteGrace - Thank you. I'm always humbled by such generosity.
St. Lucy also had her eyes gouged out by her persecutors. Just thought that was interesting :P
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Sanna - Yes, I believe that is true. I will be praying hard to her during February when I have some eye surgery scheduled. I have great confidence in her. Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment.
ReplyDeleteHowever, her eyes were not pulled off at her martyrdom, that's not true. The eyeballs in the dish only mean that she's the patroness of sight.
ReplyDeleteThe legend about the lost eyes of Saint Lucy doesn't appear at writings until early Middle Age. Before this moment this kind of blinding doesn't appear in the story of Saint Lucy at all, and in fact, art proves it because Lucy bringing her eyes in a dish doesn't appear until Middle Age, until this moment she usually appeared bringing a lamp (Lucy=Light) in her hand.
The reason for this change was because she was confused with another Lucy, Blessed Lucy the Pure One, who pulled out her own eyes because a man told her she had very beautiful eyes. But this never had to do with Lucy of Siracuse.
She is the patron saint of sight because her name means "light". That's all.
Meldelen - Thank you for clearing up the St. Lucy stories. I think it makes sense now. Either way, I'm praying to the two Lucys for eye surgery.
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