Saint Lucy, Patron Saint of Vision
Saint Lucy is the Catholic patron saint of vision. She is invoked for her healing intercession by those suffering eye disease. She is also the patroness of clarity of vision and purity of heart, which makes her a good person for an artist and writer, like me, who is seeking those goals in my work, to turn to.
Her feast day is December 13, which falls in Advent.
In Sweden, she is particularly celebrated as a patron of young girls and the charming custom of having the oldest daughter wearing a crown of candles brings breakfast to her parents shines light into the darkness of winter. Her symbol is a wheat sheaf.
I have dedicated this design to St. Lucy and will be happy to help you join the cafepress affiliate program if you belong to a parish dedicated to her and would like to use my products for a fund-raiser. Send me a comment to that effect in the guest-book below and I will get back to you.
Thank you so much to all of you who have visited this site and ordered this design through my shop. I am always so grateful.
Novena to St. Lucy in Honor of Her Feast
December 5-December 13
- Novena to St. Lucy
- This is a short and succinct prayer for perfect vision.
- A Longer Version, Novena to St. Lucy
- This is a longer, somewhat more flowery and traditional version of a novena to St. Lucy.
Swedish Christmas Customs and Catholic Feast Day Customs
Christmas in Sweden (Christmas Around the World)
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A Swedish Kitchen: Recipes and Reminiscences (Hippocrene Cookbook Library)
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A Continual Feast: A Cookbook to Celebrate the Joys of Family and Faith Throughout the Christian Year
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Feast Day Cookbook; The Traditional Catholic Feast Day Dishes of Many Lands
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The Catholic Home: Celebrations and Traditions for Holidays, Feast Days, and Every Day
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Christmas Customs Around the World on Amazon
Christmas Around the World
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Christmas Customs around the World
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Mel Bay The Salutation: A Collection of Christmas Carols from England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Germany, Italy, and France Arranged for Fingerstyle Guitar
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Lucia, Child of Light: The History And Traditions of Sweden's Lucia Celebration
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Christmas in Sweden (Christmas Around the World)
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Kirsten from the American Girls Series
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Kirsten's Story Collection (American Girl Collection)
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Kirsten's Craft Book: A Look at Crafts from the Past With Projects You Can Make Today (American Girls Collection)
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My Links
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- Advent is The Season Before Christmas
- Did you know that Christmas is preceded by an entire season devoted just to the preparation and anticipation of the great, holy event of Christmas? (No, it isn't the retail shopping season.) Advent, which means, He comes, is the liturgical season of four Sundays which precede Christmas. It has its o
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Marguerite Manor(Peggy Manor to her family and friends)is a writer and graphic artist. She holds a BA in Medieval History with Honors from Stanford Un...
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