S AINTS PRESENTATION By: Beatrice. My saint My saint is St. Lucy of SyracuseSyracuse.

SAINTS PRESENTATION

By: Beatrice

My saint

My saint is St. Lucy of Syracuse

St. LUCYHer feast day is on December 13She is the patron of blindnessShe gave her life to god, and she refused to

marry. Her name means bringer of light, with the same

root as Lucid which means clear, radiant, and understandable

She was born at Syracuse, Sicily

More about St. Lucy

• When Lucy’s mother got sick, Lucy and her mother went to St. Agatha’s tomb, Lucy started to pray, then a few minutes later, they fell into sleep. Then Lucy saw St. Agatha in her vision.

• After that her mother got cured instantly.• Then a boy asked Lucy’s hand in marriage, he denounced

Lucy as a Christian during the persecution of Diocletian.• Then Diocletian took out Lucy’s eyes, as part of his

torture.• Her vision saved her from dying

Symbols

1. A plate/dish2. 2 Eyeballs3. Palm leaf

Prayer

Here is a prayer about St. Lucy Saint Lucy, , you did not hide your light under a basket,

but let it shine for the whole world, for all the centuries to see. We may not suffer torture in our lives the way you did, but we are still called to let the light of our Christianity illumine our daily lives. Please help us to have the courage to bring our Christianity into our work, our recreation, our relationships, our conversation, every corner of our day. Amen

Video

• Here is a video of St. Lucy

Pictures

Bibliography

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=75

www.Youtube.comhttp://magnificat.ca/cal/engl/12-13.htm

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