Roman Inc - Saint Lucy - Patroness of the Blind

ROMAN INC - SAINT LUCY - PATRONESS OF THE BLIND

Figurine comes nicely displayed in a box with a front window, with a prayer on the front and the story of the Saint on the back, and a prayer card inside.

"Prayer to Saint Lucy:
Dear St. Lucy, your name means light, and you have brought the light of faith to multitudes of people by the shining example of your holy life and death. Pray for me that, like you, I might have the courage to love God above all things and to persevere in faith. Help me to live bravely and serve God and my fellow man wholeheartedly.
Please have compassion on me, and ask God for the favor of healing (name of person) eyes. Obtain for me the grace to accept healing or suffering, according to God's perfect will. Help me to fear nothing but the blindness of sin, and to always walk in God's light. Let me trust in God's mercy and love, so that I might forever bless Him, in this life and the next. Amen."

St. Lucy was born to honorable and wealthy parents in Syracuse, Sicily in 283 AD. From childhood, she was educated in the Christian faith and embraced this faith wholeheartedly. She lost her father in infancy and was raised by her mother, Eutychia. When Lucy came of age, her mother arranged a marriage for her with a nobelamn who was pagan. However, while still young, Lucy had secretly made a vow to God of perpetual virginity. Consequently, Lucy tried to avoid this marriage. Her mother had suffered from a hemorrhage for several years. Lucy urged her mother to offer prayers for healing at the tomb of St. Agatha. Lucy accompanied her, and their prayers were answered. Lucy then disclosed to her mother her vow and desire to devote herself only to God. In gratitude, her mother allowed Lucy to call off the marriage and to distribute her fortune to the poor.
When the young man Lucy was to marry found out about this, he became enraged and accused her of being a Christian in front of the governor Paschasius. At this time, the persecution of Christians by the emperor Diocletian raged throughout Italy, so Lucy's fate was sealed. The judge commanded she be dragged to a brothel, but God made her immobile, so that neither guards nor oxen could drag her there. They tried to set her on fire, but God protected her. They gouged out her eyes, but God healed them overnight. Finally, it was ordered that she be killed by torture. Lucy died of her wounds in 204 AD and entered into her eternal reward. She is invoked against blindness and diseases of the eye. Her name means bringer of light.

Feast Day: December 13

Material: Resin, Stone Mix
Dimensions: Approx. H 9.5cm x W 3.8cm