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Saint Lucy, <br> | Dearest Saint Lucy, <br> | ||
your name means light; <br> | |||
by the light of faith <br> | |||
which God bestowed upon you, <br> | which God bestowed upon you, <br> | ||
increase and preserve | increase and preserve his light in my soul, <br> | ||
his light in my soul, <br> | |||
so that I may avoid evil, <br> | so that I may avoid evil, <br> | ||
be zealous in the performance | be zealous in the performance of good works, <br> | ||
of good works, <br> | and abhor nothing so much as the blindness <br> | ||
and abhor nothing | and the darkness of evil and sin. | ||
so much as the blindness <br> | |||
and the darkness | |||
of evil and sin. | |||
Please obtain for me from God <br> | |||
perfect vision for my bodily eyes <br> | |||
perfect vision | |||
for my bodily eyes <br> | |||
and the grace to use them <br> | and the grace to use them <br> | ||
for God’s greater honor and glory <br> | for God’s greater honor and glory <br> | ||
and the salvation of souls. | and for the salvation of souls. | ||
St. Lucy, | St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr, <br> | ||
Virgin and Martyr, <br> | |||
hear my prayers <br> | hear my prayers <br> | ||
and obtain | and obtain what I ask. | ||
Amen. | Amen. | ||
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Saint Lucy, <br> | Saint Lucy, <br> | ||
hear our prayers <br> | hear our prayers <br> | ||
and obtain | and obtain all that we need and desire. | ||
::: [http://www.liturgies.net/saints/lucy/prayers.htm ''Liturgies.net.''] Edited to my taste. | ::: [http://www.liturgies.net/saints/lucy/prayers.htm ''Liturgies.net.''] Edited to my taste. | ||
[[Category:Prayers]] | [[Category:Prayers]] | ||
Revision as of 11:58, 1 April 2014
Dearest Saint Lucy,
your name means light;
by the light of faith
which God bestowed upon you,
increase and preserve his light in my soul,
so that I may avoid evil,
be zealous in the performance of good works,
and abhor nothing so much as the blindness
and the darkness of evil and sin.
Please obtain for me from God
perfect vision for my bodily eyes
and the grace to use them
for God’s greater honor and glory
and for the salvation of souls.
St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr,
hear my prayers
and obtain what I ask.
Amen.
Relying on Your goodness, O God,
we humbly ask You,
through the intercession of Saint Lucy,
Virgin and Martyr,
to give perfect vision to our eyes,
that they may serve for Your greater honor and glory.
Saint Lucy,
hear our prayers
and obtain all that we need and desire.
- Liturgies.net. Edited to my taste.