Novena to St. Lucy

December 13th

1. By that admirable faith which made you, O glorious St. Lucy, declare to the tyrant, that no one had power to drive out the Holy Spirit, which, as in His own temple, resided in your heart: obtain for me of the Lord, that I may always live in a holy and salutary fear of losing His grace, and therefore avoid everything which might cause such a woeful calamity. Gloria.

2. By that singular predilection which your immaculate Spouse, Jesus Christ, had for you, O glorious St. Lucy, when, by a miracle, you became immoveable, notwithstanding all the efforts of your enemies to drag you to a place of sin and infamy: obtain for us, I pray, the grace never to yield to the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil, and to contend against their assaults, by the continual mortification of all our passions. Gloria.

3. By that ardent love which you entertained, O glorious St. Lucy, towards Jesus Christ, when, after having consecrated yourself to Him by an irrevocable vow, you renounced the most advantageous espousals,—and, having distributed all your wealth in alms, at length sacrificed your life under the cruel sword: obtain for me, I pray, the grace to burn with the fire of holy charity, and to be ready to renounce all goods, and to sustain all evils, rather than become for a moment unfaithful to my God. Gloria.