St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr (13 December) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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On December 13, the Holy Church celebrates Saint Lucy (Lucia) of Syracuse, Virgin and Martyr, whose glorious name shines in the Canon of the Mass alongside Agatha, Agnes, and Cecilia. Her name means “Light”, and during Advent, she reminds us that Christ the True Light is near. Saint Lucy is one of the three great glories of Sicily, honoring Syracuse, just as Agatha glorifies Catania. From her youth, Lucy consecrated her virginity to Christ. Through the intercession of Saint Agatha, she obtained the miraculous healing of her mother and distributed her entire fortune to the poor of Christ. When betrayed by her rejected suitor and accused before the prefect Pascasius, Lucy boldly confessed the Christian faith. Threats, torture, fire, boiling oil, and humiliation could not move her—literally or spiritually—for by the power of God she stood immovable. At last, she received the crown of martyrdom by the sword on the Ides of December (December 13). Saint Lucy teaches us that as we approach the Crib of Bethlehem, we must bring not only faith, but also purity of mind and body, without which no one can approach God. This video includes: The traditional account of St Lucy’s martyrdom Advent reflections on purity and light Antiphons and prayers from her liturgical office A prayerful appeal for the Church, Rome, Sicily, and the faithful 🕯️ O Saint Lucy, bright light of virginity, pray for us. 00:00 – Feast of St Lucy: Virgin & Martyr 00:27 – St Lucy in the Canon of the Mass 00:35 – Lucy, Light of Advent 00:46 – Glory of Sicily and Syracuse 01:21 – Virginity and purity before Christ 01:44 – Early life and faith of St Lucy 01:54 – Healing of Lucy’s mother 02:06 – Lucy gives her wealth to the poor 02:28 – Betrayal and accusation before the prefect 02:38 – Refusal to worship idols 03:03 – The Holy Spirit speaks through Lucy 03:29 – Threat of humiliation and Lucy’s reply 03:48 – Lucy immovable by God’s power 04:01 – Fire and torture fail to harm her 04:12 – Martyrdom by the sword 04:17 – Prophecy of peace for the Church 04:26 – Death on December 13 04:29 – Translation of her relics 04:37 – Antiphons from the Office of St Lucy 05:26 – Prayer to St Lucy, Light of Virginity 06:02 – Intercession for the Church and Sicily https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/december/december-13-st-lucy-virgin-and-martyr/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintLucy #StLucy #December13 #CatholicSaints #VirginMartyr #Advent #LightOfChrist #TraditionalCatholic #LatinMass #ChurchHistory

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• Suffering & Trials