The Novena to St. Lucy honors the virgin martyr of Syracuse, Sicily, patron saint of the blind and those with eye problems. According to tradition, her eyes were miraculously restored after being gouged out during her martyrdom, making her a powerful intercessor for both physical and spiritual sight. This nine-day prayer asks St. Lucy to obtain grace for clear vision of body and soul, protection from spiritual blindness, and the proper use of our sight for God’s glory.
The novena is traditionally prayed December 4-12, ending on the eve of her feast day, December 13.
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Novena to St. Lucy
For Eye Health & Spiritual Sight
O St. Lucy, whose name proclaims the radiance of light, we approach you with humble confidence to seek your holy intercession. Obtain for us, through your prayers, that sacred illumination which guides our souls away from the shadows of sin and leads us toward the brightness of virtue.
Obtain for us also these petitions which we offer to you in this novena:
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We beseech you, St. Lucy, through your powerful advocacy before the throne of the Lamb, the protection of our eye sight, and for the grace to employ our eyes always in service of God’s glory and never for that which offends His divine majesty.
Help us to perceive with clarity the truths of our faith and the needs of our neighbor, that we may walk steadfastly in the light of Christ and labor earnestly for the salvation of souls.
Pray for us, St. Lucy, that having honored you as our advocate in this earthly pilgrimage, we may one day behold with you the eternal splendor of the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ our Lord, in whose divine light all shadows flee away forever. Amen.