Novena to St. Lucy

Day 7

10 min

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Novena to St. Lucy

Opening prayer:

O glorious St. Lucy, virgin and martyr, whose very name proclaims the light of Christ, look kindly upon me as I begin this novena. By the steadfast faith that carried you through fire and sword, obtain for me the grace I seek and a heart enlightened by God. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 7: Patroness of the eyes

Honored from ancient times as the protector of sight, Lucy is invoked by all who suffer in their eyes and by those who long to see rightly. She turns our gaze from the things that pass to the One who alone deserves to be beheld. Christ taught that the eye is the lamp of the body, and that the pure of heart shall see God. Lucy prays that we may guard our eyes and one day behold the unfading Light face to face.

O kind St. Lucy, patroness of the eyes and of all who long to see, obtain health for my bodily sight and, far more, light for the eyes of my soul. Keep my gaze pure and turned toward heaven, that I may behold Christ in the poor today and contemplate Him unveiled in glory at the last. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the health of my eyes and clear vision of soul.

Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.

Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Pater noster, qui es in cælis,

sanctificétur nomen tuum.

Advéniat regnum tuum.

Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie,

et dimítte nobis débita nostra,

sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris.

Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem,

sed líbera nos a malo.

Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum.

Benedícta tu in muliéribus,

et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Sancta María, Mater Dei,

ora pro nobis peccatóribus,

nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.

Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Closing prayer:

St. Lucy, bright lamp of the Lord, who preferred to lose your eyes rather than betray your Bridegroom, watch over my body and my soul. Keep the eyes of my faith clear and fixed on Christ, and lead me at last to the light that never fades. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.