[Rank]
S. Luciae Virginis Martyris;;Duplex;;3;;vide C6b

[Rule]
vide C6b;

[Ant Vespera]
While St. Lucy was praying, * the blessed Agatha appeared unto her, and consoled the handmaiden of Christ;;109
O virgin Lucy, * wherefore askest thou of me what thou canst thyself forthwith obtain for thy mother?;;112
Through thee, O virgin Lucy, * the city of Syracuse shall be made glorious by the Lord Jesus Christ;;121
I bless thee, * O Father of my Lord Jesus Christ, for through thy Son the fire was extinguished round about me;;126
Lucy my sister, * thou virgin consecrated to God, wherefore askest thou of me what thou canst thyself forthwith obtain for thy mother?;;147

[Ant 1]
In patience * hast thou possessed thy soul, Lucy, Bride of Christ thou hast~
hated the things that are in the world, and art glorified among the Angels; thou~
hast shed thine own blood, and conquered the Adversary.

[Oratio]
Graciously hear us, O God of our salvation; that as we rejoice in the festivity~
of blessed Lucy, thy Virgin and Martyr, we may be instructed in the affections~
of a loving devotion.
$Per Dominum

[Responsory1]
R. Maiden Lucy, why seekest thou of me that which thou thyself canst presently~
give thy mother? For thy faith hath holpen her, and, behold, she is made whole
* Because thou hast made in thy virginity a pleasant dwelling-place for thy God.
V. Even as Christ hath by me glorified Catania, so by thee shall He glorify~
Syracuse.
R. Because thou hast made in thy virginity a pleasant dwellingplace for thy God.

[Responsory2]
R. I besought my Lord Jesus Christ that this fire might not take hold upon me
* And I obtained from the Lord that I should not finish my testimony for yet a~
while.
V. For so much as they loved me, so bitterly spake they against me: but I gave~
myself unto prayer. 
R. And I obtained from the Lord that I should not finish my testimony for yet a~
while.

[Responsory3]
R. The Lord made her to prevail in the battle, and she was glorified in the~
sight of God and man she spake wisdom before princes
* And the Lord of all loved her.
V. God shall help her with His countenance God is in the midst of her she shall~
not be moved.
R. And the Lord of all loved her.
&Gloria
R. And the Lord of all loved her.

[Ant Laudes]
While St. Lucy was praying, * the blessed Agatha appeared unto her, and consoled the handmaiden of Christ
O virgin Lucy, * wherefore askest thou of me what thou canst thyself forthwith obtain for thy mother?
Through thee, O virgin Lucy, * the city of Syracuse shall be made glorious by the Lord Jesus Christ
I bless thee, * O Father of my Lord Jesus Christ, for through thy Son the fire was extinguished round about me
Lucy my sister, * thou virgin consecrated to God, wherefore askest thou of me what thou canst thyself forthwith obtain for thy mother?

[Ant 2]
Thou art become as a pillar * that cannot be shaken, Lucy, O Bride of Christ:~
all the people wait for thee, until thou receive the crown of life, alleluia.

[Ant 3]
With such power * did the Holy Spirit fix her to the ground, that the virgin of~
Christ remained immovable.

[Lectio94]
Lucy a virgin of Syracuse, noble by birth and by her Christian faith, went to~
the tomb of St. Agatha at Catheria and obtained the cure of her.mother, Eutichia~
who was suffering from a hemorrhage. Soon after, she gained her mother's~
permission to distribute to .the poor all the possessions which were to have~
served as her dowry. As a result of this charitable action, she was accused of~
being a Christian and brought before Paschasius the Prefect. When neither~
promises nor threats could induce her to sacrifice the idols, Paschasius became~
enraged and commanded Lucy to be taken to a place where her virginity would be~
violated. But the power of God gave the virgin a strength that matched the~
firmness of her resolution, so that no force could move her where she stood. And~
so the prefect commanded a fire to be kindled all around here, but the flames~
did not harm her. After she had suffered many torments, therefore her throat was~
pierced through with a sword. So wounded she foretold that the Church would have~
peace after the deaths of Diocletian and Maximilian, and on December 13 she gave~
up her spirit, to God. Her body was first buried at Syracuse, than taken to~
Constantinople, and finally transferred to Venice.
&teDeum
