St Lucy, Virgin & Martyr
Greater Double · Red
Kept on December 13
The next eight years
Each date opens that day, with its hours.
Proper of the feast
Proper to the feast; texts marked Common are from the Common of Virgins. As said on Monday, December 13, 2027.
At I Vespers · Antiphon
In thy patience * thou didst possess thy soul, O Lucy, spouse of Christ: thou didst hate the things which are in the world, and thou shinest among the Angels: resisting unto blood, thou didst vanquish the enemy.
Versicle at I Vespers Common
℣.In thy grace and in thy beauty.
℟.Go forth, ride prosperously, and reign.
At Lauds · Benedictus
A pillar art thou * that may not be moved, O Lucy, spouse of Christ: and all the people are waiting until thou receive the crown of life, alleluia.
Versicle at Lauds and II Vespers Common
℣.Full of grace are thy lips.
℟.Because God hath blessed thee for ever.
At II Vespers · Magnificat
With such gravity * was she endued by the Holy Spirit, that the virgin of the Lord remained unmoved.
Collect
Hear us, O God our Saviour: that as we rejoice in the festival of blessed Lucy, thy Virgin and Martyr, so we may be taught by the influence of her loving devotion. Through thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth God, world without end.
℟.Amen.