Blessed be God in his Angels and his Saints!

[Theodora]

On the liturgical calendar of the CC, December 13 is the feast day of St. Lucy (of Syracruse) and she is commemorated at Holy Mass on that day.

http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintl01.htm

I felt that I had to make public what I experienced this past December 13 when coming to morning Mass. At the beginning of Holy Mass I heard the priest mention that St Lucy was a martyr for the Faith, but that she is also the patroness for people with eye disease.

When I heard that, I immediately sent up an appeal to St Lucy to pray to Jesus to please take care of my left eye which for months had been bothering me. Every day there is a kind of aching feeling in that eye and tears keep welling up. This condition also gave me blurry vision. I had mentioned this to my ophthalmologist and was given a prescription for dry eyes.

Well, I did not give my petition any more thought, but during the Eucharistic prayers I all of a sudden realized that my eye had stopped aching, my eye was dry, no tearing, and my vision was clear! Wow! I immediately realized what had happened and gratefully thanked St Lucy for her intercession and I also thanked Jesus for listening to St Lucy’s prayers on my behalf.

Well, today is the second day of the healing of my eye and vision, and all I can say is:

Blessed be God in his Angels and his Saints!

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[Magicsilence]

Let us pray that you will use this new talent for the glory of God.

In Christ.

Andre.

 

[Theodora]

Magicsilence:

Let us pray that you will use this new talent for the glory of God.

In Christ.

Andre.

Andre,

Can you explain what you mean by “this new talent?”

Thank you,

Theodora

 

[Eireann]

And may you be truly healed, Lucy means light so said our Monsignor at Mass, if you are healed then God has heard your prayer and you are blessed.

 

[Khoria_Anna]

Jumping on the band wagon for St. Lucy here.

I have a rare eye condition in my left eye. Been troubling me for years. When it flares up, I can only see a white cloud through that eye but that eye also becomes so light sensitive that I can’t focus my right eye well enough to read unless I cover the left.

Leading opthamologists have told me that there is really nothing they can do. DH and I have been praying to the Blessed Mother and St. Lucy during my last bout with the condition, which made me unable to read at daily Mass (which I often did).

Anyway, about a week before the feast of St. Lucy, my new opthamologist tried new medication for my eye and the inflamation on the interior of the eye has subsided completely (for the first time in 10 years!). If the inflamation stays quiet for another 3 months, I’ll be able to have the cataract caused by this condition removed and the dr. will be able to see my retina well enough to attempt to correct the damage to the retina that he knows has to be there.

The light sensitivity has subsided enough that I can now read and work without covering the left eye, although I’m still blind in that eye. Long and short is. . . On the feast of St. Lucy I was able to read the lesson and lead the psalm for the first time in weeks and I have hope that something will be able to be done about my condition.

Thank you, Blessed Mother and St. Lucy!

 

[Theodora]

Khoria Anna:

Jumping on the band wagon for St. Lucy here.

I have a rare eye condition in my left eye. Been troubling me for years. When it flares up, I can only see a white cloud through that eye but that eye also becomes so light sensitive that I can’t focus my right eye well enough to read unless I cover the left.

Leading opthamologists have told me that there is really nothing they can do. DH and I have been praying to the Blessed Mother and St. Lucy during my last bout with the condition, which made me unable to read at daily Mass (which I often did).

Anyway, about a week before the feast of St. Lucy, my new opthamologist tried new medication for my eye and the inflamation on the interior of the eye has subsided completely (for the first time in 10 years!). If the inflamation stays quiet for another 3 months, I’ll be able to have the cataract caused by this condition removed and the dr. will be able to see my retina well enough to attempt to correct the damage to the retina that he knows has to be there.

The light sensitivity has subsided enough that I can now read and work without covering the left eye, although I’m still blind in that eye. Long and short is. . . On the feast of St. Lucy I was able to read the lesson and lead the psalm for the first time in weeks and I have hope that something will be able to be done about my condition.

Thank you, Blessed Mother and St. Lucy!

Yah, now that you mention it. I also use to be very sensitive to light in that one eye. When it is a sunny day, which is practically every day, I used to automatically close my left eye when going outside, while quickly groping for my sunglasses. Now I can do without the sunglasses. I know I should use them though, they will shield my eye from eventual sun-ray damage.

Thank you, again, St Lucy, and Jesus! I am so grateful to be relieved from this annoying eye condition.

Theodora

 

[Theodora]

And may you be truly healed, Lucy means light so said our Monsignor at Mass, if you are healed then God has heard your prayer and you are blessed.

Yes, the priest also mentioned that Lucy means light. I will continue praying for light of my spiritual eye.

May God too!

Theodora

 

[Khoria_Anna]

Jumping on the band wagon for St. Lucy here.

I have a rare eye condition in my left eye. Been troubling me for years. When it flares up, I can only see a white cloud through that eye but that eye also becomes so light sensitive that I can’t focus my right eye well enough to read unless I cover the left.

Leading opthamologists have told me that there is really nothing they can do. DH and I have been praying to the Blessed Mother and St. Lucy during my last bout with the condition, which made me unable to read at daily Mass (which I often did).

Anyway, about a week before the feast of St. Lucy, my new opthamologist tried new medication for my eye and the inflamation on the interior of the eye has subsided completely (for the first time in 10 years!). If the inflamation stays quiet for another 3 months, I’ll be able to have the cataract caused by this condition removed and the dr. will be able to see my retina well enough to attempt to correct the damage to the retina that he knows has to be there.

I had the cataract removed 3 weeks ago and the retina surgery last week. I’m not 100% yet – that should take another month of healing, but I can see colors and even read large print with the left eye! Thanks be to God!!! And thanks to St. Lucy’s intercession!!! And thanks to all y’all’s prayers!!! and to the surgeon through whose hands the healing came!!!