Sinister: More information for the stlucy smitten

[Shearer, Calumn]

I "happened" upon this while checking out feast days - The ammount of
interest that stlucy is generating, perhaps it should be added to the
FAQ ;-) 
And I'll grant you, it's not _strictly speaking_ relevant...
WayHey! Got My Tickets for the Leeds Gig :-)) - now Glasgow? (I happen
to live just down the road from the "Maryhill Com" so that would suit me
fine!
cal

------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------

St. Lucy: Feast Day, December 13.
St. Lucy lived in Sicily about 300 years after Jesus was born. Her
parents were Christians, even though many people in the world at that
time were still pagans, who worshipped other gods. The ruler of the
country was a pagan and he made it against the law to be Christian. But
Lucy's parents loved Jesus very much, so they were Christians and they
taught Lucy about Christ too. She grew up loving Jesus and wanting to
give her whole life to Him. 
When she was grown up, something wonderful happened. Her mother wanted
Lucy to marry a rich young man, even though he wasn't a Christian. Lucy
didn't want to marry at all, and prayed to God for some way to persuade
her mother that she didn't have to marry the rich young man. 
Lucy's mother became ill, and they both went on a pilgrimage to the tomb
of St. Agatha to pray for healing. When Lucy's mother was miraculously
healed, Lucy told her mother about how she had asked God for help so
that she wouldn't have to marry. Lucy's mother changed her mind, and
told Lucy that she didn't have to marry the rich young man. Lucy was
very happy. 
But the rich young man was not happy. He still wanted to marry Lucy, and
he was very angry when she wouldn't marry him. He wanted to punish Lucy,
so he told the ruler of the country that Lucy was a Christian. This was
true, but it was also against the law. 
Soldiers came to take Lucy away and sell her into slavery for being a
Christian, but God protected her. No matter how many men tried to lift
her, she could not be moved. They were so angry and so afraid of her
because they couldn't lift her, that they tried to set her on fire! But
God protected her from the flames. She told the soldiers that she was
protected by the power of the Lord Jesus Christ, and that she wanted to
serve God. 
Finally they took her to prison, where it was very cold, damp and
uncomfortable. She died in prison, and went to Heaven. Jesus welcomed
her and she is very happy there. St. Lucy can pray for us, and often
people who have sore eyes ask her for help. 

------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------

<sob>


"it's getting worse, and you're not helping"
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
.     This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list.
.        To send to the list please mail "sinister at majordomo.net".
.            To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or
.       "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo at majordomo.net"
.  List rules, FAQ etc., http://www.majordomo.net/sinister
. >>> B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at <<<
.     >>> http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html <<<
.                      Nee, nee mun pish etc.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------