Feast of St. Lucy

This fourth-century martyr chose to be a Christian when being Christian was illegal. She wanted to give up all her wealth and devote her life to the poor, but she herself became a victim of oppression. After resisting the advances of a Roman soldier, she was denounced as a Christian and tortuously executed. She teaches us that life in Christ’s light is worth devoting your life to—even dying for.

The annual Mass for the ​Feast of St. Lucy will be Saturday, December 14 at 4 pm at St. John the Baptist Catholic ​Church in New Orleans.