Today is the feast day of Saint Lucy, the patron saint for the eyes, which are known as the "light of the body." The legend says that she chose to give her life and virginity to Christ so she asked to be released from her betrothal and her dowry distributed to the poor. She reputedly took food to Christians hiding underground, and when he betrothed discovered this, he turned her in to the authorities. December 13th marks the date when she was tortured and died. You can read more about this legend at http://www.thebulletin.us/articles/2010/12/13/top_stories/doc4d063ea12c5a7911569565.txt.
On this date last year, we held Mom's visitation where for three hours people came to pay honor to her. I didn't know it at the time, but it was completely fitting that this should happen on Saint Lucy Day. She certainly was the light of our family and a light to hundreds of small children who received their first lessons about Jesus from Lucy. There is a Divine plan in action.
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