LIVE IT TODAY: Saturday, December 13, 2025 | Memorial of St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr
I open your eyes to recognize My presence and My prophets in your midst.
LIVE IT TODAY: Saturday, December 13, 2025 | Memorial of St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr
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GOD’S DECLARATION TO YOU TODAY
I open your eyes to recognize My presence and My prophets in your midst.
INVOCATION
Come, Holy Spirit! Through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother Mary, open my heart to hear and receive all that You desire for me. Draw me ever more deeply into the Love and Life of the Blessed Trinity!
GOSPEL | Matthew 17:9a, 10–13
As they were coming down from the mountain,
the disciples asked Jesus,
“Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
He said in reply, “Elijah will indeed come and restore all things;
but I tell you that Elijah has already come,
and they did not recognize him but did to him whatever they pleased.
So also will the Son of Man suffer at their hands.”
Then the disciples understood
that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.
EVERY DAY QUESTION
What struck you? Challenged you? Inspired you? What questions did it raise?
GOING DEEPER
Seeing God’s messengers before they pass us by
Memorial of St. Lucy
The disciples had just witnessed the Transfiguration—glory blazing on the mountaintop—yet they are still confused when they descend into the ordinary valley of life. They ask Jesus about Elijah, the long-expected prophetic forerunner. Jesus answers with a piercing truth: Elijah had already come in the person of John the Baptist, but they did not recognize him.
The Greek word for “recognize,” epignōsin, implies more than seeing—it means perceiving the truth of something, understanding its meaning, receiving it with the heart. Israel did not merely overlook John; they failed to perceive what God was doing right in front of them. And because of this blindness, they treated God’s messenger with violence.
Jesus then reveals that the same failure to recognize will lead to His own suffering.
On this Memorial of St. Lucy, patron saint of the blind, the Gospel speaks directly to our need for spiritual sight. Lucy, whose very name means “light,” gave her life to Christ with a clarity and courage that pierced through the darkness around her. She reminds us that holiness is not merely about seeing miracles—it is about recognizing Christ’s presence in the interruptions, the difficult relationships, the hidden sacrifices, the daily crosses.
In family life, this blindness can happen easily. We overlook God’s presence in the child who needs extra patience, in the spouse who is quietly carrying a wound, in the elderly parent who longs for connection, in the moment of apology we resist offering.
Sometimes the prophet God sends us is standing in the kitchen, sitting across the dinner table, or knocking on the door of our own pride.
But when we ask for the grace of sight—Lucy’s grace—we begin to see God’s invitations everywhere: chances to reconcile, to sacrifice, to speak truth in love, to refuse the violence of harsh words, to recognize Christ in the “John the Baptist” moments calling our homes to repentance and renewal.
Parents, pray over your spouse and children by name today. Ask Jesus to grant each of you the grace of true sight—to recognize His voice, His presence, His invitations, and the prophets He sends into your daily life.
“Christ enlightens every person by revealing the truth and giving the grace to live it.” (CCC 1706)
LIFE APPLICATION QUESTIONS
BLINDNESS OR SIGHT?
Where might you be missing God’s presence or invitations in daily life?
PROPHETS IN YOUR HOME
Who in your family might God be using to call you toward greater love or repentance?
LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
What area of your life needs the courageous clarity of St. Lucy?
FAMILY LIVE IT
Make some time today to gather together and, going around, share one place where you desire clearer spiritual sight—an area where you suspect you may be missing God’s voice or presence.
Then take a moment to pray over each person by name, asking Jesus to grant them the light of spiritual understanding and the courage to respond to God’s invitations.
Daily Challenge: Choose one simple act today that demonstrates attentive love—a gesture that says, “I see you, and you matter.”
DAILY PARENT & GRANDPARENT BLESSING
LORD JESUS CHRIST, let Your holy anointing be upon each of our children, grandchildren, and godchildren this day and week, including all to whom they are called in vocation, and all future generations! In Your Sacred Name we claim them for You! We renounce all whispers, lies, and influences of the Enemy! We pray right now that each know Your loving Presence, be forged in virtue, and be flooded with an abundance of Your Holy Spirit to live fully their identity and mission in You now and through all eternity, through the intercession of our Blessed Mother! Amen.
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GOING VERTICAL
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
Just as the vertical beam upholds the horizontal beam of the Cross, so too does undistracted, dedicated daily turning to God as our lifeblood uphold and strengthen every part of life. Start with just three minutes. Wait patiently for the breakthrough beyond the noise. Let Him speak.
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This reflection brillantly connects epignosis to everyday blindness. The bit about prophets sitting across the dinner table relly changed how I think about recognizing grace. I've found that in my own family, the hardest moments to see God are when pride's involved, like when I need to apologize but resist it. The Lucy connection adds depth since spiritual sight isnt just about miracles but seeing Christ in interruptions.