HUNTERSVILLE — Parishioners at St. Mark Church in Huntersville celebrated the feast of St. Lucy Dec. 13 with Mass, followed by a blessing and reverencing of a first-class relic of the saint.
The relic was on the altar beginning at 5 p.m. with the rosary prayed at 6 p.m. and Mass offered at 6:30 p.m.
In his homily, Father John Putnam, pastor, said, “We ask in a very special way for her intercession that she might help us to see eternal things. That she might help us to see with the light of Christ. That we look at this world and recognize that there are things far greater than any of the earthly offerings that we are surrounded with – knowing that in the end, we are not made for this life but the life to come.”
The Mass, procession, and reception was organized by the Knights of Columbus Ladies’ Auxiliary. The reception included a traditional dessert made from wheat (muffins) and chocolate milk. The young ladies in the procession were each dressed in the traditional white dress and red sash with a wreath upon their head. They processed with a candle and a bouquet of wheat.
— Amy G. Burger