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St. Lucy, smooshing atoms, and the end of the world (as we know it)

The Tuesday Pillar Post

JD Flynn
Dec 13, 2022
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St. Lucy, smooshing atoms, and the end of the world (as we know it)

Hey everybody,

Today is Santa Lucia Day, the feast of St. Lucy, who was executed in the early fourth century, after a life of consecrated charity to Christians hiding in the catacombs of Sicily.

According to some legends, St. Lucy wore on her head a wreath with lighted candles in those catacombs, as she brought food and water to Christians hiding from the…

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