Daddy and Gabe making St. Lucia buns on the eve of her feast day. I told them I would not stop taking photos until they were smiling. They were compliant in a hurry!
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| Valiant martyr Santa Lucia, pray for us! |
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| Yum! |
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| Uncooperative camera shy teen - St. Lucia is not pleased! |
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| More camera shy teens. Imagine that. |
We present ourselves before thee, O virgin martyr, beseeching thee to obtain for us that we may recognize in His lowliness that same Jesus whom though now seest in His glory. Take us under Thy powerful patronage. Thy name signifies light; guide us through the dark of this life. O fair light of virginity! enlighten us; evil concupiscence has wounded our eyes: pray for us, O though bright light of virginity! that our blindness be healed, and that rising above created things, we may be able to see that true light, which shineth in darkness, but which darkness cannot comprehend. Pray for us, that our eye may be purified, and may see, in the Child who is to be born at Bethlehem, the new Man, the second Adam, the model on which the life of our regeneration must be formed. Pray too, O holy virgin, for thee Church of Rome and for all those which adopt her form of the holy Sacrifice; for they daily pronounce at the altar of God thy sweet name; and the Lamb, who is present, loves to hear it. Heep thy choicest blessings on the fair Isle, which was thy native land, and where grew the palm of thy martyrdom. May thy intercession secure to her inhabitants firmness of faith, purity of morals, and temporal prosperity, and deliver them from thee disorders which threaten her with destruction. ~ The Liturgical Year by Gueranger (Vol. 1)
Wow! Those look amazing! They look just like the ones in our st. Lucia book. Did you use saffron? It looked like a lot of work. I didn't have it in me to do that this year.
ReplyDeleteJohn found a St. Lucia Buns recipe many years ago in the recipe book called Homemade Bread. It does not include saffron, but cardamom. Here is the recipe in its entirety:
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They are a lot of work....which is why I don't make them. John has the patience for it and taught Gabe how to make them on his own for next year.