In a message dated 2/25/04 11:36:59 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
andrewdj54701@yahoo.com writes:

>  Just as a side note: In Cedonia, where the Order of Lucia is based,
>  Lucia is not perceived as a goddess of bodily healing, although Her
>  priests can "minister to a mind diseas'd". In Cedonian religion, Lucia
>  is The Illuminator Who Drives Out Darkness, Goddess of Light, Justice,
>  and Knowledge. The Order of Lucia's goals include making education
>  available to all social classes in the MidSea, the prevention and
>  correction of injustice, and the establishment of the rule of law
>  throughout the nations of the MidSea. The Cedonian Emperors have
>  repeatedly tried to supress the Lucian Church, because the church's
>  belief that no one is above the law directly conflicts with the
>  Emperors' view of themselves as Absolute Monarchs("The law is what We
>  say it is; and if a law should inconvienience Our purposes, why, then
>  it is no longer law for Us."--Emperor Tharson XIV, great-grandfather of
>  Empress Yzara.)

Thanks for the info.  The verse in that case should be:

Goddess of the Light and Justice,
    Patron of Equality,
All are one within your notice.
    Lucia, Lady, Praise to thee!

(Hmmm, that last line would be better as "Sancta Lucia, Praise to thee!" but 
I don't think that lines up culturally.)

>  With the recent change in the structure and governance of Cedonia, the
>  Order of Lucia will probably soon emerge from hiding, as the Order's
>  goals and the goals of the Cedonian Republicans(and, to a lesser
>  extent, the Kaeiran Republicans) are closely matched.
>  
>  Oh, and before I forget, I quite liked the litany. You should maybe
>  think about putting it on the website.

This weekend, when I have the time and have (hopefully) gotten some comments.

Jefferson (Exquaestio)
http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/
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