You're right. Also her eyes are shaped like the Shell of Saint James, which is the symbol of "El Camino de Santiago" (The Way of Saint James), one of the most important Christian pilgrimages.
English implies a synaesthesia between bright light and floating. Similar to how "hilarious" in English derives from Greek "hilarion," which also means brightness. Implying that good humor synaesthetically brightens any situation.
As a Catholic, I am surprised that I hadn’t heard about this until now. Fun fact: in the artwork that Mint pulled up, her Rosary is either missing a bead or the joint is acting as a bead which is not something I’ve seen before. With the style though, simplification is expected.
As a very experienced lapsed Catholic (a pro lapsed Catholic if you will) I do still have a rosary from my youth that had that bead up on the join, and another that had it separated. I think it might be a style used in some congregations, or just a difference in build? The total count is the correct value for both, fwiw.
@@illliiiiillliii6265 They're prayer beads used to count the prayers of the Rosary. That's five "decades" (groups of ten Hail Mary's). It can get a bit tricky to keep track of it all, so the beads help keep count.
"Looks like a smile that would absolutely destroy you" So let me get this straight; she's Christian AND mentlaly unewll?!?! They really out here creating the ultimate waifu
@@theenderdestruction2362 God's just full of surprises. Imagine the first century Christians how they felt when Saul, the guy who led a genocide on them, suddenly converted to Christianity.
Light is translated to "leggera" when it means weightless, such as "a light tap" or "a light meal" Luce (pronounced L U CE as the first part of check) means light as in the one produced by the sun. When you are looking for a translation of a word you should never trust a tool that gives you only one possible answer, because language is never that simple. You should use something like, for example, wordreference
It's really weird that Google decided to do that when they actually have the multiple meanings one for Japanese (even though it also suc because it's set up like a foot note)
I know they chose the name Luce cos it means light in Italian but its kinda funny that the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the name is "Lucifer"
"light" in english means both "this bag is light" and "turn on the light"; in Italian the former is "leggera", what Google Translate said to the Minto.
If you don't know what a word from a different language means, look up its dictionary translation instead of using Google Translate unless all else fails
I love how zoomers just have no idea how to use google translate. Luce is Italian - but you have to have the proper context. If you type in “sun light” or “light of Christ” it will properly say Luce. Words are different depending on context. You’d think a bunch of weebs of Japanese culture would understand that.
Anime, Christianity, and the Right... All contradictory things that somehow come together and just work... Or maybe it's just their old alliance from 80 years ago still whispering... (Hellsing Ultimate is an accurate depiction of reality)
I know everyone loved the mascot, but I'm sorry it'll never not come off like creepy propaganda to me. I just can't look at it and feel anything other than disgust, or at least mild discomfort
Google translate was correct. "Leggera" means light in terms of weight. Luce was most likely in the following suggestions. Context would have also helped distinguish between the two words.
Anime girls are the future! One day, when the world government is run by an A.I. they will poll that anime girls get the most positive response from the public, and the United Earth government will be led by an A.I. anime girl.
Abide with me, fast falls the eventide. The darkness deepens, Lord with me abide. When other helpers fail, and comforts cease; Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
It's Luce, and Lucy itself is an evolved word which came from Italian which means light, and further down the line, it traces it's origin to Latin Lucius which also means light. And light in catholicism symbolises faith and the holy spirit, and in traditional use, it means hope and future. You need to get it right pagan, and the fact that you are defiling the name of St. Lucy(also known as St. Lucia) by associating the name with the fallen saint means you need to research more about the faith.
@@CantusTropus It's not looking for a secret meaning. It's just that there were literally other names. My comment about it being less on the nose, was about choosing any other name that didn't invoke any conspiracy. You're assuming a lot if you think this comment was made in any negative light, other than criticism.
@diogomelo7897 Cool. But that's not the problem though. They could've chosen any other name. Like, they didn't even run the name Luce by any of the target demographic to see their reaction.
This is actually hilarious, Moses is spinning in his grave rn. Exodus 32:19-35 Moses saw the people dancing around the idol and became so angry that he threw down stones and broke them. He then returned to the LORD and said, "The people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a gold idol to be their god". Exodus 20:4-5 "You must not make any idols. Don't make any statues or pictures of anything up in the sky or of anything on the earth or of anything down in the water. Don't worship or serve idols of any kind, because I, the LORD, am your God".
Purposefully ignoring the theological context in order to make a strawman argument, I see. Art is not idolatry - if it was we would not have crucifixes, paintings or statues - and why would Moses be upset when he is with his Messiah, the fullfillment of the word he was given? "A new commandment I give you: love each other as each of you are loved". Be better, dude.
@@The_Real_Mr_Al I think I failed to indicate the tone of my comment. My mom drags me to a super traditional Catholic Church every week, that does half of the service in Latin. The other half is him ranting about how corrupt the Vatican is, how trans furries have taken over the mainstream media, and why we should tune into his podcast. I thought it was funny because I know this is all he’s gonna talk about for the next couple of weeks, and he likes to make out of context bible quotes that support his position. It’s my bad, for using an inside joke in a public comment section. I was to caught up in the humor of the situation, and didn’t think about an outsider’s perspective.
@@serene-illusion Dude I'm a protestant xD Not of any specific type, my opinions would probably be a mix from various forms of Protestantism, but I guess the starting point is at least somewhat Lutheran? I just vibe with what CS Lewis apparently felt, that labels aren't that important next to your own individual relationship with God. Nor am I some kind of anti-Catholic. I love Tolkien and my own Godfather (RIP) was a Scottish Catholic.
My fathers side of the family is Catholic so I wonder if at Thanksgiving some of them might ask me what I think about Luce, lol. For real though she is super cute, if that vinyl figure of her is on sale I’ll totally buy one.
She literally has the power of God and anime on her side.
She literally doesn’t, Catholics are heretics who follow the antichrist
What on earth have Japanese churches been doing all this time that, of all things, Vatican City was the first to try this idea?
To be fair the vatican is like Church HQ, so if they don't give the order the other churches don't follow or something like that
Japanese churches don't have enough money for that. In Japan you either don't care about Christianity or actively hate it.
Lol said Japanese churches 😂😂🤣🤣💀💀
@@omgman5745 and with good reason!
It's not surprising, there's a lot of weebs in Italy.
Luce is not a shepherd, she's a pilgrim.
She's wearing the garb of traditional Catholic pilgrims, the yellow cape
You're right. Also her eyes are shaped like the Shell of Saint James, which is the symbol of "El Camino de Santiago" (The Way of Saint James), one of the most important Christian pilgrimages.
Scott cawtton Christianity story
Ohhh wait the mud on the boots because pilgrimages to the holy city.. that's.. actually a cool detail
@@Gorlod both really cool details. Thank you and OP.
I always thought pilgrims had BLACK tophats and belt buckles tho
"The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever, desuwa".
That's from a protestant catechism lol
"Always call upon your heavenly Father, he's beside you, never leaves you, he is closer to you than yourself, nya~~"
It's genuinely super cute
Luce is light as in the stuff emitted by the sun, leggera is light as in not heavy
Why English?Why are both of the words the same?
@@stardust9470 but that's not English?
English implies a synaesthesia between bright light and floating.
Similar to how "hilarious" in English derives from Greek "hilarion," which also means brightness. Implying that good humor synaesthetically brightens any situation.
@@theenderdestruction2362 Are you stupid?
"Comwert to Cwistianity hewetic 🥰"
We shall bathe in the bwood of bwasphemews uwu
Tiny sister of battle
Glad I'm not the only one who thought she has blood on her shoes.
Let's just see if people leave her alo- aaaaand she has 60 entries, already.
Terrible news you are not welcome here anymore messenger.
I think you meant 190. (gelbooru)
@@Zeforasisn’t gel a combo of both NSFW and SFW?
@@paperluigi6132 it is, but gelbooru allow loli stuff, which make it worse.
Entries where? NOOOOOOO, do not the Light!
I’m one of the few who learned about her via an image of her design sheet, so I immediately knew that it was mud instead of blood.
Tbh it's pretty clearly brown, I feel like most people are just colourblind lol
@@LordVader1094 lighting strikes again.
@@LordVader1094mud isnt that dark in bright lighting so it appears much more red than it actually is on first glance
she has the blood of the prods on her boots
The blood of the demon and heretic. For Christ and Kingdom, DEUS VULT!!!
@@JcBravo8 SHE WILL GUIDE US TO JERUSALEM
@@pimposki6232 BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!
No, that's the blood from the burst anal cavities of all the innocent choir boys taken by her masters this week...
Sinners must get correct 💢
Not just her, the first thing on my mind was 'is that blood on her shoes?'
The blood of the heretics
It's mud cause she's on a pilgrimage lmao
She just got back from a crusade, that explains the boots.
As a Catholic, I am surprised that I hadn’t heard about this until now.
Fun fact: in the artwork that Mint pulled up, her Rosary is either missing a bead or the joint is acting as a bead which is not something I’ve seen before. With the style though, simplification is expected.
As a very experienced lapsed Catholic (a pro lapsed Catholic if you will) I do still have a rosary from my youth that had that bead up on the join, and another that had it separated. I think it might be a style used in some congregations, or just a difference in build? The total count is the correct value for both, fwiw.
@@Ariamakiim not catholic. Do the beads mean something?
@illliiiiillliii6265 helpful for prayer
@@illliiiiillliii6265 They're prayer beads used to count the prayers of the Rosary. That's five "decades" (groups of ten Hail Mary's). It can get a bit tricky to keep track of it all, so the beads help keep count.
That would be very strange, as a rosary is not supposed to be worn as a necklace.
Someone drew Luce together with Double Cheeseburger-chan from JP McDonald's. It's really cute.
link?
@@troved590 Believe me, I'd love to give it to you, but RUclips automatically deletes comments with hyperlinks in them.
Saw her hanging with Brazilian miku
Why can't AMERICAN media have "chan" characters?
@@shirleymaemattthews4862 Because they still think anime is for "children" and they still hate cute things.
Low-key makes me want to protect her.
For what it’s worth, so far the SFW greatly outnumbers the NSFW last I checked.
"Looks like a smile that would absolutely destroy you"
So let me get this straight; she's Christian AND mentlaly unewll?!?! They really out here creating the ultimate waifu
Joan of Arc 21st Century runback...
@@ryxamcross Don't worry for Jeanne, her fanclub (read: Gilles) always has her back!
To the list.
DONT LUMP JESUS' NAME INTO THAT WAIFU GARBAGE
Despite the "blood" on her shoes, she's trying, Mint. She's trying REAL HARD to be the shepherd.
Luce going off to walk the earth
The Vatican going all anime wasn't on my 2024 bingo card. Probably wouldn't have been on any of my bingo cards actually.
God just blind sided us all huh
@@theenderdestruction2362 God's just full of surprises.
Imagine the first century Christians how they felt when Saul, the guy who led a genocide on them, suddenly converted to Christianity.
Cute anime girls can convert anyone.
I think it's the raingear, she blesses the rains down in Africa.
How can we draw cute animegirls without looking like weeb or otaku garbage?!?
Luce is light.
Leggera is light as in light weight.
Why does she have blood on her shoes? Idk Minto, why do you have blood on your face?
BIG DISGRACE
😆
I'm not religious but I'd get that figurine
Cant believe people are genuinely hating the mascot Luce is so cute!
Wait...WHY are people hating her?
@ you know how some people are lol
over zealous say it’s anime therefore bad
@Princeofbelka I mean...if it's lolicon, ecchi, shotacon, or h*entai, then I CAN ACTUALLY see why it's bad!
But a CARTOON Catholic?!?
@@shirleymaemattthews4862 I agree man I think her design is great and nothing wrong with it
@@Princeofbelkai would have said it was because the modern zeitgeist is more "religion bad" than "anime bad"
Anime Fans: *slow clap* Well, well, well. You must be truly desperate to come to me for help.
As a Christian who likes anime, I genuinely cannot comprehend what they are trying to do here.
Next they'll be trying to produce actual video games to promote religion 🤣
@@rOvertJustice Already a thing. Though, maybe they could make them good this time.
@@rOvertJustice Uh, Scott Cawthon's early career games?
Not really, going on social media to find any Christian shitposter and you'll find they are VERY acquainted with anime.
As a Catholic artist who loves anime, this is a win-win for us gen z Catholics. Luce will spread the good news of Christ.
The only sad part is that some "artists" will take the "spread" part too seriously.
Artists around the world is already working on the spreading part. 249 entries on gelbooru so far.
I'm catholic too but even I don't see how it could work in any possitive way.
@@Lianpe98 I mean, Warhammer 40K led to my conversion to Catholicism.
God uses any vessels, no matter how broken, to lead people back to Him.
Bro what? This shit bouta blow on the green website, and they’re not gonna like it 😂
IT'S ALREADY HAPPENING, AND THERE'S ALREADY A LOT OF STUFF (sorry, i HAD to check).
@@The_Hanged-Man lmao, right before November too
@@breezeless_7665 This is sin with extra steps
@@breezeless_7665Don't tell me you're considering it.
Oh I thought you meant funnychan and was confused
Luce is genuinely adorable.
Time for me to make a pilgrimage to vatican city's merchandise shop.
Alright, fess up. Which one of you messed with the time line that made this reality
There better be a figure of Luce with a Crusader outfit
There is artworks of her with the crusaders now
Light is translated to "leggera" when it means weightless, such as "a light tap" or "a light meal" Luce (pronounced L U CE as the first part of check) means light as in the one produced by the sun. When you are looking for a translation of a word you should never trust a tool that gives you only one possible answer, because language is never that simple. You should use something like, for example, wordreference
It's really weird that Google decided to do that when they actually have the multiple meanings one for Japanese (even though it also suc because it's set up like a foot note)
Let us welcome in the new age of the holy japanese roman empire.
SHES NOT JAPANESE, SHE'S ITALIAN 🇮🇹
Oh god, i can alteady imagine what internet will do to her.
I can’t wait.
Combination pilgrimage and crusade to the Holy Land.
She Is Too Powerful!
1:30 Luce after cruzade 🤣🤣
I don't know what's funnier; that I have a friend whose online username is Luce, or that they're dating an Italian Catholic 😂
What's wrong Mint? You don't like Luce's deviljho boots?
No, dont remind me of the jho
Vatican recognizes the devotion of otakus, 2024 been a crazy year
Good way to grab attention of the younge. I remember when they tried hip-hop and rap
I know they chose the name Luce cos it means light in Italian but its kinda funny that the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the name is "Lucifer"
Same etymology; Lucifer means "lightbringer".
@safebox36 That tracks. Well I cant wait for Luce's Fallen Angel arc.
Gospel of Luke 😊
...
Wait..
Luke
Et. Light
Root Lux
Lucifer
AAAAACCKKK GET OUT SATAN
@@safebox36Is that why Linkara is such a dick?
@@മദ്യപാനം Luke Skywalker...?
Power of christ compells you.
Can't wait for her cameo in Hazbin season 2
1:20 Why is there blood on your face??????
Damm, went to the Vatican too early, missed out on anime girl
Weirdest "no way" ive ever heard, luv u minto
"light" in english means both "this bag is light" and "turn on the light"; in Italian the former is "leggera", what Google Translate said to the Minto.
The boots are covered in red. Luce, the Light Bringer aka Lucifer.
baby Lucifer boutta turn the people into Christ
Power of God and anime on my side - It's not memes anymore it's reality
Had to check. There are already over 100 r34 images. Well done, internet.
OMG she has shoes made from turtle skin. Neuro collab when?
The power of god and anime is on our side
If you don't know what a word from a different language means, look up its dictionary translation instead of using Google Translate unless all else fails
Leggero means light as in not heavy, luce means light as in the bright thing that you use to read doujins in the dark
Yeah, the boots should have been blue to match her hair.
Yellow Raincoat girl
Now it's only a matter of time til we get the Bible as an anime. Hopefully by the guys that made vinland saga
😂Luce stomped the heretics.
the father the son and the holy mint
Im more scared about what the cardinals will do to her. Never trust a kid with the Catholic church.
Bakemonogatari S1 flashbacks intensify
You can buy love, just 298 yen! Dont need church anymore
It does need to be a darker brown
God bless everyone, wish everyone a good weekdays :)
based.
based in church
Based on Christ, the most reliable foundation.
What will Catholics, Italian Americans, like those from New Jersey, and Italians think about Luce?
👍!
when is the debut
not catholic but luce is very cute!
Fiat Luce
I love how zoomers just have no idea how to use google translate. Luce is Italian - but you have to have the proper context. If you type in “sun light” or “light of Christ” it will properly say Luce. Words are different depending on context. You’d think a bunch of weebs of Japanese culture would understand that.
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WHAT
Why does it look like the girl from Little Nightmares?
Because the coat is yellow.
That's it.
That's... cute. But, good lord, the internet is going to do horrible things :(
It's not "going to", they already did.
@@Jokoko2828 😔
Rule34:
They knew what they were doing.
Luce pronounced loo-chay
How to lure kids into your van ..uh i mean church..
WHY WOULD SHE TALK ABOUT CHRISTIAN HOLY STUFF WHEN THE LAST VID, SHE TOLD THE CHAT, (which might have CONSISTED of MINORS) to CRAWL INTO HER BOSOM?!?
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
This is just like the film Dogma except the mascot isn’t a cartoonish Jesus.
Now we wait for Luce to be repurposed in an abridged series the way Buddy Christ was. Good ol' Jeffrey and Laughing Coffin...
Anime, Christianity, and the Right... All contradictory things that somehow come together and just work... Or maybe it's just their old alliance from 80 years ago still whispering... (Hellsing Ultimate is an accurate depiction of reality)
All 3 things separately are fine but together they create a voltron of the most annoying people on earth
Okay Redditor.
there's not been a right for 80 years, now the seed flowers again
@@longiusaescius2537 Someone didn't live through the 1980's... or the 2000's.
@@MariktheGunslinger 1. Reagan amnesty
2. Endless foreign wars
I know everyone loved the mascot, but I'm sorry it'll never not come off like creepy propaganda to me.
I just can't look at it and feel anything other than disgust, or at least mild discomfort
0:40-1:09 Google Translate has been crappy for years. Deep L's MUCH better!
Google translate was correct. "Leggera" means light in terms of weight. Luce was most likely in the following suggestions. Context would have also helped distinguish between the two words.
Italian W
aw Luce is very cute. Well I'm not Christian, but it's a cute endeavour to get younger kids into religion
It is very cute. Sparky the firefly didn't need to die for this though.
Anime girls are the future!
One day, when the world government is run by an A.I. they will poll that anime girls get the most positive response from the public, and the United Earth government will be led by an A.I. anime girl.
Abide with me, fast falls the eventide. The darkness deepens, Lord with me abide. When other helpers fail, and comforts cease; Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
a 10yo looking mascot. very on brand for the catholic church.
"Lucy" is short for Lucifer
It's Luce, and Lucy itself is an evolved word which came from Italian which means light, and further down the line, it traces it's origin to Latin Lucius which also means light.
And light in catholicism symbolises faith and the holy spirit, and in traditional use, it means hope and future.
You need to get it right pagan, and the fact that you are defiling the name of St. Lucy(also known as St. Lucia) by associating the name with the fallen saint means you need to research more about the faith.
would make more sense if their mascot was an cute little anime boy.
Ok rabbi
😂
I had no idea she was supposed to be a shephard and should have a curly crook if she is, is that an american only thing?
I thought the point of the curly crook was so you could grab sheep by the neck and drag them with you if needed
She's a Pilgrim
The Vatican is in Italy lol
@ I meant is the curly little crook just an American stereotype for a shepherd? Or is it a worldwide one
@@Jmerzio as the other reply said, she's not actually a shepherd but a pilgrim. It's just a walking stick
Lucifer is an anime girl now?
Wild
Why is there blood on shoes? Cause it's the Vatican mint watchu mean lol
Luce.
Lucifer.
There wasn't any other name that was less on the nose?
Luce is an actual given name in Italy and France
Stop being terminally online. This is a good way to get people curious. Trying to find a secret evil meaning to it is just unserious behaviour.
Look up what the name Lucifer means, bozo
@@CantusTropus
It's not looking for a secret meaning. It's just that there were literally other names. My comment about it being less on the nose, was about choosing any other name that didn't invoke any conspiracy. You're assuming a lot if you think this comment was made in any negative light, other than criticism.
@diogomelo7897
Cool. But that's not the problem though. They could've chosen any other name. Like, they didn't even run the name Luce by any of the target demographic to see their reaction.
This is actually hilarious, Moses is spinning in his grave rn.
Exodus 32:19-35
Moses saw the people dancing around the idol and became so angry that he threw down stones and broke them. He then returned to the LORD and said, "The people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a gold idol to be their god".
Exodus 20:4-5
"You must not make any idols. Don't make any statues or pictures of anything up in the sky or of anything on the earth or of anything down in the water. Don't worship or serve idols of any kind, because I, the LORD, am your God".
Purposefully ignoring the theological context in order to make a strawman argument, I see.
Art is not idolatry - if it was we would not have crucifixes, paintings or statues - and why would Moses be upset when he is with his Messiah, the fullfillment of the word he was given?
"A new commandment I give you: love each other as each of you are loved".
Be better, dude.
Protestant spotted. Not that it's a bad thing ofc
@@The_Real_Mr_Al I think I failed to indicate the tone of my comment.
My mom drags me to a super traditional Catholic Church every week, that does half of the service in Latin. The other half is him ranting about how corrupt the Vatican is, how trans furries have taken over the mainstream media, and why we should tune into his podcast.
I thought it was funny because I know this is all he’s gonna talk about for the next couple of weeks, and he likes to make out of context bible quotes that support his position.
It’s my bad, for using an inside joke in a public comment section. I was to caught up in the humor of the situation, and didn’t think about an outsider’s perspective.
@@notatallfunctional I see. Yes, thank you for clarifying, I seek no enmity with you.
@@serene-illusion Dude I'm a protestant xD
Not of any specific type, my opinions would probably be a mix from various forms of Protestantism, but I guess the starting point is at least somewhat Lutheran?
I just vibe with what CS Lewis apparently felt, that labels aren't that important next to your own individual relationship with God.
Nor am I some kind of anti-Catholic.
I love Tolkien and my own Godfather (RIP) was a Scottish Catholic.
Very age appropriate, considering the age of consent in Vatican City is 12.
My fathers side of the family is Catholic so I wonder if at Thanksgiving some of them might ask me what I think about Luce, lol. For real though she is super cute, if that vinyl figure of her is on sale I’ll totally buy one.