· “On the day of her wedding, Cecilia sang in her heart to the God she loved. She sang sacred music, of which she is the patroness, for such music is set aside for the divine.”
“. . . the human voice is the most perfect instrument of all for it vocalizes the love within the soul.”
“Having sought to bury her husband and his friend, who were martyred for the Faith, Cecilia was executed in her own home . . . after three blows with a sword . . . Cecilia was left . . . for three days — and how she sang the praises of God as Christians flocked to her side.”
“. . . her body was exhumed more than 1300 years after its burial and was found incorrupt.” She is the first recorded incorruptible.
The Feast of St. Cecilia, Patron Saint of musicians, is November 22.
Want to learn more about St. Cecilia, glorious in Christ?
These excerpts are from an EWTN Document Library entry by Fr. Shannon Collins, CPM, found online at www.ewtn.com/library/Mary/COLCECIL.HTM.
Go to www.catholic-forum.com/saints/stc04001.htm for images of St. Cecilia!
