3. Herbert Howells' A Hymn to Saint Cecilia has words by Ursula Vaughan Williams; Gerald Finzi's "For Saint Cecilia", Op. She was shut in for one night and one day, as fires were heaped up and stoked to a terrifying heat - but Cecilia did not even sweat.
FIRST READING Hosea 2:16b,17b,21-22 An early church, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, was founded in the 3rd century by Pope Urban I in the Trastevere section of Rome, reputedly on the site of the house in which she lived.
“Pure be my heart and undefiled my flesh; for I have a spouse you know not of – an angel of my Lord.”, The heart of her young husband Valerian was moved by her words; he received Baptism, and within a few days he and his brother Tiburtius, who had been brought by him to a knowledge of the Faith, sealed their confession with their blood.
The lambs are blessed by the Pope every January 21, the Feast of the martyr Saint Agnes. [3] When the time came for her marriage to be consummated, Cecilia told Valerian that watching over her was an angel of the Lord, who would punish him if he sexually violated her but would love him if he respected her virginity. According to a late 5th-century legend, she was a noble Roman who, as a child, had vowed her virginity to God. The relation between Cecilia and Valerian, Tiburtius, and Maximus, mentioned in the Acts of the Martyrs, has some historical foundation. St. Cecilia, Cecilia also spelled Cecily, (flourished 3rd century, Rome [Italy]; feast day November 22), patron saint of music, one of the most famous Roman martyrs of the early church and historically one of the most discussed. Omissions? Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist, Rik Emmett, composed the song "Calling St. Cecilia" on his 1992 LP Ipso Facto. Cecilia symbolizes the central role of music in the liturgy.[9]. She replied that he would if he were baptized. An Angel Crowning Saints Cecilia and Valerian (1330s), Statue from the porch of St. Cecilia, Trastevere, Saint Cecilia stained glass by Edward Burne-Jones in All Saints church, Preston Bagot, Franciscan Sisters' Saint Cecilia window inspires vocations at Saint Mary's Chapel, Holy Family Convent Motherhouse in Manitowoc, WI, Christian martyr and patron saint of music. Hymns, great musicians, poets; She then converted his brother Tiburtius, who also saw the angel. From overcoming oppression, to breaking rules, to reimagining the world or waging a rebellion, these women of history have a story to tell. St. Cecilia lived during the Roman Empire in the 3rd century and was born to a wealthy Roman family. The original church was constructed in the fourth century; during the ninth century, Pope Paschal I had remains which were supposedly hers buried there. Cecilia was buried in the catacomb of St. Callistus, near Rome. [12], The name "Cecilia" applied generally to Roman women who belonged to the plebeian clan of the Caecilii. The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome is one of the oldest musical institutions in the world. She distributed her possessions to the poor, which enraged the prefect Almachius, who ordered her to be burned. Benedict. Her feast day has been celebrated since about the fourth century.
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Mar del Plata, Argentina, Saint Cecilia Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date, Matrimony/Holy Orders, Not Married who became Saints, In the evening of her wedding-day, with the music of the marriage-hymn ringing in her ears, Cecilia, a rich, beautiful, and noble Roman maiden, renewed the vow by which she had consecrated her virginity to God.