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Saint Cecilia Virgin Wife and Martyr

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Channel: Sacred Heart Publications · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Saint Cecilia was so pure that she had the privilege of seeing her guardian angel.  Through her marriage and witness to the Catholic religion she converted her husband who also shared in the ability to see the angel which protected her virginity. Both her and her husband went on to do it great things for the Church before their martyrdom’s including converting over 400 people. St. Cecilia is also the patroness of musicians.  In the Audiobook at her wedding this is said “During the concert, Cecilia sang also in her heart to the Lord.”  That is the only connection that is directly made between music and St Cecilia.  A small statement, but worthy of deeper consideration.  She was at a pagan wedding celebration and despite the music not being aimed at Gods glory, she never the less had her heart lifted to God by it and still used its melody to glorify God.  When defending her against a critic who attacked the fact that she had never “performed upon any musical instrument”, Dom. Prosper Gueranger replied that the critic: “understood nothing of that melody of the soul which ascends to the Divine fountain of all harmony, and sings to its Creator, even amidst the profane concerts of earth

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