Saint Cecilia Church Festival 2024, a Festival in Columbus, Ohio (2024)

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What is so special about Saint Cecilia? ›

Cecilia has been honored as a patron saint of church music since the 16th century. According to the Holy Tradition, she prayed to God and sang sacred chants as she was being led to the altar on her wedding day. Later an angel descended to the bridegroom and bride and placed wreaths of roses and lilies on their heads.

Saint Cecilia is the patron saint of music and musicians, so she understands their pains and struggles better than most. Praying a rosary under her patronage unites her prayers with the Blessed Mother's for those who have given their lives to share their gift of music with others.

St. Cecilia was a fitting intercessor for this new Order with its motto, “To praise, to bless, to preach.” St. Cecilia was also seen to accompany Our Lady in some of her apparitions to St. Dominic and the early brethren, most notably when Mary was seen blessing the friars' cells.

She is remembered today as the patron of musicians, composers, instrument makers, and poets. There is a story that Saint Cecilia was said to have heard heavenly music inside her heart when she was forced to marry the pagan Valerian. During her wedding, Cecilia sat and sang to God in her heart.

Meaning:blind; sixth. Say it like this: sess-SEEL-yah. It's based on the Roman surname Caecilius, which came from “caecus,” the Latin word for "blind." During the Middle Ages, Christian parents started naming their daughters Cecilia to honor St. 2.

Cecilia is a girl's name of Italian origin. Coming from the Latin name Caecilia and the Latin word caecus, it translates to "blind" or "hidden." This can have extra meaning if baby is a shy one that prefers to hide from the spotlight. This name also once served as a title after Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music.

600). According to the story, despite her vow of virginity, her parents forced her to marry a pagan nobleman named Valerian. During the wedding, Cecilia sat apart singing to God in her heart, and for that, she was later declared the saint of musicians.

She was young, probably between 12-15 years old, when she was betrothed to a young pagan man named Valerian. Cecilia had a very close relationship with God and was visited by angels on a regular basis who told her she must remain a virgin, a big ask for someone about to get married at the height of puberty.

Basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome, Italy

Saint Cecilia / Place of burial

St. Cecilia's College is a learning community founded on principles of academic excellence, service to community, and love of God and neighbor.

Does Saint Cecilia have a symbol? ›

Although there is no fixed symbol for saint cecilia, many believe that roses and any type of instrument can represernt her well. Insruments, obviously, represent her because she is the Saint of Music. But roses also represent her because many say that roses are a symbol of love and beauty.

Cecilia's Miraculous Preservation. In 822, Pope Pascal I wished to have St Cecilia's remains buried in a church dedicated to her but did not know her grave's location. Miraculously, she appeared to him in a vision and identified the site.

Cecilia had vowed virginity to the Lord but agreed unwillingly to the marriage. The association of Cecilia with music comes from a line in her “Passion” which speaks of Cecilia singing a song to God in her heart – in which she asked divine help in preserving her chastity.

Historical sources postulate that Saint Cecilia had a call for singing Heavenly music (Gueranger 61). It is for this reason that she became the patroness of church music. Her divine call to sing can be compared with the divine call of Jesus to save human kind from sins.

Liturgical Color red – Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr.

Some virtues Saint Cecilia practiced were having courage to stand up for what she believed in. She also had a big heart. You can tell she had a big heart because she married Valerian, who she didn't want to marry, and still had trust in him to keep her secret. Saint Cecilia also prayed.

San Jacco, patron saint of rainbows.