Saint Cecilia

<p>Legend claims that a Roman woman named Cecilia was martyred for the faith sometime in the second or third century, a few days after her husband Valerian and his brother Tiburtius were beheaded for refusing to sacrifice to the gods. Her association with music - she is a patron saint of musicians - stems from the story that at her wedding feast she sang to God in her heart.</p>
<p>Honoured since the early years of the Church, Cecilia is mentioned in the list of saints in the first Eucharistic Prayer.©2011 <em>Living with Christ, </em>Novalis - Bayard Press Canada Inc., <strong>http://www.livingwithchrist.ca/</strong&gt;. Reprinted with permission.</p>