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Saint Cecilia (200 AD – 230 AD) Virgin and Martyr “Arise, soldiers of Christ, throw the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.” Feast day: Patron of Hymns, great musicians, poets; Albi, France: Archdiocese of Omaha; Mar del Plata, Argentina; Pipe Organs; Church Birth: 200 AD Death: November 22, 230 AD Beatification and Canonization by Pre-Comgregation

In the fourth century a Greek religious romance on the Loves of Cecilia and Valerian was written in glorification of virginal life with the purpose of taking the place of then-popular sensual romances. Consequently, until better evidence is produced, we must conclude that St. Cecilia was not known or venerated in Rome until about the time when Pope Gelasius (496) introduced her name into his Sacramentary. It is said that there was a church dedicated to St. Cecilia in Rome in the fifth century, in which Pope Symmachus held a council in 500. The story of St. Cecilia is not without beauty or merit. She is said to have been quite close to God and prayed often: In the city of Rome there was a virgin named Cecilia, who came from an extremely rich family and was given in marriage to a youth named Valerian. She wore sackcloth next to her skin, fasted, and invoked the saints, angels, and virgins, beseeching them to guard her virginity During her wedding ceremony she was said to have sung in her heart to God and before the consummation of her nuptials, she told her husband she had taken a vow of virginity and had an angel protecting her. Valerian asked to see the angel as proof, and Cecilia told him he would have eyes to see once he traveled to the third milestone on the Via Appia (Appian Way) and was baptized by Pope Urbanus. Following his baptism, Valerian returned to his wife and found an angel at her side. The angel then crowned Cecilia with a chaplet of rose and lily and when Valerian's brother, Tibertius, heard of the angel and his brother's baptism, he also was baptized and together the brothers dedicated their lives to burying the saints who were murdered each day by the prefect of the city, Turcius Almachius. Both brothers were eventually arrested and brought before the prefect where they were executed after they refused to offer a sacrifice to the gods. As her husband and brother-in-law buried the dead, St. Cecilia spent her time preaching and in her lifetime was able to convert over four hundred people, most of whom were baptized by Pope Urban. Cecilia was later arrested and condemned to be suffocated in the baths. 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. When Almachius heard this, he sent an executioner to cut off her head in the baths. The executioner struck her three times but was unable to decapitate her so he left her bleeding and she lived for three days. Crowds came to her and collected her blood while she preached to them or prayed. On the third day she died and was buried by Pope Urban and his deacons. St. Cecilia is regarded as the patroness of music, because she heard heavenly music in her heart when she was married, and is represented in art with an organ or organ-pipes in her hand. Officials exhumed her body in 1599 and found her to be incorrupt, the first of all incurrupt saints. She was draped in a silk veil and wore a gold embroidered dress. Officials only looked through the veil in an act of holy reverence and made no further examinations. They also reported a "mysterious and delightful flower-like odor which proceeded from the coffin."St. Cecilia's remains were transferred to Cecilia's titular church in Trastevere and placed under the high altar. In 1599 Cardinal Paolo Emilio Sfondrati, nephew of Pope Gregory XIV, rebuilt the church of St. Cecilia.

ORATE FRATRES THE APOSTLE’S CREED I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen. SUMASAMPALATAYA Sumasampalataya ako sa Diyos Amang Makapangyarihan sa lahat, na Maylikha ng langit at lupa. Sumasampalaya naman ako kay HesukRisto, iisang Anak ng Diyos, Panginoon nating lahat. Nagkatawang-tao siya lalang ng Espiritu Santo, ipinanganak ni Santa Mariang Birhen. Pinagpakasakit ni Poncio Pilato, ipinako sa krus, namatay, inilibing. Nanaog sa kinaroroonan ng mga yumao; nang ikatlong araw nabuhay na mag-uli. Umakyat sa langit, naluluklok sa kanan ng Diyos Amang Makapangyarihan sa lahat; at doon magmumulang paparito’t maghuhukom sa nangabuhay at nangamatay na tao. Sumasampalataya ako sa Espiritu Santo, sa Banal na simbahang Katolika, sa kasamahan ng mga banal; sa kapatawaran ng mga kasalanan, sa pagkabuhay na maguli ng nangamatay na tao, at sa buhay na walang hanggan. Amen THE LORD’S PRAYER Our Father, in heaven, holy be Your name, Your kingdom come Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sinned against us. Do not bring us to the test but deliver us from evil. Amen. AMA NAMIN Ama namin, sumasalangit ka, sambahin ang ngalan mo; mapasaamin ang kaharian mo, sundin ang loob mo ditosa lupa para ng sa langit. Bigyan mo kami ngayo ng aming kakanin sa araw-araw at patawarin mo kami sa aming sala para ng pagpapatawad namin sa nagkakasala sa amin at huwag mo kaming ipahintulot sa tukso at iadya mo kami sa lahat ng masasama. Amen. HAILY MARY Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. ABA GINOONG MARIA Aba Ginoong Maria napupuno ka ng grasya. Ang Panginoong Diyos ay sumasaiyo; bukos kang pinagpala sa babaeng lahat, at pinagpala naman ang iyong anak na si Hesus. Santa Maria, Ina ng Diyos ipinalangin mo kaming makasalanan ngayon at kung kami’y mamamatay. Amen.

GLORY BE Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. LUWALHATI Luwalhati sa Ama, at sa Anak, at sa Espiritu Santo. Kapara ng unang-una, ngayon at magpasawalang hanggan. Amen. THE ANGELUS

L: The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. A: And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary… L: Behold the handmaid of the Lord. A: Be it done to me according to Your word. Hail Mary… L: And the Word was made flesh. A: And dwelt among us. Hail Mary… L: Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. A: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. Pour forth, we beseech You, O Lord, Your grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, Your Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. ANGELUS N. Binati ng Angel ng Panginoon si Maria B. At siya’y naglihi, lalang ng Espiritu Santo. Aba Ginoong Maria…. N. Narito ang alipin ng Panginoon. B. Maganap nawa sa akin ayon sa wika mo. Aba Ginoong Maria…. N. At ang Verbo ay nagkatawang tao. B. At nakipanayam sa atin. Aba Ginoong Maria…. N. Ipanalangin mo kami Santang Ina ng Diyos. B. Nang kami’y maging dapat makinabang sa mga pangako ni Kristo. Manalangin tayo: Panginoon naming Diyos, kasiyahan mo nawa an gaming mga kaluluwa ng iyong mahal na grasya ay yayamang dahilan sa pamamagitan ng angel ay nakilala namin ang pagkakatawang tao ni Kristong Anak mo, pakundangan sa mahal na pasyon at pagkamatay niya sa krus, pakinabangin namin ang biyaya ng kanyang pagkabuhay na mag-uli sa kaluwalhatiaan ng Langit. Sa pamamagitan din ni Kristong Panginoon namin. Amen.

THE 3 O’CLOCK PRAYER TO THE DIVINE MERCY You died Jesus, but the source of life flowed out from soul and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O fountain of life immeasurable Divine Mercy cover the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us. O blood and water which flowed out from the heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You. Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us in the whole world. (3x) Jesus, King of Mercy, we trust in You.

PANAlANGIN SA IKATLO NG HAPON Pumanaw ka, Hesus subalit ang bukal ng buhay ay bumalong para sa mg kaluluwa at karagatan ng awa ay bumugso para sa sanlibutan. O bukal ng buhay, Walang hanggang Awa ng Diyos, yakapin moa ng sangkatauhan at ibuhos mong ganap ang iyong sarili para sa aming lahat. O banal na Dugo at Tubig na dumaloy mula sa Puso ni Hesus bilang bukal ng Awa para sa aming lahat, ako ay nananalig sa iyo....