She is the patron saint of musicians and church music. She was thought to be a noble lady of Rome that was martyred in a failed beheading. Why this would recommend her to musicians I don't know. Her legend says that she praised God, singing to Him as she lay dying for some three days after the botched beheading. Maybe they were running low on patrons when musicians started clamoring for a saint of their own.
In her honor we sang portions of a contemplative Rosary, the Luminous Mysteries by Robert Hurd last night, the feast of the Presentation of Mary, at Saint Patrick's Co-Cathedral with Bishop Michael Warfel leading us in prayer.If this keeps up we may outlast the guitars yet. Nice cello and oboe work as well as piano and organ. I had a good place to listen to the blended voices: in the baritone section. One nice thing about singing something over and over is that eventually you get the right notes and the right blend. I was surprised. The church was full. I saw a few non-Catholics joining in as well. By the way, our bishop sounds pretty good too. Keep a sharp watch for the CD.
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