As "Patron Saint of Music" Saint Cecilia is the subject of many significant compositions! Her "feast day" is today -- November 22nd. So today's Beautiful Music is a performance of one of those works ...

COMMENTARY: St. Cecilia may be the patron of music, but three others are known more for their hymns than their writings. L: St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music; at right, top to bottom: St. Francis ...

As the patron saint of music and musicians, St. Cecilia’s feast day is November 22 nd. It was a very special occasion in 17 th century England – with festivals, church services, banquets, and concerts ...

A service to Mark the Festival of St Cecilia - the patron saint of music and musicians - was held at Westminster Abbey in conjunction with Help Musicians UK on Wednesday 19th November 2025. The ...

On Oct. 10, 2020, Carlo Acutis, a computer enthusiast, was beatified and given the title of “Blessed,” in the town of Assisi in Italy. Already, Catholics are calling this 15-year-old video gamer and ...

My older sister came to campus to visit for a couple of days over Thanksgiving Break. On Monday, we gave a toast while ABBA’s “Thank You for the Music” played in the background — a ritual we have been ...

The cynical might look to the value of the stock portfolio they leave behind and the heft of material possessions accumulated. But those of us whose lives have been touched by the beauty and spiritual ...