You know many of us here at this morning Mass can answer the question: “Where were you when you heard the news that President Kennedy had been shot.”  We are in the minority. Most folks here in the United States were not yet born on that fateful day 50 years ago.  But we tell the stories of our young war hero president, of his family, of Camelot, and all that made up the Kennedy legend.  And we tell the generations that follow.

Today we tell the story of the martyr St. Cecilia. We do not know much about here other than she lived in the 3^rd century and died for the faith. We tell the generations that come after us what we know. We tell them she is the patron saint of musicians. Continue reading →