St Cecilia's Feast Day

The feast day of St Cecilia was on Tuesday 22nd November. The story of the saint, after whom our parish and school were named, is set in Rome. There was a young woman named Cecilia, who came from an extremely rich family and was promised in marriage to a young man named Valerian. 

During her wedding ceremony she was said to have sung in her heart to God and 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.

St Cecilia's Feast Day Mass 

We celebrated Mass this morning to remember the life story of St Cecilia. It was special to gather together as a school community and enjoy Mass and the beauty and joy of music which was so important to St Cecilia.