{"id":3666,"date":"2017-11-22T07:44:53","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T12:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=3666"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:07:06","slug":"saint-cecilia-virgin-martyr-feast-day-november-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/saint-cecilia-virgin-martyr-feast-day-november-22","title":{"rendered":"Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr (Feast Day &#8211; November 22)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Prayer to St. Cecilia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>St. Cecilia, glorious Virgin and Martyr of Jesus Christ, I admire the courage with which you professed your faith in the face of severe persecution, and the generous love with which you offered your life in witness to your belief in the Blessed Trinity. I thank God with you for the wonderful graces He had bestowed upon you to make your life holy and pleasing to Him even in the midst of the wealth that was yours. I thank Him for the privilege offered to you of receiving the glorious crown of martyrdom.<\/p>\n<p>Saint Cecilia, I also admire the purity of love that bound you to the Savior, which was greater in your eyes than any human affection, so that you declared yourself before the enemies of the Church, &#8220;I am the bride of my Lord Jesus Christ&#8221;. Pray for me that in imitation of you I may keep my body pure and my soul holy, and that I may love Jesus with all my heart.<\/p>\n<p>In these times so full of pleasure seeking and so lacking in faith, teach us to profess our faith courageously and to be willing to sacrifice ourselves in practicing it, so that our good example may lead others closer to Christ and the Church He as founded.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">In thanksgiving to God for the graces he bestowed on St Cecilia: Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be. St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr of Jesus Christ, pray for us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prayer to St. Cecilia St. Cecilia, glorious Virgin and Martyr of Jesus Christ, I admire the courage with which you professed your faith in the face of severe persecution, and the generous love with which you offered your life in witness to your belief in the Blessed Trinity. 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