St. Cecilia Society
“This intrinsic requirement of speaking with God and singing of Him with words He Himself has given, is what gave rise to the great tradition of Western music. It was not a form of private ‘creativity’, in which the individual leaves a memorial to himself and makes self-representation his essential criterion. Rather it is about vigilantly recognizing with the ‘ears of the heart’ the inner laws of the music of creation, the archetypes of music that the Creator built into His world and into men, and thus discovering music that is worthy of God, and at the same time truly worthy of man, music whose worthiness resounds in purity.”
Pope Benedict XVI
Lecture at the College des Bernardins, Paris
12 September 2008
The St. Cecilia Society is dedicated to the implementation and promotion of true sacred music in the context of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at St. Mary’s. Through its support of the professional St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum, which sings every Sunday and holy day for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, and by its sponsorship of Vespers and recitals throughout the year featuring some of the finest musicians in the United States, the St. Cecilia Society aims to bring to life the beauty of Gregorian chant, Renaissance polyphony, and the great organ repertoire, and thereby to draw souls closer to Our Lord. You are cordially invited to join us in this work for the glory of God and the aedification of the faithful.
Friend: to $199
Sponsor: $200 to $399
Patron: $400 to $699
King David Circle: $700 to $999
St. Benedict Circle: $1,000 to $1,999
St. Gregory Circle: $2,000 to $4,999
St. Cecilia Circle: $5,000+
Checks should be made payable to St. Mary Church.
St. Cecilia Society
c/o St. Mary Church
669 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850
For more information, please contact the music office: 203-866-5546 x115 or music@stmarynorwalk.net.