Has Any Heard About This?

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[quote name='LilyofSaintMaria' post='1582713' date='Jun 25 2008, 09:54 AM']I pasted below an email I received recently. Thought some of you may be interested.

[center] "The Ladies of Cecilia"
Proclaiming the faith through the medium of beautiful music.[/center]



We are “The ladies of Cecilia”, a vocal ensemble of traditional, pro-life, Catholic young women who wish to use our musical talents and knowledge of the faith in the service of Our Lord and Our Lady. It is our hope that, through the music we perform and the example we give, we may lead others to a knowledge of Christ and his Church. We are looking for a few more talented young ladies to join our group.
Dear Friends in Christ:

My name is Jim Baltrinic, and I am the director of Saint Cecilia Classical Productions Inc.. We are the parent organization of a traditional Catholic female ensemble knows as: "The Ladies of Cecilia". We chose this name for our group in honor of St. Cecilia, the patroness of Church music and the patroness of our apostolate.

We are currently searching for several young ladies who have a strong backgrounds in either classical violin or guitar. In general, we prefer women who are 18 or over, but will consider a younger person who is exceptionally talented. We are especially interested in individuals who come from either a private traditional Catholic school background, were home-schooled or were raised in the Tridentine Mass tradition.

Attached to this message is an informational flyer about our apostolate. Could you please forward this information to others on your e-mail list. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Thank you for your assistance. God bless.
Jim Baltrinic, Director

Saint Cecilia Classical Productions Inc.
P.O. Box 129
Green, Ohio 44232
330-833-0675

info@saintceciliaclassicalproductions.or
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www.saintceciliaclassicalproductions.org

www.theladiesofcecilia.com[/quote]



Dear friends in Christ.

My name is Jim Baltrinic and I am the director of Saint Cecilia Classical Productions inc., and The Ladies of Cecilia.

First, I wish to thank all of you who have taken the time to express your views concerning our apostolate. While many of the views expressed were not correct, they do indicate that perhaps our advertisement needs to be re-worded somewhat to more clearly state our objectives.

As the young lady from Saint Maria’s Messenger correctly pointed out, we are open to all girls who have been well catechized, regardless of their schooling background.

We have three basic requirements for our apostolate: a strong music background; a sound knowledge of the orthodox Catholic faith; and a good understanding and appreciation of the Church’s teaching on modesty.

While a higher percentage of individuals who were home-schooled or raised in the Latin Mass or Byzantine tradition, do meet those requirements, coming from such a background is not a requirement in itself. As long as a young woman meets our basic requirements, she is eligible to apply.

Nor must a girl be “rich” or “well off as Cath. Anonymous seemed to imply. The suggested “Ivory Tower” idea is also out in left field.

I hope this helps. God bless

[VeniteAdoremus]

If this wasn't on the other side of the world, I would apply I was a cathedral chorister for a decade and let me say, it can be rather depressing to be one of three practicing Catholics, with the other girls referring to the Eucharist as a "cookie" and afraid to open their mouths too wide for fear it might crack their make-up.

Sorry. I'm not bitter - not anymore

Just wanted to say that I [i]totally[/i] understand where these people are coming from.