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It was in the days when cruel men killed and tortured those who loved / our Blessed Lord that, in the city of Rome, a little maid was born. / Her father and mother were amongst the richest and noblest of the / Roman people, and their little daughter, whom they called Cecilia, had / everything she could possibly want. She lived in a splendid palace, with / everything most beautiful around her, and she had a garden to play in, / where the loveliest flowers grew. Her little white dress was embroidered / with the finest gold, and her face was as fair as the flowers she loved.
But it was not only the outside that was beautiful, for the little / maiden's heart was fairer than the fairest flowers, and whiter than her / spotless robe.