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Mar 282010
St. Tutilo lived in the late ninth and early tenth centuries. He was educated at the Benedictine monastery of Saint-Gall. St. Tutilo had many talents: poet, a portrait painter, a sculptor, an orator mechanic and an architect.
He could play all the instruments known to the monks for their liturgies. He and his friend, Blessed Notker, composed tunes for the liturgy responses. Only three poems and one hymn remain of all Tutilo’s works. But his paintings and sculptures are still found today in several cities of Europe. The paintings and sculptures are identified with St. Tutilo because he always marked his works with a motto.
He could play all the instruments known to the monks for their liturgies. He and his friend, Blessed Notker, composed tunes for the liturgy responses. Only three poems and one hymn remain of all Tutilo’s works. But his paintings and sculptures are still found today in several cities of Europe. The paintings and sculptures are identified with St. Tutilo because he always marked his works with a motto.
But Tutilo was not proclaimed a saint because of his many talents. He was a humble person who wanted to live for God. He praised God the way he knew how: by painting, sculpting and composing music. Tutilo was proclaimed a saint because he spent his life praising and loving God. St. Tutilo died in 915.
What gifts of creativity do I possess? How might I express my faith through my gifts and talents?
adapted from Holy Spirit Interactive Online I have this application on my Facebook page, and enjoy reading about the Saints everyday. They all end with questions, as above, to challenge us to follow in the Saints’ footsteps, to God.
Mar 232010
Originally posted on Catholic Chicks 11-2-2009
Recently, I went to a conference as a volunteer musician, to play, and hopefully get a lot of contacts, and I had hoped, a lot of sales of my CD.
Well, God is evidently telling me to slow down…it did not go as “I” had hoped. Did you ever play out the “future” in your mind, creating it in ever increasing detail, down to the last i dotted and t crossed? Is that telling God how to do His job?
So, I am going to do what a dear friend advised me to do, months ago. I am taking the piano songs, and making some videos for YouTube. I think I will be putting them on My Catholic Voice, too. By the end of this week, I hope to figure out the next “new thing.”
I have two on YouTube so far. One about Catholic Relics..a traveling display that came to our parish. You should really email Dale and get him to your parish, as well. His email is at the end of the video.
The second has verses of scripture with pictures I took. The message I hoped to give is that God is there, even in our darkest days. And that we are called to be His Light to the world. Let me know what you think!
God Bless all of you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a99mntrFZcs
Relics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZII4reMscVs
In My Shadows You Are There
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