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Patron saint of Bad weather?
Sister of Saint Benedict, founder of the Benedictine order.
Benedictine Monastaries once numbered around 50,000, now much less or just a few.
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**Born in Nursia (Nurcia), Italy, c. 480 (?); died near Monte Cassino, Italy, c. 543.
Almost everything we know about Saint Scholastica comes from the Dialogues of
Saint Gregory the Great.
Saint Scholastica, twin sister of Saint Benedict of Nursia who founded of the
Benedictine order, was consecrated to God at a very early age but probably
continued to live in her parents’ home. It is said that she was as devoted to Jesus
as she was to her brother. So, when Benedict established his monastery at Monte
Cassino, Scholastica founded a convent in nearby Plombariola, about five miles
south of Monte Cassino. The convent is said to have been under the direction of
her brother, thus she is regarded as the first Benedictine nun.
The siblings were quite close. The respective rules of their houses proscribed either
entering the other’s monastery. According to Saint Gregory, they met once a year
at a house near Monte Cassino monastery to confer on spiritual matters, and were
eventually buried together, probably in the same grave. Saint Gregory says, “so
death did not separate the bodies of these two, whose minds had ever been united
in the Lord.”
Saint Gregory tells the charming story of the last meeting of the two saints on
earth. Scholastica and Benedict had spent the day in the “mutual comfort of
heavenly talk” and with nightfall approaching, Benedict prepared to leave.
Scholastica, having a presentiment that it would be their last opportunity to see
each other alive, asked him to spend the evening in conversation. Benedict sternly
refused because he did not wish to break his own rule by spending a night away
from Monte Cassino. Thereupon, Scholastica cried openly, laid her head upon the
table, and prayed that God would intercede for her. As she did so, a sudden storm
arose. The violent rain and hail came in such a torrential downpour that Benedict
and his companions were unable to depart.
“May Almighty God forgive you, sister” said Benedict, “for what you have done.”
“I asked a favor of you,” Scholastica replied simply, “and you refused it. I asked it
of God, and He has granted it!”
Just after his return to Monte Cassino, Benedict saw a vision of Scholastica’s soul
departing her body, ascending to heaven in the form of a dove. She died three
days after their last meeting. He placed her body in the tomb he had prepared for
himself, and arranged for his own to be placed there after his death. Her relics
were alleged by the monk Adrevald to have been translated (July 11) to a rich
silver shrine in Saint Peter’s Church in Le Mans, France, which may have been
when Benedict’s were moved to Fleury. In 1562, this shrine was preserved from
the Huguenots’ plundering.**
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Luke 9: 22 - 25
22 saying, “The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” 23 And he said to all, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake, he will save it. 25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?
It is simply impossible to lead, without the aid of prayer, a virtuous life.
My devotional
Todays Gospel mirrors the Parable of the seed. Unless a seed dies and is planted it will not bear much fruit. But if a seed falls into the ground and dies, it will bear much fruit. The seed is Jesus Ministry and his church. There is another parable Jesus told. When a woman is about to give birth, she labors greatly her child is born. So too with Jesus he suffered and died but after he died his church was born and he was joyful in it. FOr it it the act, had done much good for humanity. This labor vocations is need in the world from everything from households to companys.
saintbenedict.org/stscholastica.htm
Patron saint of Bad weather?
Sister of Saint Benedict, founder of the Benedictine order.
Benedictine Monastaries once numbered around 50,000, now much less or just a few.
"
**Born in Nursia (Nurcia), Italy, c. 480 (?); died near Monte Cassino, Italy, c. 543.
Almost everything we know about Saint Scholastica comes from the Dialogues of
Saint Gregory the Great.
Saint Scholastica, twin sister of Saint Benedict of Nursia who founded of the
Benedictine order, was consecrated to God at a very early age but probably
continued to live in her parents’ home. It is said that she was as devoted to Jesus
as she was to her brother. So, when Benedict established his monastery at Monte
Cassino, Scholastica founded a convent in nearby Plombariola, about five miles
south of Monte Cassino. The convent is said to have been under the direction of
her brother, thus she is regarded as the first Benedictine nun.
The siblings were quite close. The respective rules of their houses proscribed either
entering the other’s monastery. According to Saint Gregory, they met once a year
at a house near Monte Cassino monastery to confer on spiritual matters, and were
eventually buried together, probably in the same grave. Saint Gregory says, “so
death did not separate the bodies of these two, whose minds had ever been united
in the Lord.”
Saint Gregory tells the charming story of the last meeting of the two saints on
earth. Scholastica and Benedict had spent the day in the “mutual comfort of
heavenly talk” and with nightfall approaching, Benedict prepared to leave.
Scholastica, having a presentiment that it would be their last opportunity to see
each other alive, asked him to spend the evening in conversation. Benedict sternly
refused because he did not wish to break his own rule by spending a night away
from Monte Cassino. Thereupon, Scholastica cried openly, laid her head upon the
table, and prayed that God would intercede for her. As she did so, a sudden storm
arose. The violent rain and hail came in such a torrential downpour that Benedict
and his companions were unable to depart.
“May Almighty God forgive you, sister” said Benedict, “for what you have done.”
“I asked a favor of you,” Scholastica replied simply, “and you refused it. I asked it
of God, and He has granted it!”
Just after his return to Monte Cassino, Benedict saw a vision of Scholastica’s soul
departing her body, ascending to heaven in the form of a dove. She died three
days after their last meeting. He placed her body in the tomb he had prepared for
himself, and arranged for his own to be placed there after his death. Her relics
were alleged by the monk Adrevald to have been translated (July 11) to a rich
silver shrine in Saint Peter’s Church in Le Mans, France, which may have been
when Benedict’s were moved to Fleury. In 1562, this shrine was preserved from
the Huguenots’ plundering.**
"
Luke 9: 22 - 25
22 saying, “The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” 23 And he said to all, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake, he will save it. 25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?
It is simply impossible to lead, without the aid of prayer, a virtuous life.
- *-- St. John Chrysostom
My devotional
Todays Gospel mirrors the Parable of the seed. Unless a seed dies and is planted it will not bear much fruit. But if a seed falls into the ground and dies, it will bear much fruit. The seed is Jesus Ministry and his church. There is another parable Jesus told. When a woman is about to give birth, she labors greatly her child is born. So too with Jesus he suffered and died but after he died his church was born and he was joyful in it. FOr it it the act, had done much good for humanity. This labor vocations is need in the world from everything from households to companys.