The value and power of the Medal must be ascribed to the merits of Christ Crucified, to the efficacious prayers of St. Benedict, to the blessing of the Church, and especially to the faith and holy disposition of the person using the Medal. Benedict died on March 21, 542.
From the writings of St. Gregory the Great (540-604), we know that St. Benedict had a deep faith in the Cross and worked miracles with the sign of the cross.
In virtue of the sign of the Cross, he wrought many miracles and exercised great power over the spirits of darkness. Find our selection of Saint Benedict medals, rosaries and crucifixes. This faith in, and special devotion to, the Cross was passed on to succeeding generations of Benedictines. The reverse side of the medal carries the Vade retro satana ("Begone, Satan!")
St. Benedict had a profound veneration for the Holy Cross and for our Saviour Crucified. The wearing and use of the medal has been called “a silent prayer to God to grant us, through the merits of St. Benedict, the favors we request.” St. Gregory the Great, who chronicled some of Benedict’s miracles a few years after his death, called him “a shining light to the world.” The Medal of St. Benedict can serve as a constant reminder of the need for us to take up our cross daily and follow “the true King, Christ the Lord,” and thus learn to “share in the sufferings of Christ that we may deserve also to share in his kingdom,” as St. Benedict urges us in the prologue of his rule. The Medal or Cross of Saint Benedict. Adjustable. St. Benedict medal is given away it loses its blessing and must be blessed again. The Medal of St. Benedict can serve as a constant reminder of the need for us to take up our cross daily and follow “the true King, Christ the Lord,” and thus learn to “share in the sufferings of Christ that we may deserve also to share in his kingdom,” as St. Benedict urges us in the prologue of his rule. Among these included his heroic flight from temptations and miraculous escapes from traps set to kill him.
And among Benedictines, who better than the renowned abbot of Solesmes, Dom Guéranger? Icons, or painted images of Christ and the saints, are especially popular among Eastern Christians as an aid to Christian piety and devotion. The Medal of St. Benedict is one of the Sacramentals of the Church, and as such it must be used. Medals, crosses, rosaries, statues, paintings, and other religious articles have long been used as a means of fostering and expressing our religious devotion to God and the saints.
This is a beautiful Saint Benedict bracelet made with a black cord, ten Saint Benedict Medal, and one Miraculous Medal. To destroy witchcraft and all other diabolical influences; 2. The medal is a powerful means: 1.
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