Rosary Workshop - C9 series - STBE.2500, STBE.2501
ST BENEDICT NINERS
A SPECIAL NOTE RE THE NEW HOLY FATHER, BENEDICT XV1

"Pray for your enemies in the love of Christ, Make peace, before the setting of the sun, with those from whom you have been separated by discord, and Never despair of the mercy of God." Much has been said recently re JPII being 'De Labore Solis',  (from the labor of the sun.) so this prophetic quote by St Benedict makes one ponder.
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LITTLE CHAPLETS FOR SPECIAL DEVOTIONS
  St Benedict (St Benoit), is called upon for heavy duty prayer against evil  and the medal is a prayer of exorcism (see below).  He is known as the 'Founder of Western Monasticism. (OSB) He was born at Nursia, c. 480 and  died at Monte Cassino, 543. According to New Advent (Catholic Encyclopedia) Benedict was the son of a Roman noble of Nursia, a small town near Spoleto, and a tradition, which St. Bede accepts, makes him a twin with his sister Scholastica. His boyhood was spent in Rome, where he lived with his parents and attended the schools until he had reached his higher studies. Then "giving over his books, and forsaking his father's house and wealth, with a mind only to serve God, he sought for some place where he might attain to the desire of his holy purpose; and in this sort he departed [from Rome], instructed with learned ignorance and furnished with unlearned wisdom"

ST BENEDICT MEDAL
THE DESIGN: There are many variations of the St Benedict medal (original being a cruciform) and we thought this was one of the finest and rarest we have seen.  We loved the shape as compared to the traditional and more popular round Jubilee medal (struck in 1880 marking the 1400th anniversary of St. Benedict's birth) The basic imagery was found in a manuscript dated 1415. Medals bearing the image of St. Benedict, a cross, and these letters were first struck in Germany, and soon spread over Europe. They were first approved by Benedict XIV in his briefs of 23 December, 1741, and 12 March, 1742.  THE BLESSING: is meant to call down Gods blessing and protection on us, our homes and possessions through the intercession of St Benedict. THE MEDAL: when held in devout use becomes a silent prayer and is a reminder of our dignity as followers of Christ. It is a prayer of exorcism (see below)  and is worn around the neck, added to a rosary and set into the foundation of homes for protection. (We keep one on each of our computers)

AMETHYST WINDOW BEADS    -   HAND CARVED BROWN
NINER PRAYER    -   NOVENA PRAYER

"Let them prefer nothing whatever to Christ.
And may He bring us all together to everlasting life!"
Rule of Benedict

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So these little chaplets with 3 sets of 3 beads have been around a long time, they have a history.  Its more than just a tradition, as it appears, they also carried certain indulgences.   A perfect prayer form of renewal in a busy day.

~ ST BENEDICT MEDAL ~

... a prayer of exorcism ...
The medal is a prayer of exorcism against Satan, a prayer for strength in time of temptation, a prayer for peace among ourselves and among the nations of the world, a prayer that the Cross of Christ be our light and guide, a prayer of firm rejection of all that is evil, a prayer of petition that we may with Christian courage "walk in God's ways, with the Gospel as our guide," as St. Benedict urges us. (see OSB.org below)
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A MAGNIFICENT AND UNUSUAL MEDAL OF ST BENOIT

SHOWING OBVERSE AND TRADITIONAL REVERSE, THE
TRIUNE SHAPE ADDS TO ITS RARE BEAUTY. (1.5 in.)

... WHAT IT SAYS ...
The reverse of the medal bears a cross with the initial letters of the words: "Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux"
 THE HOLY CROSS BY MY LIGHT
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written downward on the perpendicular bar; the initial letters of the words, "Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux"
LET NOT THE DRAGON BE MY GUIDE
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on the horizontal bar; and the initial letters of "Crux Sancti Patris Benedicti"
IN THE ANGELS OF THE CROSS
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Round the margin stand the initial letters of the distich: "Vade Retro Satana, Nunquam Suade Mihi Vana
Sunt Mala Quae Libas, Ipse Venena Bibas"
BEGONE, SATAN, DO NOT SUGGEST TO ME THY VANITIES
EVIL ARE THE THINGS THOU PROFFEREST
DRINK THOU THY OWN POISON
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At the top of the cross usually stands the word Pax (peace).

 

~ AMETHYST WINDOWS ~

VARIEGATED AMETHYST CZECH BEAD CALLED

A 'TWO WINDOW BEAD' MATTE FRAME WITH POLISHED
SURFACE IS TRADITIONAL, VERY PRAYABLE
IN THE HAND.
6.25 in.

ORDER

 

~ HANDCARVED WOOD ~

HAND CARVED MELON BEADS IN WOOD REMIND

 US OF THE SIMPLICITY OF ST BENEDICT'S LOVE
FOR THE LORD.
6.5 in.

ORDER

~ NINER PRAYERS ~

On each set of 3 beads - one each:
Our Father, Hail Mary. Glory Be
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On the medal:
ask for the intercession of Saint Benedict. Some people use this
as a nine day novena by adding their petition at this time.

~ NOVENA PRAYERS ~

Glorious Saint Benedict,  - sublime model of virtue,
pure vessel of God's grace!
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Behold me humbly kneeling at your feet. -  I implore you in your loving kindness
to pray for me before the throne of God.
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To you I have recourse in the dangers that daily surround me.
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Shield me against my selfishness
and my indifference to God and to my neighbor.
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Inspire me to imitate you in all things.
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May your blessing be with me always, so that I may see and serve Christ
in others and work for His kingdom.
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Graciously obtain for me from God those favors and graces
which I need so much in the trials, miseries and afflictions of life.
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Your heart was always full of love, compassion and mercy toward those
who were afflicted or troubled in any way.
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You never dismissed without consolation
and assistance anyone who had recourse to you.
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I therefore invoke your powerful intercession, confident in the hope
that you will hear my prayers and obtain for me the special grace
and favor I earnestly implore.
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(State your intention here...)
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Help me, great Saint Benedict, to live and die as a faithful child of God,
to run in the sweetness of His loving will, and to attain the eternal happiness of heaven.
 

For more information on the Benedict Medal, see
http://www.osb.org/gen/medal.html

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."  John 14:26-28

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