St. Scholastica and St. Benedict: When Love Prayed Down a Storm (10 February)
- Preacher
- Sensus Fidelium
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- Roman Catholic
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- 3:53
About this sermon
Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Scholastica, sister of St. Benedict, through one of the most powerful stories preserved in the Dialogues of St. Gregory the Great. Born in Italy around 480 AD, St. Scholastica consecrated herself to God from an early age and lived near Monte Cassino, south of Rome. Once a year, she met her brother St. Benedict outside the monastery to spend the day in prayer and spiritual conversation. During one of these visits, as night fell, Scholastica begged her brother to remain with her and continue speaking of the delights of the spiritual life. Bound by his rule, Benedict refused. Scholastica then turned not to argument—but to prayer. What followed was a dramatic sign of heaven’s response: thunder, lightning, and torrential rain, preventing Benedict and his monks from leaving. St. Gregory the Great explains the meaning clearly: “She could do more because she loved more.” Three days later, Benedict saw his sister’s soul rise to heaven in the form of a dove, and he laid her body in the tomb prepared for himself—united in God in life and in death. This story reveals the heart of Christian holiness: God is love. And love, when united to prayer, is irresistible. 📿 May St. Scholastica pray for us. 0:00 – Feast of St. Scholastica 0:27 – The Office of Readings and St. Gregory the Great 0:43 – Historical background: Italy, Monte Cassino 1:12 – St. Scholastica’s yearly meeting with St. Benedict 1:39 – Their spiritual conversation 1:55 – Scholastica’s request to remain overnight 2:11 – Scholastica’s prayer 2:22 – The storm sent by God 2:40 – “I asked my God, and He listened” 3:06 – God is love: St. Gregory’s explanation 3:20 – Benedict sees Scholastica’s soul ascend 3:37 – United in one tomb For more please visit http://www.stacharlotte.com/library/daily-mass-homilies & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 #StScholastica #StBenedict #CatholicSaints #CatholicTradition #DivineOffice #LiturgyOfTheHours #ChurchFathers #GodIsLove #CatholicSpirituality #MonasticLife #Benedictine #CatholicFaith
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