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St. Scholastica

On Feb. 10, the Catholic Church remembers St. Scholastica, a nun who was the twin sister of St. Benedict, the “father of monasticism” in Western Europe. The siblings were born around 480 to a Roman noble family in Nursia, Italy. Scholastica seems to have devoted herself to God from her earliest youth, as the account… Read More ›

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St. Scholastica

CNA: On Feb. 10, the Catholic Church remembers St. Scholastica, a nun who was the twin sister of St. Benedict, the “father of monasticism” in Western Europe. The siblings were born around 480 to a Roman noble family in Nursia, Italy. Scholastica seems to have devoted herself to God from her earliest youth, as the… Read More ›

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Feast of St. Scholastica

Scholastica is, according to tradition, the twin sister of Benedict. She is a shadowy figure whom we know from a single charming story in the Dialogues. She led some form of consecrated life with a group of Christian women. Gregory tells us that yearly she journeyed to meet her brother at a small house midway… Read More ›

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And the Greatest Is Love

Saint Benedict had a sister, Scholastica, — many say his twin — who had been consecrated to God since her youth and was herself a spiritual leader. During one of their annual visits, Scholastica, inspired by the depth of their conversation, asked Benedict — by now an abbot of some renown — to remain overnight… Read More ›

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Feast of Saint Scholastica

Today is the Feast of Saint Scholastica, the twin sister of St. Benedict and the foundress of communities of Benedictine women. Pope Gregory the Great wrote of her, “She could do more because she loved more.” Love fuels. Fatigue without a physical base is too often a sign of a loss of love. Take something… Read More ›

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Litany to St. Scholastica

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, God the Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, One God, Holy Mary, pray for us. Holy Mother of God,… Read More ›

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