St. Benedict was a son of a Roman noble in Nursia in 480 AD and a twin brother of St. Scholastica (according to some acct.). He lived in a usual worldly life but later on turned himself to God as he realized that he is no longer a youth but a man of God. This conversion and spiritual maturity of St. Benedict give him an inspiration, God sent his Spirit to him to found a Monastic Order as he lived as a monk. Many youngsters are so attracted to his holiness like him they are inspired and they became monks. They ask St. Benedict to be their Abbot but he decline, because of strong persuasion. St Benedict accept but he warns the monks that he may too strict to them. As the group grows up they settle a place called "Montecassiano" there they build their monastery, St. Benedict wrote his Rule which is now called "The Rule of St. Benedict" the rule summarizes the life of a monk such as abandoning all the glory, power, wealth and pleasures of the world and turn into the way which lead to God. By much discipline, prayer and work, as their motto is "Ora et Labora". The reason why St. Benedict is one of my favorite Saints and my Patron because of being Zealous in Faith, as he goes against this word for the Glory of God. St. Benedict the one who give a good definition of Man as he said: "The first step of humility, then, is that a man keeps the fear of God always before his eyes.". Man created out of Love and does Man is not a merely creature but a Child of God. Because a Child loves his Father then he may fear his Father. By this Humility and Fear of God, Man finally exalted above of all of creatures here on earth. Because of being Zeal and Strict, some of the troubled monks plotted to kill him by poisoning the wine on his cup. As the monks presented it, St. Benedict makes a sign of the Cross and the cup was shattered. Because of the holiness of St. Benedict it cannot be denied that he and his group the Monastery became a popular place for pilgrimage. Then there is a local priest named Florentius who is so envious to St. Benedict's success on winning souls. He attempt to poison St. Benedict by offering a Poisonous Bread. As St. Benedict receives the offer he bless it immediately suddenly a raven snatch the bread away from the Saint. By this St. Benedict become the Patron against poison,witchcraft and temptation. St. Benedict has a gift to read hearts as t King Totila, King of the Goths after his success in invading Italy, he attempted to trick St. Benedict. By ordering his general to wear a royal kingly garment to impersonate as him. St. Benedict detected this impersonation because of shock and impression King Totila bowed down to St. Benedict and pay homage. In 543 AD God sent a message to St. Benedict that soon he will be with him forever. God told him that he was to die, and was buried in the same place as his sister St. Scholastica, he was died in a High Fever in Montecassiano. St. Benedict soon venerated as Saint together with his twin sister, by the people who witnessed his Holy Life, later formally canonized in 1220 by Pope Honorius. St. Benedict became the Patron of Europe because of his supernatural life many people inspired by him some are now Saints and there are many Popes in the History used his named as Papal name in his honor, notably Pope Benedict XVI.
St. Benedict live a simple yet extraordinary no wonder I am devoted to him saw him sought of inspiration in little by little I will fully turn myself to God,
St. Benedict, Pray for us young people..
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