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v
ia7Thi
ngsYouMustKnowaboutSt
.Benedi
ct’
sMedal

5.TheMedal
War
dsAgai
nst

1.Todest
roywi
tchcr
aftandal
lot
herdi
abol
i
cal
andhaunt
ingi
nfl
uences;

2.Toi
mpar
tpr
otect
iont
oper
sonst
empt
ed,
del
uded,
ort
orment
edbyev
ilspi
ri
ts;

3.Toobtai
nt heconv
ersi
onofsi
nner
sint
otheCat
hol
i
cChur
ch,
especi
all
ywhent
heyar
ein
dangerofdeath;

4.Toser
veasanar
moragai
nstt
empt
ati
on;

5.Todest
royt
heef
fect
sofpoi
son;

6.Tosecur
eat
imel
yandheal
thybi
rt
hforchi
l
dren;

7.Toaf
for
dpr
otect
ionagai
nstst
ormsandl
i
ght
ning;

8.Toserveasaneffi
caci
ousr
emedyf
orbodi
l
yaf
fl
ict
ionsandameansofpr
otect
ionagai
nst
cont
agiousdi
seases.

6.Howt
ouset
hemedal
1.Onachai
nar
oundt
heneck;

2.At
tachedt
oone’
srosar
y;

3.Kepti
none’
spocketorpur
se;

4.Pl
acedi
none’
scarorhome;

5.Pl
acedi
nthef
oundat
ionofabui
l
ding;

6.Pl
acedi
nthecent
erofacr
oss.

Theuseofanyr el
igi
ousart
icl
eisint
endedasameansofr emindi
ngoneofGodandofinspi
ring
awil
lingnessanddesir
etoserveGodandneighbor
.Iti
snotregar
dedasagoodluckcharm or
magicaldevi
ce.1

Thef
rontoft
hemedal
showsSt
.Benedi
cthol
dinga

cr
ossi
nonehandandt
hebookofhi
sRul
eint
heot
her
.

Fl
anki
nghi
m oneachsi
dear
ethewor
ds:

Cr
uxS.Pat
ri
sBenedi
cti
(TheCr
ossoft
heHol
y

Fat
herBenedi
ct)
.

Bel
owhi
sfeetar
ethesewor
ds:
ExSM Casi
noMDCCC

LXXX (
From t
heHol
yMountofCassi
no,
1880)
.

Ont
hatdat
e,Mont
eCassi
nowasgi
vent
heexcl
usi
ver
ightt
opr
oducet
hismedal
.

I
nscr
ibedi
ntheci
rcl
esur
roundi
ngBenedi
ctar
ethewor
ds:
Ej
usi
nobi
tunost
ropr
esent
iamuni
amur(
May

hi
spr
esencepr
otectusi
nthehourofdeat
h).

Theot
hersi
deoft
hemedal
iswher
ether
eal
exor
cistf
orce

r
eveal
sit
sel
f.I
nthecent
eri
stheCr
oss.Benedi
ctl
ovedt
he

Cr
ossandusedi
ttodr
iveawaydemons.

Thev
ert
ical
beam oft
heCr
osshasf
ivel
ett
ers:

C.
S.S.
M.L.
,meani
ngCr
uxSacr
aSi
tMi
hiLux(
Mayt
hehol
y

Cr
ossbef
ormeal
i
ght
).

i
mages.
jpg benedi
ct-
medal
.j
pg

Thehor
izont
albeam oft
heCr
ossal
sohasf
ivel
ett
ers:

N.
D.S.
M.D.
,meani
ngNonDr
acoSi
tMi
hiDux

(
Letnott
hedr
agonbemygui
de)
.
Thef
ourl
argel
ett
ersatt
heangl
esoft
heCr
oss:

CSPBst
andf
orCr
uxSanct
iPat
ri
sBenedi
cti
(TheCr
oss

oft
heHol
yFat
herBenedi
ct)
.

Enci
rcl
i
ngt
heCr
ossi
naci
rcl
ear
oundt
her
ightm

ar
ginar
ethesel
ett
ers:
V.R.
S.N.
S.M.
V.,

meani
ngVader
etr
oSat
ana;
nunquam suademi
hiv
ana

(
BegoneSat
an!Suggestnott
omet
hyv
aint
hings)
.

Ar
oundt
hel
eftmar
ginoft
heci
rcl
ear
ethesel
ett
ers:

S.
M.Q.
L.I
.V.
B.,
meani
ng

Suntmal
aquael
i
bas;i
psev
enenabi
bas

(
Thedr
inky
ouof
feri
sev
il
;dr
inkt
hatpoi
sony
our
sel
f)
.

Att
het
opoft
heci
rcl
eist
hewor
d

PAX(
Peace)
.