FREE: SINGLE DECADE ROSARY - ST BENEDICT CENTER PIECE

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Up for auction is a handmade single decade rosary that measures approx 7" in length.

The center piece is the Medal of St Benedict.

The rosary itself is made of black beads trimmed with root beer and rainbow topaz beads.

Auction starts at zero bid and ships free within three days of auction ending.

Additional information:

The St. Benedict medal is rich in meaning. The front contains an image of St. Benedict holding a cross and his famous monastic rule. On his left and right are words meaning, “The cross of our holy father, St. Benedict.” The outer edge contains the words in Latin, “May we at our death be fortified by his presence.”

The back of the medal is even more interesting. It contains a series of initials that stand for a Latin exorcism prayer, as well as a prayer for guidance.

Emblazoned on the prominently placed cross are the letters C S S M L – N D S M D, which stand for the Latin prayer:

Crux sacra sit mihi lux!
Nunquam draco sit mihi dux!

Translated, it means:

The Holy Cross be my light;
Let not the dragon be my guide.

Surrounding the outer rim of the back are the letters V R S N S M V – S M Q L I V B. These letters stand for an exorcism prayer based on an incident from St. Benedict’s life.

Vade retro Satana!
Nunquam suade mihi vana!
Sunt mala quae libas.
Ipse venena bibas!

This means:

Begone, Satan,
Do not suggest to me thy vanities!
Evil are the things thou offerest,
Drink thou thy own poison!

It is this prayer that is represented by the initials surrounding the back of the medal.