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✦ Prayer • Sacred Hymn ✦

Sancti Benedicti Crux

Exorcism and Protection Prayer

Latin (Original)

Translation

Crux Sancti Patris Benedicti.

The Cross of the Holy Father Benedict.

Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux! Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux!

May the Holy Cross be my light! Let not the dragon be my guide!

Vade Retro Satana! Numquam Suade Mihi Vana!

Begone Satan! Never suggest vain things to me!

Sunt Mala Quae Libas. Ipse Venena Bibas!

What you offer is evil. Drink your own poison!

✦ History & Origin

The Saint Benedict Medal prayer is an ancient exorcism prayer, whose acronyms were discovered and deciphered in a medieval manuscript dating to 1415 at Metten Abbey. It expresses a rejection of evil and absolute trust in the Holy Cross of Christ.

✦ Historical Insights & Trivia

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The acronyms on the medal stand for ancient protective prayers.

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Metten Abbey in Bavaria is where the key to deciphering the letters was found in 1415.

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Pope Benedict XIV approved the medal and its blessings in 1742.

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