Posts Tagged ‘Pope St. Gregory the Great’
The Life of St. Benedict: Conquering the Flesh and the Devil
How He Overcame a Temptation of the Flesh The holy man, being on a certain day alone, the tempter was at hand; for a little black bird, commonly called thrush, began to fly about his face, and that so near that the holy man, if he would, might have taken it with his hand; but…
Read MoreHeartfelt Prayer: The Miracle of St. Scholastica
I must tell you a passage concerning the venerable Father Benedict, that there was something he desired and was not able to accomplish. His sister Scholastica, who was consecrated to God from her very childhood, used to come once a year to see him; unto whom the man of God was wont to go to…
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