It was only in researching the library’s manuscripts that a 15th-century illustration of St. Benedict pointed to the full prayer they abbreviated: “Cross of our Holy Father Benedict.

Lima, Peru, Jun 23, 2010 / 16:08 pm The world's tallest Cross of St. Benedict will be unveiled on July 11 in the Lima suburb of Pachacamac by the monks from the Monastery of the Incarnation.

Consider the San Damiano cross, so well-known because of St. Francis of Assisi. We might have picked out the depictions of the Blessed Mother and St. John or some angels included on the cross.

A St. Benedict medal may be blessed by any bishop, abbot, priest or deacon, not necessarily a Benedictine (Instr., 26 Sept. 1964; Can. 1168). However, I was on a quest, and I can be pretty ...