Saint Scholastica, the twin sister of Saint Benedict of Nursia broke her vow of silence just to talk to God

The story of Saint Benedict of Nursia and his twin sister St. Scholastica it is an extraordinary example of spiritual union and devotion. The two belonged to a noble Roman family and after the death of their mother, they were sent to Rome to study. Shocked by the dissolute life of the city, they decided to dedicate their lives to God. Benedict became a hermit, while Scholastica entered a monastery near Norcia, where she took a vow of chastity and renounced worldly goods.

The spiritual bond between Saint Scholastica and Saint Benedict

Scholastica joined Benedict a Subiaco, where he had founded a monastero. Later, he founded a monastery for Benedictine nuns at Featherfeather, just 7 kilometers away. The two brothers met once a year in a small house halfway between their respective monasteries, where they broke their vow of silence just to talk about God e pray together.

The last of these meetings took place on 6 February 547 and when their time together was coming to an end, Scholastica begged her brother to stay a little longer. Blessed I decline, but after walking a short distance, he was surprised by one scary storm which forced him to go back. Saint Scholastica confessed to having prayed to God to make him return and the two remained together while the bad weather raged outside. For this reason, Saint Scholastica is still invoked todayr protect yourself from lightning and to get rain.

Scholastica he died three days later the last meeting with Benedict and he, warned by a divine sign, personally went to take his body and lay it down in the grave which he had arranged for himself. Even today, the monastery of Santa Scolastica in Subiaco, spared from earthquakes, ancient and modern invasions, bombings, is a testimony to the spiritual life of the two twins.

Saint Scholastica is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church and the Anglican Church. She is there patroness of new mothers, of Benedictine nuns and children who suffer from convulsions and is celebrated on February 10th.