College of St Benedict - Facula Yearbook (St Joseph, MN)

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St. Benedietts Medal- Significance of the Letters The Four letters at the side, C.S.P.B., signify Crux Saneti Patris Benedieti tCross 0f the Holy Father Bene- dietL The hve on the length, C.S.S.M.L., Crus Santa, sit mihi luX tHoly Cross, be my lightt. The five on the breadth, N.D.S.M.D., Non demon sit mihi dux tLet not the devil prevail against met. The fourteen around the Medal, V.R.S.N.S.M.V.S.M.Q.L.I.V.B., Vade Retro Santana, num- quam suade mihi, vana sunt mala quaelibas, ipse venum bibas tGret Thee behind me Satan; tempt me not to vanity; thou hast chosen it, and drunk down its deadly poisom. The Cross signifies the sign of our salvation With which St. Benedict operated, by divine inspiration, great wonders during the sixty-three years he lived on earth.

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fem our school with pride and appreciar tion. Its ideals, faculty, organizations, activities, and classes are all influenced by the heritage of our our holy Patron, St. Benedict. In these pages we hope to relive the joys which we experienced under the reflected light of the little torch, handed down to us through the cenz turies by Benedictine tradition. This is the wish of the members of the Facula staff, of Ruth Nierengarten, Editor, and Rose Ann Matthews, Bus! iness Manager. Page mo