The Medal Or The Cross Of St. Benedict
The Origin, Meaning & Privileges
by Prosper Gueranger, 1880
Of the Letters which are Inscribed on the Medal
Besides the two figures
of the cross and of St. Benedict, there are also inscribed on the medal a
certain number of letters, each of which is the initial of a Latin
word. These words compose one or two sentences, which explain the medal
and its object. They express the relation existing between the holy
Patriarch of the Monks of the West and the sacred sign of the salvation
of mankind, at the same time that they offer the faithful a formula,
which they may make use of, for employing the virtue of the holy cross
against the evil spirits. (Link to the Free Ebook at the end)