Today is the Feast of St Scholastica, the sister of the perhaps better known St Benedict of Nursia. Small "t" tradition says they were twins.
From Aleteia
By Philip Kosloski
Ask God for the grace to imitate the pure and loving example of St. Scholastica.
One of the principal reasons why the Church highlights various saints throughout the liturgical year is to give us hope that we too could be united with them in Heaven. It is a beautiful thought, but it requires our cooperation with God's grace.
St. Scholastica had a pure heart and childlike trust in God. She helped found the women's branch of the Benedictine Order with her brother, St. Benedict.
Here is the collect prayer for the feast of St. Scholastica that we can use to ask God for help in following her example.
As we celebrate anew the Feast of the Virgin Saint Scholastica,
we pray, O Lord, that, following her example,
we may serve Thee with pure love
and happily receive what comes from loving Thee.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost,
One God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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