Collect · Feb 10, 2006 · SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
10 Feb: St. Scholastica
Novus OrdoSaint Scholastica, Virgin — Feb 10, 2028
Beatae Scholasticae virginis memoriam recolentes, quaesumus, Domine, ut, eius exemplo, tibi intemerata caritate serviamus et felices obtineamus tuae dilectionis effectus.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
Reflecting upon the memory of the blessed virgin Scholastica, we beseech You, O Lord, that, by her example, we may serve You with pure charity, and we may obtain the happy objectives of Your love.
St. Scholastica (+543) was the twin sister of the great patron and, perhaps, savior of Western civilization, St. Benedict. We know something of her life from the writings of St. Pope Gregory I, "the Great". In the Dialogues GRegory says that Scholastica was the leader of a community of sisters following her brother’s Rule close to her brothers community at…