ST. SCHOLASTICA (FEB. 10TH)
St. Scholastica of Monte Cassino Edited by Bp. Joseph ( Ancient Church of the West ) Today, both the East and West celebrate one of the founders of female monasticism, St. Scholastica of Monte Cassino, twin sister of St. Benedict. She established a rule of cenobitic monastic life for women, mirroring her brother’s work, and established dependent female communities to the male Benedictine Order that provided discipline and order to women called to the consecrated life. The most commonly told story about her is that Scholastica would, once a year, go and visit her brother at a place near his abbey, and they would spend the day worshiping together and discussing sacred texts and issues. One day they had supper and continued their conversation. When Benedict indicated it was time for him to leave, Scholastica, perhaps sensing that the time of her death was drawing near, asked him to stay with her for the evening so they could continue their discussions. Not wishing to break his own R...
