Today is the feast of St. Scholastica, the twin sister of St. Benedict and the founder of the female order of Benedictines. St. Scholastica lived a holy life and near the end she requested to see her brother one last time. St. Benedict obliged and they spent the day singing God's praises and conversing about the spiritual life. St. Gregory the Great recounts that, "When darkness was setting in, they took their meal together and continued their conversation at table until it was quite late. Then the holy nun said to him, 'Please do not leave me tonight, brother. Let us keep on talking about the joys of heaven till morning.''What are you saying, Sister?' he replied. 'You know I cannot stay away from the monastery.'The sky was so clear at the time, there was not a cloud in sight. At her brother's refusal Scholastica folded her hands on the table and rested her head upon them in earnest prayer. When she looked up again, there was a sudden burst of lightning and thunder accompanied by such a downpour that Benedict and his companions were unable to set foot outside the door...Realizing that he could not return to the abbey in this terrible storm, Benedict complained bitterly. 'God forgive you, sister!' he said. 'What have you done?'Scholastica simply answered, 'When I appealed to you, you would not listen to me. So I turned to my God and he heard my prayer. Leave now if you can. Leave me here and go back to your monastery.'This, of course, he could not do. He had no choice now but to stay, in spite of his unwillingness. They spent the entire night together and both of them derived great profit from the holy thoughts they exchanged about the interior life."-St. Gregory the Great, Life and Miracles of St. Benedict
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