The St. Benedict Medal is inscribed with letters in Latin.
C. S. S. M. L. Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux: “The Holy Cross be my light.”
N. D. S. M. D. Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux: “May the dragon never be my guide!”
V. R. S. Vade Retro Satana: “Get away, Satan!”
N. S. M. V. Nunquam Suade Mihi Vana: “Never tempt me with your vanities!”
S. M. Q. L. Sunt Mala Quae Libas: “What you offer me is evil.”
I. V. B. Ipse Venena Bibas: “Drink the poison yourself.”
Rhyme scheme: aabbcc
Root Words
The root of the English word “bib” is bibere, Latin verb “to drink”. Bibas is the imperative form of the verb, a command.
The root of the English word “libation”, meaning “an act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice, an offering”, is the Latin noun libatio, an act of pouring, from the verb libare, “to pour out”.
Find the other roots!
Fraternal twins St. Scholastica and St. Benedict were born in Nursia, Italy, in 480.
Three sisters and their brother constitute Harpa Dei, a German singing group.
C. S. S. M. L. Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux: “The Holy Cross be my light.”
N. D. S. M. D. Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux: “May the dragon never be my guide!”
V. R. S. Vade Retro Satana: “Get away, Satan!”
N. S. M. V. Nunquam Suade Mihi Vana: “Never tempt me with your vanities!”
S. M. Q. L. Sunt Mala Quae Libas: “What you offer me is evil.”
I. V. B. Ipse Venena Bibas: “Drink the poison yourself.”
Rhyme scheme: aabbcc
Root Words
The root of the English word “bib” is bibere, Latin verb “to drink”. Bibas is the imperative form of the verb, a command.
The root of the English word “libation”, meaning “an act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice, an offering”, is the Latin noun libatio, an act of pouring, from the verb libare, “to pour out”.
Find the other roots!
Fraternal twins St. Scholastica and St. Benedict were born in Nursia, Italy, in 480.
Three sisters and their brother constitute Harpa Dei, a German singing group.
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