particularly through the medal that bears his image. L to R: Portrait of St. Benedict (1926) by Herman Nieg (1849–1928), Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Austria; ‘Exorcism of St. Benedict,’ by Spinello ...

The medal itself has an important prayer used in the Rite of Exorcism, in abbreviated form, on one side and an image of St. Benedict on the other. Apparently, that's all that's necessary to ward ...

Reader Althea R. e-mailed the following comments about spirits of the dead haunting the living, and questions about the powers of the St. Benedict medal: “I have one of your books. You are just ...

14). St. Benedict has come to be recognized for the power of his actions against the enemy, alongside St. Michael, as a major protector against evil, particularly through the medal that bears his ...