Saint Benedict Father of the Western Monks

Description

Saint Benedict Father of the Western Monks tells the famous life and great miracles of St. Benedict.  The story of poisoned wine, saving a body from drowning, raising one from the dead, plus, how he founded the Benedictine Order and helped his sister, St. Scholastica.

Chapters include

• The Boy Who Ran Away
  Dissatisfied with the worldly pursuits he was expected to train for in Rome, 17-year-old Benedict leaves school and sets out to find a cave in which to become a hermit dedicated only to God. Faithful and stubborn Cyrilla, his nurse and family servant, accompanies him.
• A Broken Sieve
  Benedict and Cyrilla stop to rest in Enfilade, a small, poor Christian village. Cyrilla immediately takes to the place, but Benedict continues to feel drawn to the life of a hermit. Biding his time for the sake of his friend, a miracle finally forces Benedict to make a difficult decision.
• The Hermit
  Guided and supported by a kindly monk, Benedict begins the life of a hermit. While Benedict grows in faith and stamina, God begins to send signs that Benedict may have a different calling.
• A New Work
  Benedict accepts an invitation to become the abbot of a monastery. However, his plans to bring order and discipline to the religious community meet with deadly resistance.
• Youth Comes to Subiaco
  Back at his cave as a hermit, Benedict continues to attract peasants with his holiness. Inspired by his teaching and example, many of them become the first members of his religious order.
• A Late Night Walk
  Benedict takes a young disciple on a walk up a mountain to pray about a pressing problem with his growing religious community.
• Wonders By the Water
• The Enemy Strikes
• Man of the Mountain
• Tricks of the Devil
• The Way of Peace
• Brother Peter and the Lamp
• Distant Harvest
• Brother Michael and the Cooking Oil
• Father of the Poor
• Brother Joseph and the Handkerchiefs
• King Totila Tries to Fool The Abbot
• Benedict Tells a Story
• The Passing Years
• A Vision of the Future
• The End of the Road
• Benedict’s Last Holy Communion

This book is perfect for all children 10 and up.