This is a top quality Crucifix from all sides.Like every sacramental, its power does not lie in its beauty, or even in the prayer engraved on it, but can only be ascribed to the merits of Christ Jesus, to the efficacious prayers of St. Benedict, to the blessing of the Church and to the faith and disposition of the person using the medal Starting from the top, in a clockwise direction, and around the edge appear the initials of the prayer of exorcism: V. R. S. (Vade Retro Satan): "Get away, Satan" N. S. M. V. (Not 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!" The medal itself does not have power, and to believe so would be an un-Christian act of superstition. Rather, the medal is a visible sign of the inner devotion and faith of the believer in Jesus Christ and in his servant, St. Benedict, who acts by faith. As the medal is a prayer of exorcism against Satan, it is used to call down God's blessing and protection upon us, through the intercession of the great saint. It is also a reminder of our baptismal rejection of all that is evil.
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