3. She was born
in Italy, and a
ninth-century
tradition makes
her the twin
sister of
Benedict.
Her feast day is
10 February
4. According to the 6th-century Dialogues of Gregory the Great,
Scholastica was born c. 480 in Nursia, Umbria, of wealthy parents
(Anicius Eupropius and his wife Claudia Abondantia Reguardati).
5. Scholastica was Benedict¡¯s twin sister. Gregory also says she was
dedicated to God from a young age. She and her brother Benedict were
brought up together until the time he left to pursue studies in Rome.
6. She remained in her father's house until entry into consecrated life. Several
consecrated virgins lived together in a household and form a community.
7. Scholastica established a hermitage about five miles from Monte Cassino and that this was the
first convent of Benedictine nuns. It is possible that Scholastica lived in a hermitage with one
or two other consecrated virgins in a cluster of houses at the base of Mount Cassino where
there is an ancient church under her patronage Monastero di Santa Scolastica.
8. once a year, Scholastica would go and visit her brother
at a place near his abbey, and they would spend the day
worshiping together and discussing sacred texts and issues.
9. One day they had supper
and continued their
conversation. When
Benedict indicated it was
time for him to leave,
Scholastica, perhaps sensing
that the time of her death
was drawing near, asked
him to stay with her for the
evening so they could
continue their discussions.
Not wishing to break his own
Rule, Benedict refused,
insisting that he needed to
return to his cell.
10. Scholastica closed her hands in prayer, and after a moment, a wild storm started outside
of the guest house in which they were staying. Benedict asked, "What have you done?",
to which she replied, "I asked you and you would not listen; so I asked my God and he
did listen. So now go off, if you can; leave me and return to your monastery." Benedict
was unable to return to his monastery, and they spent the night in discussion.
11. Three days later,
from his cell,
Benedict saw his
sister's soul leaving
the earth and
ascending to heaven
in the form of a
shining white dove.
12. Benedict had her body brought to his monastery, where he
had it laid in the tomb which he had prepared for himself.
13. The Anglo-Saxon bishop and scholar Aldhelm
recounts the story in both the De Laude
Virginitatis, written for the nuns at Barking,
and in the shorter Carmen de virginitate.
14. What is known of Scholastica derives from the Dialogues of Gregory the Great.
Early calendars and place names in the area around Monte Cassino support
the historical accuracy of St. Gregory the Great's account of her life.
15. Gregory names as
his sources four
of Benedict's
contemporaries.
A contemporary,
Caesarius of Arles,
wrote the Regula
virginum (Rule for
Virgins), a rule drawn
up for virgins living
in community, for a
community which was
headed by his sister,
Caesaria.
16. Scholastica is the patron saint of Benedictine nuns, education, and convulsive children,
and is invoked against storms and rain. Her feast is celebrated on 10 February
17. Scholastica is
represented in a
Benedictine habit,
often as an abbess,
and holding the
Rule of Saint
Benedict, with a
crucifix or an
ascending dove.
22. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
CHRIST
Resurrection ¨C according to the gospels
Christ the King
Christ lives
Body of Christ - Corpus Christi 1,2,3,4
Christ and his Kingdom
Sacred Heart 1 + 2 ¨C bible and doctrine ¨C
Haurietis aquas ¨C the cult of the Sacred Heart
Vocation to beatitude
Vocation to evangelize with Christ
CHURCH
Divine Revelation
Priestly Ministry
Human Community
Church, Mother and Teacher
Signs of hope
youth synod
CULTURE and HISTORY
Columbus and the discovery of America
Confraternities and processions¨C Hispanic
Diwali ¨C Festival of lights ¨C Hindi feast
Football in Spain
President Trump
Russian Revolution and Communism 1, 2, 3
Sevilla's fair
Virgen del Pilar and Hispanicity
FAMILY, CHILDREN
Grandparents
Love and Marriage 1,2,3 ¨C 4,5,6 ¨C 7,8,9
Dignity of women ¨C John Paul II
God of Love (sex)
World Meeting of Families Rome 2022 ¨C festival of families
Familiaris Consortium 1,2,3,4
GOD
Angels
Come Holy Spirit
God is Love 1,2¨C Benedict XVI
Man, image of God
Trinity
LITURGICAL YEAR
Advent and Christmas, 1 + 2
All departed souls
All Saints ¨C Halloween for Christians
Carnival and Lent
Christmas ¨C the birth of our Lord
Holy Week for adults
Holy Week for children 8+ years
Holy Week - drawings for children
Holy Week ¨C Views of the last hours of JC ¨C the passion
Sunday ¨C Lord's Day ¨C JP2
Thanksgiving
POPE FRANCIS ¨C TRAVEL
Pope Francis in Africa
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis in Bahrain 1+ 2
Pope Francis in Brazil WYD 2013
Pope Francis in Bulgaria and Macedonia
Pope Francis in Canada 1,2,3
Pope Francis in Central African Republic
Pope Francis in Chile 1 + 2
Pope Francis in Cyprus
Pope Francis in Colombia 1 + 2
Pope Francis in Congo 1+ 2
Pope Francis in Cuba 2015
Pope Francis in Egype
Pope Francis in Slovakia 1 + 2
Pope Francis in Europe ¨C parliament
Pope Francis in Fatima
Pope Francis in Greece
Pope Francis in Holy Land,
- Israel, Palestine Jordan
Pope Francis in Hungary 2021 + 2023
Pope Francis in Iraq 1,2,3
Pope Francis in Ireland
¨C world meeting of families
Pope Francis in Kenya
Pope Francis in Japan
Pope Francis in Kazakhstan 1+ 2
Pope Francis in Malta
Pope Francis in Mexico
Pope Francis in Mexico 2016
Pope Francis in Mongolia
Pope Francis in Morocco
Pope Francis in Panama ¨C WYD 2019
Pope Francis in Peru
Pope Francis in Poland - Auschwitz
Pope Francis in Poland WYD 2016
Pope Francis in Portugal 2021 + WYD 2023
Pope Francis in Romania
Pope Francis in Sudan
Pope francis in Sweden
Pope Francis in Thailand
Pope Francis in Uganda
Pope Francis in United Arab Emirates
MARIA
Fatima ¨C History of the Apparitions of the Virgin
Mary and the Bible
Mary Doctrine and Dogmas
Medjugore pilgrimage
Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico ¨C apparitions
Virgen de Pilar ¨C Hispanic festival
Our Lady of Sheshan, China
SCIENCE
Mars Rover Perseverence ¨C Spanish
Juno explores Jupiter
Parker Solar Test
MORAL AND ETHICAL
Christian holidays - JP2
Conscience, human community,
human freedom and salvation
justification and grace, Life in Christ, merit and holiness
moral law, Morality of human acts, Passions, Sin, Sincerity
social justice, Social Life ¨C participation, Virtue, vice
Vocation ¨C www.vocation.org
Vocation to evangelize
Vocation to beatitude
Pope John XXIII ¨C Peace on Earth
Pope Paul VI
Pope Juan Pablo II ¨C
Redeemer of man,
Karol Wojtyla + Pontificado 1+2
Pope Benedict XVII - in Germany WYD 2005
POPE FRANCIS ¨C DOCUMENTS
love and marriage - Amoris Laetitia ¨C 1.2 ¨C 3.4 ¨C
5.6
Christ lives - 1,2,3 ¨C 4,5,6 ¨C 7,8,9
Evangelii Gaudium 1,2,3,4,5
Gaudete et Exultate 1,2,3,4,5
FRATELLI TUTTI - 1,2 ¨C 3,4,5 ¨C 6,7,8
LAUDATE Sii
1 ¨C care of the common home
2 ¨C gospel of creation
3 ¨C The root of the ecological crisis
4 ¨C integral ecology
5 ¨C lines of action
6 ¨C Ecological Education and Spirituality
LAUDATE DEUM
LUMEN FIDEI ¨C chapter 1,2, - 3,4
Misericordiae Vultus in Spanish ¨C Face of Mercy
Dear Amazonia 1,2,3,4
23. SAINTS and MARTYRS
Martyrs of Albania
Martyrs of Korea
Martyrs of Japan
Martyrs of Uganda
Martyrs of Vietnam
Martires North American
Saint Albert the Great
Saint Alphonsus Maria Liguori
Saint Ambrose of Milan
Saint Andrew, Apostle
Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Anthony of the desert (Egypt)
Saint Bruno, founder of the Carthusians
Saint Charles Borromeo
Saint Clement of Rome, Pope and Martyr
Saint Ciyil y Methodius
Saint Columbanus 1,2
Saint Daniel Comboni
Saint Dominic de Guzman, Dominican founder
Saint Dominic Savio
Saint Stephen, proto-martyr
Saint Philip Neri
Saint Francis of Assisi 1,2,3,4
Saint Francis de Sales
Saint Francis Xavier
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Saint Joaquin and Saint Ana
Saint Joseph, worker, husband, father
Saint John Bosco, founder of the Salesians
Saint John Chrysostom
Saint John of Damascus
Saint John of the Cross
Saint John Ma Vianney, Cur¨¦ de'Ars
Saint John Henry Newman, Cardinal
Saint John N. Neumann, Bishop of
Philadelphia
Saint John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla
Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist
Saint Leo the Great
Saint Luke the Evangelist
Saint Mark the Evangelist
Saint Martin de Porres
Saint Martin of Tours
Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Saint Nazarius and Celsus
Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus)
Saint Paul, 1 + 2
Saint Padre Pio of Pietralcina
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Saint Peter Claver
Saint Robert Bellarmine
Saint James the Apostle
Saint Simon and Judah Thaddeus, apostles
Saints Timothy and Titus, bishops, martyrs
Saint Zacharias and Elizabeth,
- parents of John the Baptist
Saint Thomas Becket
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saint Valentine
Saint Vincent of Paul
Saint Zacharias and Saint Elizabeth
Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr
Saint Agnes of Rome, virgin and martyr
Saint Bernadette of Lourdes
Saint Brigid of Ireland
Saint Catherine of Alexandria,
- virgin and martyr
Saint Catherine of Siena
Saint Cecilia
Saint Faustina and divine mercy
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
Saint Lucia, virgin and martyr
Saint Margaret of Scotland
Saint Maria Goretti
Saint Mary Magdalene
Saint Martha, Mary and Lazarus
Saint Monica, mother of Saint Augustine
Saint Rita of Cascia
Saint Teresa of Avila
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Saint Therese of Lisieux 1 + 2
Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus
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24. LISTA de PRESENTACIONES en ESPA?OL
CRISTO
Resurrecci¨®n ¨C seg¨²n los evangelios
Cristo Rey
Cristo vive
Cuerpo de Crito - Corpus Christi 1,2,3,4
Cristo y su Reino
Sagrado Coraz¨®n 1 + 2 ¨C biblia y doctrina¨C
Haurietis aquas ¨C el culto del Sagrado Coraz¨®n
Vocaci¨®n a la bienaventuranza
Vocaci¨®n a evangelizar con Cristo
IGLESIA
Revelac¨ªon Divina
Ministerio sacerdotal
Comunidad humana
Iglesia, madre y maestra
Signos de esperanza
Sinodo jovenes
CULTURAY HISTORIA
Col¨®n y el descubriento de America
Confraternitdades y processiones¨C Hispanic
Diwali ¨C Festival de luz ¨C Fiesta Hindi
Futbol en Espa?a
Presidente Trump
Revoluci¨®n y el Comunismo 1, 2, 3
Feria de Sevilla
Virgen del Pilar y Hispanicidad
FAMILIA, HIJOS, NI?OS
Abuelos
Amor y Matrimonio 1,2,3 ¨C 4,5,6 ¨C 7,8,9
Dignidad de la mujer ¨C John Paul II
Dios de Amor (sexo)
Encuentro Mundial de Familias - Roma 2022 ¨C festival de ls familias
Familiaris Consortium 1,2,3,4
DIOS
Angeles
Ven Espiritu Santo
Dios es Amor 1,2¨C Benedicto XVI
El hombre, imagen de Dios
Trinidad
A?O LITURGICO
Adviento y Navidad 1 + 2
Todos las Almas
Todos los Santos¨C Halloween para Cristianos
Carnival y Cuaresma
Navidad¨C el nacimiento del Se?or
Semana Santa para adullos
Semana Santa para ni?os 8+ a?os
Semana Santa ¨C dibujos para ni?os
Semana Santa¨C Vistas de las ultimas oras de JC ¨C La Pasi¨®n
Domingo¨C Dia del Se?or ¨C JP2
Accion de Gracias - Thanksgiving
MARIA
F¨¢tima ¨C Historia de las Aparitciones de la Virgen
Maria y la Biblia
Maria Doctrina y Dogmas
Medjugore peregrinaci¨®n
Virgen de Guadalupe, Mexico ¨C aparitci¨®nes
Virgen del Pilar ¨Cfestival hispanica
Nuestra Se?ora de Sheshan, China
SCIENCE
Mars Rover Perseverence ¨C Spanish
Juno explora Jupiter
Parker Sonda Solar
MORAL Y ETICA
Vacaciones Cristianos - JP2
Conciencia, Comunidad Humana, Libertad Humana y
Salvacion
Justificaci¨®n y gracia, Vida en Cristo, Merito y Santidad, Ley
moral
Moraliidad de actos humanos, Pasiones, Pecado , Sinceridad
Justicia social ,Vida Social¨C participacion,Virtud
Vocaci¨®n¨C www.vocation.org
Vocaci¨®n a evangelizar
Vocaci¨®n a la bienaventuranza
Papa John XXIII ¨C Paz en la tTerra
Papa Paul VI
Papa Juan Pablo II ¨C
Redentor del hombre,
Karol Wojtyla + Pontificado 1+2
Papa Benedicto XVII ¨C en Alemania JMJ 2005
PAPA FRANCISCO ¨C DOCUMENTOS
Amor y matrimonio- Amoris Laetitia ¨C 1.2 ¨C 3.4 ¨C
5.6
Cristo vive - 1,2,3 ¨C 4,5,6 ¨C 7,8,9
Evangelii Gaudium 1,2,3,4,5
Gaudete et Exultate 1,2,3,4,5
FRATELLI TUTTI - 1,2 ¨C 3,4,5 ¨C 6,7,8 (somos todos hermanos)
LAUDATE Sii
1 ¨C cuidado de la casa com¨²n
2 ¨C evangelio de la creaci¨®n
3 ¨C la raiz de la crisis ecologica
4 ¨C ecologia integral
5 ¨C lineas de acci¨®n
6 ¨CEducaci¨®n y Espiritualidad Ecological
LAUDATUM DEUM
LUMEN FIDEI ¨C capitulo 1,2, - 3,4
Misericordiae Vultus in Spanish ¨C Rostro del Perd¨®n
Querida Amazonia 1,2,3,4
PAPA FRANCISCO ¨C VIAJES
Papa Francisco en Africa
Papa Francisco en America
Papa Francisco en Bahrain 1+ 2
Papa Francisco en Brazil WYD 2013
Papa Francisco en Bulgaria and Macedonia
Papa Francisco en Canada 1,2,3
Papa Francisco en Central African Republic
Papa Francisco en Chile 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Chipre
Papa Francisco en Colombia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Congo 1+ 2
Papa Francisco en Cuba 2015
Papa Francisco en Egypto
Papa Francisco en Eslovaqiia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Europa ¨C parliamento
Papa Francisco en Fatima, Portugal
Papa Francisco en Grecia
Papa Francisco en Tierra Santa, Israel, Palestine Jordan
Papa Francisco en Hungria 2021 + 2023
Papa Francisco en Iraq 1,2,3
Papa Francisco en Ireanda ¨C encuentro mundial de familias
Papa Francisco en Kenia
Papa Francisco en Jap¨®n
Papa Francisco en Kazaquistan 1+ 2
Papa Francisco en Malta
Papa Francisco en Marruecos
Papa Francisco en M¨¦xico
Papa Francisco en M¨¦xico 2016
Papa Francisco en Mongolia
Papa Francisco en Panama ¨C JMJ 2019
Papa Francisco en Peru
Papa Francisco en Polonia- Auschwitz
Papa Francisco en Polonia ¨C JMU - 2016
Papa Francisco en Portugal 2021 + JMJ 2023
Papa Francisco en Romania
Papa Francisco en Sudan
Papa Francisco en Suecia
Pope Francis en Tailandiia
Papa Francisco en Uganda
Papa Francisco en United Arab Emirates
25. SANTOS Y M?RTIRES
M¨¢rtires de Albania
M¨¢rtires de Corea
M¨¢rtires de Jap¨®n
M¨¢rtires de Uganda
M¨¢rtires de Vietnam
M¨¢rtires de Nortd America
San Alberto Magno
San Alfonso Maria Liguori
San Ambrosio de Milan
San Andr¨¦s, Apostol
San Antonio de Padua
San Antonio del desierto (Egypto)
San Bruno,
- fundador de los cartujos
San Carlos Borromeo
San Ciril and Metodio
San Clemente de Roma, papa y martir
San Columbanus 1,2
San Daniel Comboni
San Domingo de Guzman,
-fundador de los Dominicos
San Dominic Savio
San Esteban, proto-martir
San Felipe Neri
San Francis co de As¨ªs 1,2,3,4
San Francisco de Sales
San Francisco Xavier
San Ignacio de Loyola
San Joaquin y Santa Ana
San Jos¨¦, obrero, marido, padre
San Juan Bosco, fundador de los Salesianos
San Juan Crisostom
San Juan Damascene
San Juan de la cruz
San Juan Ma Vianney, Cur¨¦ de'Ars
San Juan E. Newman, cardinal
San Juan N. Neumann, obispo de Filadelfia
San Juan Paul II, Karol Wojtyla
San Juan, Apostol y Evangelista
San Leon el Grande
San Lukas, Evangelista
San Marcos, Evangelista
San Martin de Porres
San Martin de Tours
San Mateo, Apostol y Evangelista
San Maximiliana Kolbe
San Nazareo y Celso, martires
San Nicolas (Santa Claus)
San Pablo, 1 + 2
San Padre Pio de Pietralcina
San Patricio de Irlanda
San Pedro Claver
San Roberto Bellarmino
Santiago, Apostol
San Simon y Judas Tadeo, apostoles
Santos Timoteo y Tito, obispos, m¨¢rtires
San Zacharias e Isavel,
- padres de Juan el Bautista
San Tom¨¢s Beckett
San Tom¨¢s de Aquinas
San Valentino
San Vincent e de Paul
San Zacharias y Santa Isabel
Sant¡¯ Agueda, virgen and martir
Santa Bernadita de Lourdes
Santa Brigid a de Irlanda
Santa Caterina de Alexandria, virgen y martir
Santa Caterina de Siena
Santa Cecilia, virgen e martir
Santa Faustina and divine mercy
Sant¡¯ Agnes of Rome, virgen y martir
Sant¡¯ Isabel de Hungria
Sant¡¯ In¨¦s, virgen y martir
Santa Lucia, virgen y martir
Santa Margarita de Escocia
Santa Maria Goretti
Santa Maria Magdalena
Santa Marta, Maria y Lazaro
Santa Monica, madre de San Augustine
Santa Rita de Cascia
Santa Teresa deAvila
Santa Teresa de Calcutta
Santa Terese de Lisieux 1 + 2
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