How often do you pray for particular weather? And did you know that St. Scholastic has some pull in this realm?

We learn of this from a written account by St. Gregory the Great. St. Scholastica and her brother, St. Benedict were deep in conversation about the spiritual life and she asked him to stay longer:

When she heard her brother refuse her request, the holy woman joined her hands on the table, laid her head on them and began to pray. As she raised her head from the table, there were such brilliant flashes of lightning, such great peals of thunder and such a heavy downpour of rain that neither Benedict nor his brethren could stir across the threshold of the place where they had been seated. Sadly he began to complain: “May God forgive you, sister. What have you done?” “Well,” she answered, “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.”

St. Scholastic for the weather win!

One Feast of Corpus Christi, I was offering Mass which was to end with a Corpus Christi procession around our property and to the town hall. After the homily, a massive thunderstorm pelted the church, and I led the parish in a prayer to St. Scholastica! Not only did the massive thunderstorm stop, but the grass dried so that 20 minutes later we could process with our Eucharistic Lord and dry feet!!

Bring the rain, bring the snow, banish the rain, whatever your need, don’t be afraid to ask Our Lord and His beloved daughter St. Scholastica.

And yes, I type from Colorado on my annual ski trip… no wonder I am thinking of weather. I am praying she keeps the roads and airports clear so that I can be home to be you this weekend!

Pax et Bonum,

Father John Mosimann