Crux Sancti Patris Benedicti
Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux
Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux
Vade Retro Satana
Nunquam Suade Mihi Vana
Sunt Mala Quae Libas
Ipse Venena Bibas
Cross of the Holy Father Benedict
The Holy Cross be my light
Let not the dragon be my guide
Step back, Satan
Do not suggest to me thy vanities
Evil are the things thou profferest
Drink thou thy own poison
Front:
Crux Sancti Patris Benedicti
(Cross of the Holy Father Benedict)
Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux — Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux
(The Holy Cross be my light — Let not the dragon be my guide)
Back:
Vade Retro Satana,
Nunquam Suade Mihi Vana —
Sunt Mala Quae Libas,
Ipse Venena Bibas
(Step back, Satan, do not suggest to me thy vanities — Evil are the things thou profferest, drink thou thy own poison)
Words around the perimeter of the medal:
Ejus in obitu nro praesentia muniamur
(May we at our death be fortified by his presence)