Enewton 16" Necklace Gold - Blessing Gold Disc

Count your blessings.

• Made on a 14kt gold-filled, 16-inch chain
• Worry-free wear‚ which means sleep, shower and sweat in it
• 14kt gold-filled 12mm blessing disc featuring Saint Benedict
• Layers great with all necklaces

• That’s a St. Benedict medal, and all those letters are abbreviations of Latin prayers for protection.

  Here’s what they mean:

  Center Cross

  • C S S M L = Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux
    (“May the Holy Cross be my light”)
  • N D S M D = Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux
    (“Let not the dragon [devil] be my guide”)

  Around the Cross (letters in the four quadrants)

  • C S P B = Crux Sancti Patris Benedicti
    (“The Cross of our Holy Father Benedict”)

  Outer Circle

  • V R S N S M V = Vade Retro Satana, Nonquam Suade Mihi Vana
    (“Begone, Satan! Never tempt me with your vanities”)
  • S M Q L I V B = Sunt Mala Quae Libas, Ipse Venena Bibas
    (“What you offer me is evil; drink the poison yourself”)

  Top (often above the cross)

  • IHS or a small cross = Symbol for Jesus

  Bottom

  • PAX = “Peace”