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| May the Lord Give You Peace Prayer on Back of old Treasure Coast Medallion Find. |
Sometimes things just come together and sometimes stories just want to be told. That is how it seemed to me today. I told some of this story before, but it seemed to want to be told again.
I remember watching a movie on TV some forty or fifty years ago, and all that time hoping to see it again, but I never did. My research with AI tells me it must have been either Brother Sun, Sister Moon, or Francesco, which are movies about the life of St. Francis.I just read that remains of St Francis of Assisi will be displayed at a rare event at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi.
Moe, who you might know as one of the very successful 1715 Fleet salvors, identified the writing on the back as follows.
I originally posted the following snipping back in 2011, including the front view of the medallion along with some of the text of the post.
And here is the link.
“See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.” – Luke 11:35
One of my earliest 1715 Fleet finds was a medallion bearing the May Lord Give You Peace Prayer. The medallion was so encrusted when I found it that I thought it was a coin just like the many other encrusted coins I found. I didn't pay much attention to it, and it sat in a pile of coins waiting to be tumbled. I finally tumbled the coins.
It was one of those types of mistakes you hopefully learn from, and I did. When I checked to see how the cleaning was going, I discovered what appeared to be something other than a coin. Thankfully I discovered the mistake before the medallion suffered more damage, but did lose most of the gilding and as well as some other damage.
But now that I could see the item, I still didn't understand the significance of the find. I didn't know what the picture represented, and I didn't know what the Latin inscription on the back said.
Thankfully, researcher and author, Laura Strolia provided the following information.
St. Anthony of Padua had a beloved Psalter that was lost and that he begged God to be returned to him as it contained notes he'd written to help him instruct his students. In response to his prayers for the return of the book, a novice who'd left the Franciscan Order returned, bringing the Psalter (now kept at the Franciscan Friary in Bologna, Italy) with him and confessing that he'd stolen it and asking to be allowed to return to the religious life (this was granted). Thereafter, St. Anthony became the Patron Saint called on to pray with you to find lost objects.
Concerning the image on the front of the medallion, she says, The man bowing down in front of St. Anthony with head down, must be asking for forgiveness for stealing his book of Psalms (and notes). St. Anthony is forgiving while holding the book.
St. Anthony of Padua had a beloved Psalter that was lost and that he begged God to be returned to him as it contained notes he'd written to help him instruct his students. In response to his prayers for the return of the book, a novice who'd left the Franciscan Order returned, bringing the Psalter (now kept at the Franciscan Friary in Bologna, Italy) with him and confessing that he'd stolen it and asking to be allowed to return to the religious life (this was granted). Thereafter, St. Anthony became the Patron Saint called on to pray with you to find lost objects.
Concerning the image on the front of the medallion, she says, The man bowing down in front of St. Anthony with head down, must be asking for forgiveness for stealing his book of Psalms (and notes). St. Anthony is forgiving while holding the book.
On the back of the medallion is the May the Lord Give You Peace Prayer.
The religious medallion shown is a St. Francis of Assisi medal. I believe that the words (Latin) on the back are a blessing that St. Francis wrote to Brother Leo.
"Benedicat tibi Dominus et custodiat te;
ostendat faciem suam tibi et misereatur tui.
Convertat vultum suum ad te et det tibi pacem"
I can see the words: Custodiat ostendat faciem miseratur convertat vultum
This prayer is known as "May the Lord give you peace".
The translation is:
"The Lord bless you and keep you;
may He show His face to you and have mercy.
May He turn His countenance to you and give you peace."
"Benedicat tibi Dominus et custodiat te;
ostendat faciem suam tibi et misereatur tui.
Convertat vultum suum ad te et det tibi pacem"
I can see the words: Custodiat ostendat faciem miseratur convertat vultum
This prayer is known as "May the Lord give you peace".
The translation is:
"The Lord bless you and keep you;
may He show His face to you and have mercy.
May He turn His countenance to you and give you peace."
As I think you can see from this story, the treasure is much more than an object and its story much greater than its economic value.
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The relics of St. Francis of Assisi, one of the most beloved saints in history, will be put on display in Italy next year...
The relics will be on display at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi from Feb. 22 to Mar. 22, 2026, during which time Francis' body "will be moved from its tomb in the crypt and placed at the foot of the papal altar in the lower church of the basilica," the outlet noted...
Here is the link for more about that.---
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov. |
Here is the weather story. It looks like Jerry will stay far out and not affect us much.
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| Source: Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com. |
As you can see, it looks like we won't receive much more surf in the next several days. The surf will remain higher than it was all summer, but it looks to me like there won't be any more improvement during this time period. I'm expecting some filling.
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There are many stories about treasure seekers who spend all they have and take long and difficult journeys, then return home to find the treasure.
The struggle is withing, so is the treasure.
Look within.
Good hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net