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- Prayer: Saint Monica, though you had a difficult life, you continually turned your difficulties over to God. You prayed, grew in virtue, and had a profound impact on your whole family. Please pray for me, that I will never lose hope for those who have gone astray but will remain faithful in prayer for them, trusting in God’s divine mercy.
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Find different prayers to St Monica, the mother of St Augustine, for perseverance, mothers, children, lost souls, and serenity. Learn about her life, her intercession, and her novena.
Aug 24, 2017 · Learn about St. Monica, the patron saint of mothers and wayward children, and her son St. Augustine. Find three prayers to ask her intercession for your loved ones who have gone astray from God.
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Saint Monica, who prayed for her son’s conversion for seventeen years, certainly knew how it to have to wait—to encounter hardships, frustrations, and disappointments with a strong faith and with perseverance. Often invoked as a patron of the virtue of patience, she never wavered in praying for the conversion of her husband and son. In the end, bot...
Saint Monica (322–387) was raised in a Christian home in Tagaste, North Africa. Early in life she struggled with alcoholism, sneaking draughts of wine from the family cellar, before being caught and subsequently giving up the habit. She was later given in marriage to a pagan Roman man named Patricius. He was not an entirely bad man, but was licenti...
I am grateful for the story of St. Monica. While I am certain I will be praying for patience and confessing my lack of it for many years to come, I can look to her and know that her years of patient longing included days of frustrations and even crying out to God for help Just like the vision I have in my head, we often think of patience as somethi...
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What stands out to you about the story of St. Monica and St. Augustine? Is there another saint that you turn to for children who have left the Faith? Let us know in the the comments below! We want to hear from you!
Learn about the life and prayers of St. Monica, the patron saint of patience and wayward children. Find four prayers to ask her intercession for your own children or those in need of conversion.
ST. MONICA. Dear St. Monica, troubled wife and mother, many sorrows pierced your heart during your lifetime. Yet, you never despaired or lost faith. With confidence, persistence, and profound faith, you prayed daily for the conversion of your beloved husband, Patricius, and your beloved son, Augustine; your prayers were answered.
Saint Monica, you continually turned your difficulties over to God. You prayed, grew in virtue, and had a profound impact on your whole family. Please pray that I will never lose hope for those who have gone astray but will remain faithful in prayer for them, trusting in God’s divine mercy.
Aug 18, 2022 · Novena to Saint Monica. Saint Monica was the mother of Saint Augustine. She is credited for being a holy and faith-filled mother whose prayers brought about the conversion of her son, Augustine. This novena can be prayed for any intention, especially for wayward children.
The city of Santa Monica, California is named after Monica, as were the "weeping" springs outside the city. St. Monica Prayer. St. Monica, I need your prayers. You know exactly how I'm feeling because you once felt it yourself. I'm hurting, hopeless, and in despair. I desperately want my child to return to Christ in his Church but I can't do it ...
