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Prayer to Saint Monica

July 23, 2008 |

Exemplary Mother of the great Augustine,
you perseveringly pursued your wayward son
not with wild threats
but with prayerful cries to heaven.
Intercede for all mothers in our day
so that they may learn to draw their children to God.
Teach them how to remain close to their children,
even the prodigal sons and daughters
who have sadly gone astray.


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  1. Br. Michael Anthony on July 23, 2008 11:54 pm

    Next to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Monica is one of the best examples of Christian motherhood. For years, she prayed for the conversion of her only son. Her persistence was answered with abundant grace: Her son, Augustine, became a saint and a doctor of the Church.

    Saint Monica faced a culture in which Christianity had not yet fully taken hold; we live in a culture in which Christianity is increasingly marginalized and children are pulled from the Faith. This prayer for her intercession, therefore, is particularly appropriate today.

  2. Atlanta on July 24, 2008 1:41 am

    Thank you Br. Michael. This is a very difficult culture to be a Christian mother in. You could consider her a single mother as well, of sorts, as her husband was not Christian.

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