August 27: St. Monica

Without her example of persevering prayer, her gifted son would not have converted
Most of the female saints of the first few centuries of the Church are virgins, martyrs, or both. Most of the medieval and modern female saints are nuns, especially foundresses of religious orders. Married female saints are relatively rare. With some few contemporary exceptions, they are the mothers of kings, of emperors, or of other canonized saints. Saint Monica is the mother of Saint Augustine. She was raised in a Catholic family in long extinct Christian North Africa, probably in the small town of Tagaste in modern day Algeria. Tagaste had been Christian for over two hundred and fifty years by the time Monica was born. So although from a present-day perspective she was born in ancient times, just after the Council of Nicea, her family’s faith likely dated to the first waves of African Christianity, long before Nicea.
Monica had at least three children: Navigius, Perpetua, and her oldest and dearest son, Augustine. No mother can be reduced just to what they mean to their children, yet it is due exclusively to her son Augustine that so much is known about the life of Monica. Augustine seemed to never stop writing, and after....

[@lieveponny]

Beautiful video, thank you 🙏🏼. I just finished a novena to St. Monica to invoke her intercession for my own prodigal son. May she help me persevere in prayer and patience.

[@johnfrancis4401]

Monica teaches us PATIENCE. 15 years is a long long long time. Dear St Monica give me your patience and help in returning my brother to the holy Catholic Church.

[@errollabat3503]

St. Monica, my son is like your Augustine, very smart and doesn't believe in God. I pray for him daily that God will change his heart as He did for your Augustine. St. Monica, please pray for my son!

[@valtierney1219]

Please pray for my lapsed family also my brother and his family I am praying continuously for years

[@janephillips8113]

I pray St Monica helps me with my husband and my son, she is a great Mother 🙏

[@MariaLacsamana-ik3in]

St. Monica, pray for us a beautiful video thank you somuch for sharing itwifh us amen amen 😅😅😅😅t

[@justin02199x]

Ty for this vid! St. Monica is a truly admirable mother! May all mothers bless with good health and also the grace of leading children to Jesus. Amen

[@annaf.644]

I’m loving this new channel and the level of detail & accuracy about the Saints😇💜🌹🙏🏻God Bless!!💚

[@ricaaguila1726]

St. Monica, please pray for the marriages and families of my children Dave & Tech , Allan & Ruth . In Jesus’ name Amen 🙏

[@BeverlyMurphy-j5m]

St Monica help our family to be delivered from generational curses Thank AMEN

[@dominicbyrne7954]

Something told me to tolle et vide! Thank you for producing this video so I didn't have to lege. Much appreciated.

[@R.C.425]

Thank you

[@michelleszetoh2592]

St Monica pray for Vanessa & Todd in their marriage. Amen

[@Calista-vb1hq]

St Monica help my child to be more intelligent