Biography
St. Monica lived in Christian North Africa and faced family sufferings with persevering faith. She is remembered especially for her tears and prayers for the conversion of her son Augustine.
Her importance lies in patient intercession, without possessive control and without giving up on the good. Augustine's story shows that God's grace works in the right time.
Monica inspires parents and family members to pray with perseverance, love with firmness, and entrust to God those who still walk far from faith.
Main virtue
Persevering prayer. This virtue helps you look at daily life with faith and turn devotion into concrete action.
What this saint teaches today
This saint helps us contemplate the virtue of persevering prayer in concrete situations of daily life.
Prayer
Practical application
Pray for one family member by name and offer that person a gesture of patient love.
