Today in the Roman Catholic Church we celebrate the feast of St. Monica. The mother of St. Augustine of Hippo. St. Monica for a very good reason is the patron saint of Married Women and Mothers. She herself went through a lot in her marriage and in raising her three children, especially St. Augustine.
She was given in marriage, by her parents, to a man by the name of Patritius, even though he was a pagan and she a devout Christian. From what we know he respected her but at the same time mocked her for her beliefs and for the christian virtues that she lived by. Her husband did not allow the children to be baptized and she feared and ached for all of them, but especially her wayward son, Augustine.
At one point she even tried to vanish Augustine from her house, her table because of his immoral actions and beliefs. Due to a vision though from Christ she allowed him to come back to the table. She however NEVER stopped praying for him, for his soul.
Eventually though her prayers were answered and St. Ambrose confirmed Augustine on Easter in 327. St. Monica died shortly thereafter. Believing that their was nothing else for her to live for.
What an amazing example of perseverance St. Monica is to each of us women.
St. Monica, Pray for Us!
Blessings,
Joy
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