NOVENA TO SAINT MONICA: Traditionally prayed every day from August 18–26 (Or any time of year). Novena to Saint Monica is especially prayed for wayward children.
Memorial of Saint Monica is August 27
Memorial of Saint Augustine is August 28
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.
Dear Saint Monica, you were once the mournful mother of a prodigal son. Your faithfulness to prayer brought you and your son so close to God that you are now with him in eternity. By your intercession and God’s grace, your son St. Augustine became a great and venerable Saint of the Church. Please take my request to God with the same fervor and persistence with which you prayed for your own son. (Mention your intentions here)
With your needs, worries and anxieties, you threw yourself on the mercy and providence of God. Through sorrow and pain, you constantly devoted yourself to God. Pray for me that I might join you in such a deep faith in God’s goodness and mercy. Above all, dear Saint Monica, pray for me that I may, like your son, turn from my sin and become a great Saint for the glory of God.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be… Amen 🙏
SAINT MONICA: Saint Monica, Widow (Patroness of mothers, wives, difficult marriages, and wayward children). On this feast day, through her intercession, we lift our prayers for mothers and families, for troubled marriages, for the conversion of loved ones, and for those struggling with addictions and brokenness. We also remember the sick and dying, the poor and needy, and we pray for the Church, her shepherds, vocations, and all who labor in the vineyard of the Lord. May these holy witnesses inspire us to live with faith, perseverance, and authentic love. 🙏🏾
Today, St. Monica remains a patroness for mothers who pray for their children, for wives in difficult marriages, and for all who intercede tirelessly for the conversion of loved ones. St. Monica prayed for her son, St. Augustine for approximately 17 years before his conversion. Her prayers were characterized by unwavering faith, persistence, fasting, and tears, serving as a powerful example for parents praying for their children. Her diligent prayers and gentle example ultimately led to Augustine’s conversion and baptism, transforming him into one of the Church’s most brilliant theologians.
Saint Monica is most known for her perseverance in prayer. Her son, Saint Augustine of Hippo, lived a life of immorality, most notably that of lust and impurity, before converting to Catholicism. Throughout these years, she endured tremendous suffering. St. Augustine rejected her on multiple accounts, but she continued to love, pray, and nurture her son throughout his wayward time. She’s an exemplary woman who never gave up hope and her faith in God among all tribulations in her family life.
If there are mothers out there who suffer from children gone astray, you are encouraged to pray for St. Monica’s intercession. Take her as a role model. Also if there are wives out there who’s husbands are being disloyal or abusive, St Monica is your saint whom you could ask for prayer.
REFLECTION: “The circumstances of St. Monica’s life could have made her a nagging wife, a bitter daughter-in-law, and a despairing parent, yet she didn’t give way to any of these temptations”. St. Monica cried to our God for help, her tears and persistent intercessory prayer for her son St. Augustine, whom we celebrate tomorrow, August 28th, was delivered from his evil ways. Through the intercession of St. Monica, may God in His infinite grace and mercy hear our cry and grant our children His divine grace and favor and bless all marriages with love, peace, understanding, endurance and patience. Amen! 🙏🏽
PRAYER TO SAINT MONICA: Dear Saint 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. Grant me that same fortitude, patience, and trust in the Lord. Intercede for me, dear St. Monica, that God may favorably hear my plea for (Mention your intention here.) and grant me the grace to accept His Will in all things, Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen 🙏🏽
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