St. Monica, Pray for Us! · Ephesians 6 Ministry

St. Monica, Pray for Us!

Being in a season of Advent, we are called to enter into a time of waiting. In our fast-paced society, a lot of us are used to near-instant gratification. Barring lifelong goals and our hopeful reunion with God in Heaven, society has conditioned us to get whatever we desire as soon as we desire it.

A perfect saint who truly illustrates what it means to wait is St. Monica. Mother of the famous St. Augustine, she fervently prayed and fasted for her son's conversion. Year after year, her son, filled with worldliness and vice, continued to reject Christ.

Seeking guidance from a Bishop, the story goes that he tried to explain to her that it was pointless to try to convince him to turn to God, but to continue praying all the more. As such, St. Monica persisted. Finally, after seventeen years of prayer, he saw the errors of his ways and got baptized into the Catholic faith.

Just a few weeks later, she passed away. In her wake, she left behind a grateful son who would also go on to become a great saint and a saintly example of patience we should all aspire to emulate.

Saint Monica, Pray for Us!

https://blog.catholicpsych.com/waiting-with-st-monica

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