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St. Monica
Memorial of the mother whose tears and perseverance preceded Augustine’s conversion — patron of those who pray for the fallen-away.
What we celebrate
August 27 remembers St. Monica. The Church sets her feast on the eve of Augustine’s so that no one can tell his story without hers: decades of prayer before a baptism in Milan.
How to keep the day
Name the people you are tempted to give up on. Pray for them without posting about it. Read a page of the Confessions that mentions her, and thank God for unseen fidelity.
Gift guide
Quiet tools of intercession beat sentimental “mom” merchandise. A missal, a novena kept, a Mass offered for someone who will not ask for it.
Gift guide
Monica gifts are for the long haul — a prayer card for a son’s name, a book on perseverance, nothing that pretends conversion is a weekend project.
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