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26 sie 2016 · Saint Monica, who prayed for her son's conversion for seventeen years, certainly knew what it felt like to have to wait; to encounter hardships, frustrations, and disappointments with a strong faith and with perseverance. Often invoked as a patron of the virtue of patience, she never wavered in praying for the conversion of her husband and son.
She is remembered and honored in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, albeit on different feast days, for her outstanding Christian virtues, particularly the suffering caused by her husband's adultery, and her prayerful life dedicated to the reformation of her son, who wrote extensively of her pious acts and life with her in his Confessions.
10 sie 2022 · What are perseverance and patience? Discover why St. Monica is considered the Patron Saint of patience and how her story conditioned her life so much. Here is a beautiful prayer for patience and perseverance.
Saint Monica, also known as Monica of Hippo, is St. Augustine of Hippo's mother. She was born in 331 A.D. in Tagaste, which is present-day Algeria. When she was very young, she was married off to the Roman pagan Patricius, who shared his mother's violent temper.
3 maj 2024 · The story of St Monica is an inspiration to many Catholics. Her life is a reminder that prayer, faith, and patience can bring about miraculous changes. She is also hailed as the patron saint of wives and abuse victims, reflecting her own experiences of marital difficulties.
14 sty 2023 · Saint Monica (331–387 AD) is a highly venerated saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox faiths. She is the patron saint of married women, victims of abuse, alcoholics, and difficult marriages.
27 sie 2024 · Monica is a model of patience. Her long years of prayer, coupled with a strong, well-disciplined character, finally led to the conversion of her hot-tempered husband, her cantankerous mother-in-law and her brilliant but wayward son, Augustine.
