About SAINT MONICA

 Here are some amazing facts about our incredible patron saint that are sure to inspire you.

 1) St. Monica’s example converted her husband and mother-in-law. St. Monica’s husband, Patritius, and his mother didn’t believe in Jesus and had violent tempers. St. Monica was so patient and kind, that her example eventually led to their conversions to Christianity.

2) She prayed for St. Augustine for 17 years before his conversion. St. Monica’s son, St. Augustine of Hippo, lived a life of selfish sinfulness. He wouldn’t listen to his mother for years, but she continued to love, pray and nurture him throughout his wayward time and in the end he came to love Jesus.

3) She felt discouraged, but never gave up. St. Monica cried many times over her son’s bad lifestyle, but she never gave up. A local bishop told her that “God’s time will come.” He added, “Go now, I beg you; it is not possible that the son of so many tears should perish.”

4) She is the patron saint of wives, mothers, conversions, alcoholics and abuse victims. St. Monica is a great example of faith and hope. God’s grace is infinite, and he will never abandon us, even in the hardest of times.

St. Monica followed her son Augustine across the Mediterranean from Africa, seeking a new life in Italy. We should pray to her to watch over all the refugees today, who are making the same journey fleeing conflict and oppression.