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PRAYERS TO ST. MONICA

Dear St. 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 petition) 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.

NOVENA PRAYER TO ST. MONICA

Remember, dear St. Monica, the joy that flooded your heart when Augustine, the son of your prayers and tears, turned his life over to
the Lord. Please present our novena petitions before God in Whose presence you stand. Obtain for us, if it be His holy Will, the graces we request
through your intercessory power, that we may experience the happiness of answered prayer.

 PRAYER TO ST. MONICA FOR SERENITY IN ADVERSITY

O glorious St. Monica, after a lifetime of tearful prayers, fasting, and sacrifice, you were at last granted the happiness of witnessing both
your husband's and son's conversion. After your son Augustine returned to the faith, you said: "God has granted this to me in more than abundance. What am I still doing here?!" A few days later, you died happily at peace with God and His world. Grant us that same peace, faith, and acceptance of God's Will, that we may live all our years in serenity and go joyfully to our heavenly home, secure in the knowledge of eternal salvation. Amen.