Exemplary Mother of the Great Augustine,
You perserveringly pursued
Your wayward son not with wild threats
But with prayerful cries to heaven.
Intercede for all mothers in our day
So that they may learn
To draw their children to God.
Teach
them how to remain
Close to their children,
Even the prodigal sons and daughters
Who have sadly gone astray.
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.
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 here)
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. |