"Nothing in this world now affords me delight. All my hopes in this world being now fulfilled." - St. Monica of Hippo#stmonica #prayer #staugustine +Today the Church remembers and honors the faith and life of St. Monica of Hippo, the mother of St. Augustine. She was a mother who prayed fervently for the salvation of her son and subsequently nurtured his faith after Augustine encountered the grace of Christ there underneath the fig tree. +“Almighty God, you have surrounded us with a great cloud of witnesses: Grant that we, encouraged by the good example of your servant Monica, may persevere in running the race that is set before us, until at last, with her, we attain to your eternal joy; through Jesus Christ, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.”
_________________SI Moderator - Greg Gordon
