St. Monica
You've got to admire St. Monica's persistence.
A Christian, she was married to a pagan who had a temper, and was constantly unfaithful. She prayed and prayed for his conversion, and he finally did a year before he died.
She had three children that we know of. Two of the three entered religious live, but the third, St. Augustine, lived a wild life. She never gave up praying for his conversion: It took 17 years. Just after his conversion, she died.
She is the patron of wives and verbal abuse victims.
I think she should also be the patron of people who never give up.
A Christian, she was married to a pagan who had a temper, and was constantly unfaithful. She prayed and prayed for his conversion, and he finally did a year before he died.
She had three children that we know of. Two of the three entered religious live, but the third, St. Augustine, lived a wild life. She never gave up praying for his conversion: It took 17 years. Just after his conversion, she died.
She is the patron of wives and verbal abuse victims.
I think she should also be the patron of people who never give up.
posted by A Secular Franciscan | 4:55 PM
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