St. Monica | Pray for Us
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St. Monica | Pray for Us
$30.00
Heavyweight 100% cotton shirt with a relaxed drop-shoulder fit, vintage garment wash, tonal chest embroidery, and a woven SIGNUMX interior neck label.
St. Monica, the patient mother whose years of prayers and tears brought her son St. Augustine to Christ, is honored on August 27, the day before his feast.
Quick Facts
| Feast Day | August 27, Memorial |
| Life & Canonization | Born c. 331 at Thagaste in North Africa; died 387 at Ostia near Rome |
| Patronage | Mothers, wives, patience, and anyone praying for a loved one to return to God |
| Symbols | A widow's veil and dress, tears, a book or rosary, often shown with St. Augustine |
The Life of St. Monica
Monica was a Christian woman of Thagaste whose married life asked great patience of her. Her gentleness won over her husband Patricius, who was baptized before he died, and she never stopped praying for her brilliant, restless son Augustine.
For years she followed him from Africa to Italy, weeping and praying. In Milan she saw him baptized by St. Ambrose at Easter in 387, and she died peacefully soon after at Ostia. Her story has given hope to every parent who prays for a child.
“Nothing is far from God.”
St. Monica, in the Confessions of St. Augustine
Shirt Details
- Fabric: Heavyweight 100% cotton
- Fit: Relaxed drop-shoulder
- Details: Chest embroidery, woven SIGNUMX neck label
- Care: Machine wash cold, tumble dry low
Get to Know St. Monica
The Child of Those Tears
When Monica begged a bishop to talk with her son, he told her, "It is not possible that the son of so many tears should perish." She treasured those words for years.
Patron of Prayers for Loved Ones
Parents, spouses and friends who are praying for someone to come back to God turn to Monica, who kept praying for Augustine through many years.
She Followed Him Across the Sea
When Augustine slipped away to Rome, Monica followed him, then joined him in Milan, where he met St. Ambrose and found his way to Christ.
A Conversation at the Window
In his Confessions Augustine describes talking with his mother at a window in Ostia about the joys of heaven, a moment of shared peace shortly before she died.
Remember Me at the Altar
Near the end Monica told her sons not to worry about where she was buried, asking only that they remember her at the altar of the Lord.
Mother and Son Side by Side
Her feast on August 27 falls the day before St. Augustine's on August 28, so the Church remembers them together.
A City Carries Her Name
Santa Monica, California is named after her, a reminder of how widely her quiet faith is loved.