{"product_id":"st-monica-pray-for-us","title":"St. Monica | Pray for Us","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeavyweight 100% cotton shirt with a relaxed drop-shoulder fit, vintage garment wash, tonal chest embroidery, and a woven SIGNUMX interior neck label.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSt. 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border-radius:8px; padding:14px 18px; margin:18px 0; color:#F5F5F5;\"\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; color:#F5F5F5; background:transparent;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eFeast Day\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eAugust 27, Memorial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eLife \u0026amp; Canonization\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eBorn c. 331 at Thagaste in North Africa; died 387 at Ostia near Rome\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003ePatronage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eMothers, wives, patience, and anyone praying for a loved one to return to God\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSymbols\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eA widow's veil and dress, tears, a book or rosary, often shown with St. Augustine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Life of St. Monica\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonica 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border-radius:8px; padding:14px 18px; margin:18px 0; color:#F5F5F5; border-left:3px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.5); font-style:italic;\"\u003e“Nothing is far from God.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style:normal; font-size:0.9rem; opacity:0.8;\"\u003eSt. Monica, in the Confessions of St. Augustine\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShirt Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFabric:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavyweight 100% cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Relaxed drop-shoulder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chest embroidery, woven SIGNUMX neck label\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Machine wash cold, tumble dry low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGet to Know St. Monica\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Child of Those Tears\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatron of Prayers for Loved Ones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eParents, spouses and friends who are praying for someone to come back to God turn to Monica, who kept praying for Augustine through many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe Followed Him Across the Sea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eWhen Augustine slipped away to Rome, Monica followed him, then joined him in Milan, where he met St. Ambrose and found his way to Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Conversation at the Window\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eIn his \u003cem\u003eConfessions\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemember Me at the Altar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eNear 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMother and Son Side by Side\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eHer feast on August 27 falls the day before St. Augustine's on August 28, so the Church remembers them together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA City Carries Her Name\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eSanta Monica, California is named after her, a reminder of how widely her quiet faith is loved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SIGNUMX","offers":[{"title":"Purple \/ S","offer_id":68025581273324,"sku":"261102PODPQ3316#001","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Purple \/ M","offer_id":68025581306092,"sku":"261102PODPQ3316#002","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Purple \/ L","offer_id":68025581338860,"sku":"261102PODPQ3316#003","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Purple \/ XL","offer_id":68025581371628,"sku":"261102PODPQ3316#004","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Purple \/ 2XL","offer_id":68025581404396,"sku":"261102PODPQ3316#005","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ S","offer_id":68025581109484,"sku":"261102PODPQ3316#006","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ M","offer_id":68025581142252,"sku":"261102PODPQ3316#007","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ L","offer_id":68025581175020,"sku":"261102PODPQ3316#008","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ XL","offer_id":68025581207788,"sku":"261102PODPQ3316#009","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ 2XL","offer_id":68025581240556,"sku":"261102PODPQ3316#010","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1349\/6300\/files\/st-monica-pray-for-us-purple-front-transparent.png?v=1793570706","url":"https:\/\/www.signumx.store\/products\/st-monica-pray-for-us","provider":"SIGNUMX Catholic Apparel Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}