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Peace be with you.

Thank you for joining us in praying the St. Monica Novena.

Throughout this novena, let's be inspired by the example of St. Monica's

persistent prayers. When St. Monica was praying for her son's conversion, and she prayed for more

than 15 years for that, she prayed, fasted, and even asked clergy to talk with him, to argue with him.

But they assured her it was useless

after so many years. It turns out, though, that they were wrong and that nothing was impossible

with God. St. Monica's prayers made a difference, and eventually her son, St. Augustine, converted.

Her husband and mother-in-law, who were both pagan, also converted because

of her prayers and example. Today we would like to start this novena by praying for something

we need to persistently pray for, for peace. Let's pray that peace will reign. Here are the prayers for

today. Day one.

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen. Dear St. Monica,

you were once the mournful mother of a prodigal son. Your faithfulness to prayer brought you and your

son so close to God that you are now with Him in eternity. By your intercession and God's grace,

your son, St. Augustine, became a great and venerable saint of the church. Please take my request to

God with the same fervor and persistence with which you prayed for your own son.

Mention your intentions here.

With your needs, worries, and anxieties, you threw yourself on the mercy and providence of God.

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