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Peace be with you.

Today let's pray for all those who have fallen away from the church.

St. Monica's son, St. Augustine, was away for many years,

and Monica had such a strong devotion to Christ that she persevered in hope that her son would one day

return to God. Her faithfulness was rewarded after many years. Let's pray for those in our lives

who have fallen away. Similarly, let's keep in our prayers, those who have never been a part of the church.

Let's pray for their conversions too.

Here are the prayers for today.

Day 5.

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 in 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.

Through sorrow and pain, you constantly devoted yourself to God.

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