Welcome to Saints Alive, where we take you with us to meet God's most heroic

followers. The Saints were just ordinary boys and girls who allowed God's love

to transform them into real life

superheroes. Their love for God changed our world. Did you know that God has sent you

here to become a saint? It's up to you to choose love over fear, to be courageous, faithful,

and kind. The choice to become a saint won't be easy, but it will be worth it.

So listen closely and open your hearts. These real life tales of the

Saints from the past may just inspire you how to live your story. Let's go on this

adventure together. Oh, Have you ever heard the quote you have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.

Or what about to fall in love with God is the greatest romance,

to seek him the greatest adventure,

and to find him the greatest human achievement.

These beautiful quotes are from the incredible saint, Agustin of Hippo.

And before he was a saint, Agustin was nothing short of ao. And before he was a saint, Augustine was nothing short of a ruffian and rebel.

It was only by the grace of God that he went on to become a saint and doctor of the church.

And we will tell his story, but not yet.

First, we have to start with the story of the one that prayed Augustine into the arms of God,

the woman who wept and fought for His Holiness,

Augustine's mother, St. Monica. I want to remember my mother not only for me but for you but her request to me may through my confession

more abundantly fulfilled her through the prayers of many.

I don't know much of her life before I was born, partially because I was not there, and partially because once there I was concerned solely with myself for most of my life

But I will try to recall as much as I am able to catch up to my memory

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