Today is Wednesday the 27th of August, the Feast of St. Monica in the 21st week of ordinary time. time. Every mother, every father called to raise a son or daughter

May your heart be patient

May your mind be clear

May our God be with you

and call your fear The porter's gate, every Every mother, every father, called to raise a son, Raise your sons or daughter.

May your heart be patient.

May your mind be clear.

May your God be with you

and call your fear.

Today's reading is from St. Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians.

You remember our labour and toil, brothers and sisters. We worked night and day,

so that we may not burden any of you while we be claimed to you the gospel of God.

You are witnesses, and God also.

How pure, upright and blameless our conduct was towards you believers.

As you know, we dealt with each one of you like a father with his children,

urging and encouraging you and pleading that you may lead a life worthy of God who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you receive the word of God that you heard from us,

you accepted it, not as a human word, but as what it really is,

God's word, which is also at work in. Monica. Tomorrow, the feast of her son, St. Augustine.

She was patient and diligent in prayer for her son.

You might be familiar with their respective journeys of faith or you might want to find out a little more about them. I'm... In today's reading, St. Paul unapologetically describes his own diligence, financing his own ministry through hard work.

How might that have affected his relationship with the church? I'm I'm I'm

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