The Saint Monica Club.
Do you have a child, sibling, parent or even a spouse that has left the faith?
Do you feel helpless in the battle to save your loved one’s soul(s)?
YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
Continuing on
Monday, February 24
usually each 4th Monday of each Month
6:30-7:30 PM
we will gather in the church as a parish community to call on the intercession of Saints and the faithful that have gone before us, as we pray in honor of
The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter the Apostle (February 22)
We will spend the hour in the presence of Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration. During this hour:
Father Sy will offer a brief reflection
We will pray a Rosary for our loved ones as a faith community.
Everyone will have the opportunity to light a votive and place the name of their loved ones in a prayer basket. The basket will be kept under our Main Altar for the following week. This way, the prayers offered at each Mass can be combined with our intentions for our loved ones to return to the faith.
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These names will be printed and added to the basket.
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Or use this version:
Dear Saint 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 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. Pray for me, that I might join you in such a deep faith in God’s goodness and mercy.
Above all, dear Saint Monica, pray for me, that I may, like your son, turn from my sin and become a great saint for the glory of God. Amen.
[Traditionally in August, in anticipation of the feast day of Saint Monica/Augustine, but the novena can be prayed at time of year]
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All are invited to check out the book “The Saint Monica Club” by Maggie Green to learn more about the story of Saint Monica's perseverance—offering hope and encouragement to all dealing with similar struggles.
Available at Sophia Institute Press or on Amazon
“There’s comfort in knowing that as much as we desire our children to come home, God wants it even more.”
