Saint Monica

I was born in 331. I always was a strong-willed person and this helped me a lot in my life. I married a man that my family had chosen for me. Together we had three children, but I was not happy. He was really unkind and had a violent temper. I had been always very religious and I was convinced that the whole family should become Christian. My husband was against this idea but later was touched by my devotion. My son, Augustine was enrolled as a catechumen. As a young man, my son was not religious at all. He led a corrupted life, and I was worried about his soul. I prayed a lot for him, day after day. Thank God, after many years of prayer, he recognised the importance of a life with Christ. I was really grateful that he opened his heart to be changed by God. He became a very notorious religious person. I died in 387. The day before I died, my son and I had a beautiful conversation about the joys of heaven.