St. Monica, Model of Christian Mothers
St. Monica, Model of Christian Mothers, by F.A. Forbes. Paperback, 106 pp.
The famous persevering mother whose prayers, patience, and good example at last obtained the conversion of her wayward son--the great St. Augustine--as well as her pagan husband and her mother-in-law.
Includes her childhood, difficult marriage, anguish over Augustine, constancy and--in the end--her joy at his conversion. A magnificent story of prayer finally answered!