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**PRAYER TO ST. MONICA
Dear St. Monica,
troubled wife and mother,
many sorrows pierced your heart during your lifetime.
Yet, you never despaired or lost faith.
With confidence, persistence, and profound faith,
you prayed daily for the conversion
of your beloved husband, Patricius,
and your beloved son, Augustine;
your prayers were answered.
Grant me that same fortitude, patience,
and trust in the Lord.
Intercede for me, dear St. Monica,
that God may favorably hear my plea for
the conversion of my husband, healing and salvation of our marriage, and the strong faith of our son, the conversion of all sinners in our families and of the spouses being prayed for here by CAF members,**
and grant me the grace to accept His Will in all things,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
Amen.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death.
Jesus, I trust in You!
Jesus, I trust in You!
Jesus, I trust in You!
Dear St. Monica,
troubled wife and mother,
many sorrows pierced your heart during your lifetime.
Yet, you never despaired or lost faith.
With confidence, persistence, and profound faith,
you prayed daily for the conversion
of your beloved husband, Patricius,
and your beloved son, Augustine;
your prayers were answered.
Grant me that same fortitude, patience,
and trust in the Lord.
Intercede for me, dear St. Monica,
that God may favorably hear my plea for
the conversion of my husband, healing and salvation of our marriage, and the strong faith of our son, the conversion of all sinners in our families and of the spouses being prayed for here by CAF members,**
and grant me the grace to accept His Will in all things,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
Amen.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death.
Jesus, I trust in You!
Jesus, I trust in You!
Jesus, I trust in You!
& 
Anyway, I became pregnant about a month after our wedding and started to get serious about church again. My husband humored me, but wasn’t all that interested in returning to church. He had (has) some pretty negative memories of the church and I go to Mass where he went as a kid. He did get around to having his first marriage annulled after we’d been married for about 12 years and our marriage was blessed in the Church. 
Long story short, we were blessed with only 2 sons and a little saint in heaven. I tried to do a good job raising them Catholic,getting them baptized, taking them to church from the time they were very small, sending them to Catholic school. They both were confirmed, and then promptly dropped off the Catholic map. The eldest one blames God for some physical problems he was born with and the other one says the church is too bureaucratic and hypocritical. So the three men in my life have rejected the Church and I feel like I have failed miserably as a Christian Catholic. I feel like if I’d been a good example, perhaps they would have learned to love Jesus and His Church like I do. I never seemed to be able to communicate it to them.
and :hug1: for you!
Don’t beat yourself up too much – it won’t do any good. Instead, try to put your energy into praying for your husband and sons. St. Monica is a great example of perseverance – her husband didn’t convert until he was on his deathbed, but he did convert! And of course, her son (St. Augustine) eventually left behind his wild ways and became a saint and leader!
My husband suffers from ‘romance addiction’, he is a Christian. Would anyone else on this forum happen to know of this addiction and would care to share some insights into it with me? Thank you so much and may God in His Greatness answer all your prayers concerning your DH’s!
