St. Monica pray for us! Praying for our husbands....

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Belle10 said:
Growing up, my dad always loved (still does) to decorate the tree. He’d always do the lights, and then we’d all decorate the rest of it together. I so wish for that for our family…but at least he helps with the set up, etc. 🤷
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This is what my hubby does as well, but his part has become part of our tradition.

Katy, if you have grandchildren, invite them to come over and help decorate the tree. If your grands don’t live in the same town, save your tree decorating until they arrive for the holiday visit. Explain to your husband what you want to do, and why it is important to you. Maybe you could have him help shop for and pick out a new ornament for each of your grandchildren. Find something he will embrace and once it becomes significant for him, you won’t have the battles in the future.
***FIRST DAY OF THANKSGIVING NOVENA

*** 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

(Mention your intention here.)

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.
 
You folks have some really good ideas. I only have 2 grands, but they do live nearby as do a couple of my other children. I love this thread, well actually the people on it.:love:
 
katy said:
You folks have some really good ideas. I only have 2 grands, but they do live nearby as do a couple of my other children. I love this thread, well actually the people on it.:love:
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aww, Thanks Katy…CAF does have a lot of beautiful people! :hug3:

Hope you find something that works and you can begin a new Christmas tradition at your home.
 
Lamb_Serenade said:
aww, Thanks Katy…CAF does have a lot of beautiful people! :hug3:

Hope you find something that works and you can begin a new Christmas tradition at your home.
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Ditto!! 😃

Good morning all 👋

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

(Mention your intention here.)

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.
 
***DAY TWO THANKSGIVING NOVENA

*** 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

(Mention your intention here.)

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.
 
BeeSweet said:
Day ten check.

I’m just gonna keep on keeping on!
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Me too! 😃 👍 :grouphug:

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

(Mention your intention here.)

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.
 
Well, today is day 30 of my husbands 30 day commitment to not drink. Praying extra hard today for him to make another 30 day commitment and continue along the path he has chosen. His sobriety for the last 30 days has been a blessing and an answer to many prayers.

***DAY THREE THANKSGIVING NOVENA

*** 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

(Mention your intention here.)

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.
 
Lamb_Serenade said:
Well, today is day 30 of my husbands 30 day commitment to not drink. Praying extra hard today for him to make another 30 day commitment and continue along the path he has chosen. His sobriety for the last 30 days has been a blessing and an answer to many prayers.

Lamb, I am praying for you DH to continue. May our Lord continue to give him the strength that he needs to concur!

Blessings.
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Lamb_Serenade said:
Well, today is day 30 of my husbands 30 day commitment to not drink. Praying extra hard today for him to make another 30 day commitment and continue along the path he has chosen. His sobriety for the last 30 days has been a blessing and an answer to many prayers.
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Lamb, that’s great. :clapping: May God continue to give your husband (and you!) strength and peace. :crossrc:

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

(Mention your intention here.)

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.
 
Today is being especially trying and I’m having a hard time getting into a “thankful” frame of mind, but I’m soldiering on.

As I said yesterday, today is the first day after his 30 day commitment to not drinking, and he told me this afternoon he is “thinking about having some drinks”. I said "Please don’t do that. I don’t want alcohol in our lives anymore. I don’t have any memories of drinking bringing anything good into our lives. I then told him if he is going to drink, to not come home. Told him this is my decision for me, to protect me and our DD. If he’s going to drink, he has to leave. There was much martryring and shifting blame, but I stood my ground. Now we will see.

***DAY FOUR THANKSGIVING NOVENA

*** 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

(Mention your intention here.)

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.
 
I pray this with a heavy heart today. DH decided to drink. Left the house under the pretense of getting a movie to rent and bought booze. He went to our bedroom to watch his movie, and DD and I were watching TV in the family room. Went into the room and could smell the booze, and he lied to me when I asked him if he was drinking. I told him I could smell it and asked him again if he bought booze while he was out and he said maybe. So I asked again and he finally said yes. As I type this it brings to mind Peters denial of Christ on the day of the crucifixion. I told DH he has a choice, booze or his family. If he is going to drink he has to leave. No maybe, no gray area, no more talking about it. I’m done.

Maybe I have my answer to my prayers, but my heart is broken.

***DAY FIVE THANKSGIVING NOVENA

*** 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

(Mention your intention here.)

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.
 
I’m having a hard time with DH being away from the JWs and suddenly wanting to go back to them. For months it looked as though he was becoming a bit interested in the CC (he used to be Catholic as a child, his mom converted to JWism and he baptized as one 6 yrs ago but was a fully initiated Catholic at the age of 8).

A few months back, we had a talk about how he’d let me raise our children Catholic (after many many arguments and finally having found Retrouvaille - a Catholic marriage saver). Because of Retrouvaille, we were able to finally talk about why I wanted our future children to be Catholic and not JWs. I don’t know what did it, maybe all my praying, or maybe Retrouvaille and seeing how Catholics aren’t so bad after all. We were using NFP to avoid having children because I couldn’t bear with the idea that I’d have children raised as JWs. When he finally agreed to raise our future babies Catholic, we got pregnant 2 months later.

Anyway, I was pregnant for 2 months with our first baby. Sadly, I had a car accident and my baby died and I miscarried him 3 days later. 😦 Because of this incident, Dh thinks God is punishing him for having gotten away from the JWs and thinks the punishment was to take our baby away from us. Because of this, he went back to them. He hadn’t been to the JWs in over 6 months and was even going to celebrate Christmas with me and my family. He went last Sunday to the JW meeting, and this time of year is when they reiterate how “evil” and “pagan” the CC is.

I am heartbroken by having lost our first baby and by having DH go back to them. It hurts to see how a Catholic born was taken to the JWs as a child and never really got a chance to know his true faith.

I have prayed to St Monica, and to thank her for his conversion of heart about the raising our kids Catholic, we were going to name our first girl Monica, but sadly, God’s plans were different than ours.

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

(Mention your intention here.)

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.
 
Lamb_Serenade said:
I pray this with a heavy heart today. DH decided to drink. Left the house under the pretense of getting a movie to rent and bought booze. He went to our bedroom to watch his movie, and DD and I were watching TV in the family room. Went into the room and could smell the booze, and he lied to me when I asked him if he was drinking. I told him I could smell it and asked him again if he bought booze while he was out and he said maybe. So I asked again and he finally said yes. As I type this it brings to mind Peters denial of Christ on the day of the crucifixion. I told DH he has a choice, booze or his family. If he is going to drink he has to leave. No maybe, no gray area, no more talking about it. I’m done.

Maybe I have my answer to my prayers, but my heart is broken.
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Oh no, Lamb!!! I am so very, very deeply sorry. :console: I certainly feel for you. My prayers are with you that you be comforted. I am deeply sorry. I don’t know why things happen this way. I pray that your DH opens his eyes to what he is doing. I pray for your marriage.
I also pray that you remain strong in our Lord during these hard times knowing that He loves you and is with you. Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you. I am praying for your husband.
 
yessisan said:
I’m having a hard time with DH being away from the JWs and suddenly wanting to go back to them. For months it looked as though he was becoming a bit interested in the CC (he used to be Catholic as a child, his mom converted to JWism and he baptized as one 6 yrs ago but was a fully initiated Catholic at the age of 8).

A few months back, we had a talk about how he’d let me raise our children Catholic (after many many arguments and finally having found Retrouvaille - a Catholic marriage saver). Because of Retrouvaille, we were able to finally talk about why I wanted our future children to be Catholic and not JWs. I don’t know what did it, maybe all my praying, or maybe Retrouvaille and seeing how Catholics aren’t so bad after all. We were using NFP to avoid having children because I couldn’t bear with the idea that I’d have children raised as JWs. When he finally agreed to raise our future babies Catholic, we got pregnant 2 months later.

Anyway, I was pregnant for 2 months with our first baby. Sadly, I had a car accident and my baby died and I miscarried him 3 days later. 😦 Because of this incident, Dh thinks God is punishing him for having gotten away from the JWs and thinks the punishment was to take our baby away from us. Because of this, he went back to them. He hadn’t been to the JWs in over 6 months and was even going to celebrate Christmas with me and my family. He went last Sunday to the JW meeting, and this time of year is when they reiterate how “evil” and “pagan” the CC is.

I am heartbroken by having lost our first baby and by having DH go back to them. **It hurts to see how a Catholic born was taken to the JWs as a child and never really got a chance to know his true faith. **

I have prayed to St Monica, and to thank her for his conversion of heart about the raising our kids Catholic, we were going to name our first girl Monica, but sadly, God’s plans were different than ours.
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Yessisan, I am very sorry to hear that your husband has had a change of mind. I will pray to St. Monica for your DH.

I completely understand what you mean by the part of your message that I put in bold. I really don’t understand how people can be swept away into another religion before getting to know their own. I have family and friends that have done the same. I pray to St. Monica for them too. I pray to St. Monica for my DH too because even though he is a cradle Catholic, he is lukewarm. He doesn’t get as excited about our faith as I wish he would. I love being Catholic! 🙂 I pray to St. Monica and St. Rita for him all the time.

I will keep your DH in my prayers that he will come back home to the faith and see how important it is for you two to raise your kids Catholic. I pray also that he sees that God is not punishing him or you with losing the baby. God is a loving God, and he would not do something like that. If anything, I think God would want to see your husband back in the Catholic faith since the Catholic Church is the One True Church established by Jesus. But even then, God is not going to punish your DH for not being in the Catholic Church because God loves him so much that he is not going to force your DH to do anything. God wants your husband to have free will and to chose to come home to the faith by his own free will.

Praying for your DH to have understanding of this.

If you could pray for my DH too, I would truly appreciate it. 😉

Blessings to you.
 
DH has been diagnosed with a mass in his heart. He will be admitted to hospital today. Pieces have been breaking off and going into his brain. Please pray for him and our family.
 
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