Novena to St. Monica

Day 8

10 min

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Novena to St. Monica

Opening prayer:

O glorious St. Monica, mother of tears and of unfailing hope, you never ceased to pray for those entrusted to your love. Obtain for me a heart that does not grow weary in prayer, and present my petitions before the throne of God. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 8: Resting in God's will

Near death at Ostia, Monica told Augustine she no longer cared where her body should lie, for nothing is far from God who will raise the dead from every place. Having received the one thing she had begged for all her life, she was ready to go home in peace. She teaches us the freedom of a soul that has surrendered every desire into the hands of God, asking now only to be remembered before Him.

O peaceful St. Monica, who let go of every earthly care once your prayer was answered, obtain for me a heart that rests wholly in God's will. Teach me to loosen my grip on what I crave, to entrust my longings to His wisdom, and to find my peace in Him alone. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the grace to surrender our desires into the hands of God.

Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.

Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Pater noster, qui es in cælis,

sanctificétur nomen tuum.

Advéniat regnum tuum.

Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie,

et dimítte nobis débita nostra,

sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris.

Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem,

sed líbera nos a malo.

Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum.

Benedícta tu in muliéribus,

et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Sancta María, Mater Dei,

ora pro nobis peccatóribus,

nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.

Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Closing prayer:

St. Monica, who saw your prayers answered beyond all your hope, intercede for me and for all I carry in my heart. Teach me to wait upon God with patience and to trust that no tear shed for love of souls is ever wasted. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.