Pope Francis has recalled the feast day of Saint Monica, mother of St. Augustine of Hippo. Toward the conclusion of Wednesday's general audience in St. Peter's Square in his remarks to Italian-speaking pilgrims, Pope Francis recalled that today, August 27, is the feast day of St. Monica. To the intercession of her and her son, Francis said, "We entrust newlyweds and Christian parents so that, like Monica, they will accompany the way of their children with their example and prayer." "We recommend comfort and constant attentions for the neediest sick as well as youth so that, like Augustine," he continued, "they tend always to the fullness of Truth and of Love, which is Christ: He alone can satiate the profound needs of the human heart." Born in Tagaste, North Africa, in 322, Monica was raised in a Christian home. The young girl had a difficult life and was forced to marry an adulterous, abusive Roman pagan, with a bad temper. She suffered greatly ...
James 1:19 tells us that we should "be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger..." These are the thoughts God places on my heart.