聖莫尼加

聖婦在公元331年，生於非洲坦迦的教友家庭；年幼時嫁給外教人巴弟西為妻，生有子女數人，其中之一便是聖奧思定。聖婦的丈夫巴弟西及聖婦的婆母，因着聖婦的善表，也於371年受洗。

聖婦為愛子奧思定的回頭改過，不斷哭求天主，流了不知多少眼淚，且苦苦相隨，遠赴羅馬。她的祈禱、信德和聖德，終使奧思定回頭；在386年，聖婦終於親見其子在米蘭受洗，成為基督徒。387年，聖婦在回鄉途中，於奧斯底安逝。

聖婦是主婦的主保，以及母親的良範。

集禱經

天主，你是憂苦者的安慰；你接納了聖莫尼加為使她兒子奧思定回頭所流的眼淚。求你恩賜我們藉聖莫尼加及她兒子聖奧思定的轉求，常能痛哭自己的罪過，得蒙你寬恕的恩寵。因你的聖子、我們的主耶穌基督，他和你及聖神，是唯一天主，永生永王。亞孟。

Saint Monica

Saint Monica, also known as Monica of Hippo, is St. Augustine of Hippo's mother. She was born in 331 A.D. in Tagaste, she was married off to the Roman pagan Patricius, who shared his mother's violent temper. While Monica's prayers and Christian deeds bothered Patricius, he is said to have respected her beliefs. Three children were born to Monica and Patricius: Augustine, Navigius, and Perpetua. As time passed, Perpetua and Navigius entered the religious life, but unfortunately Augustine became lazy and uncouth. Inspired, Monica followed Augustine to Rome, where she learned he had left for Milan. She continued her persual and eventually came upon St. Ambrose, who helped her convert Augustine to Christianity following his seventeen-year resistance. She died in Ostia, 387 A.D.

St. Monica is the patroness of married women and a model for Christian mothers.

Collect

O God, who console the sorrowful and who mercifully accepted the motherly tears of Saint Monica for the conversion of her son Augustine, grant us, through the intercession of them both, that we may bitterly regret our sins and find the grace of your pardon. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/11/01/st-monicas-gift-her-son-st-augustine-love-eucharist

中文內容：《平日彌撒經文》，香港教區禮儀委員會

English text: St. Monica - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Daily Roman Missal, 2011