Begin on the medal with the prayer of St. Monica:

“O holy Monica, by your burning tears and unceasing prayers, you did save your son from eternal damnation. Obtain for us the grace ever to comprehend what is most conducive to the salvation of our children, so that we may effectively restrain them from the way of sin and lead them by that of virtue and piety to heaven!”

On the first pendant bead, pray:
Our Father …….

On the second pendant bead, pray:
Come, Holy Spirit …

On the loop:
For each group of five, on the large bead, pray one of the petitions below, followed by Hail Mary on each of the four small beads:

1) I join my tears to yours — against the spirit of Despair, toward the spirit of Hope —
Saint Monica, pray for me (us) in the Holy Name of Jesus! 4 Hail Marys…

2) I join my tears to yours — against the spirit of Anger, toward the spirit of Love —
Saint Monica, pray for me in the Holy Name of Jesus! 4 Hail Marys…

3) I join my tears to yours — against the spirit of Blame, toward the spirit of Forgiveness —
Saint Monica, pray for me in the Holy Name of Jesus! 4 Hail Marys…

4) I join my tears to yours — against the spirit of Suspicion, toward the spirit of Trust —
Saint Monica pray for me in the Holy Name of Jesus! 4 Hail Marys…

5) I join my tears to yours — against the spirit of Doubt, toward the spirit of Faith —
Saint Monica, pray for me in the Holy Name of Jesus! 4 Hail Marys…

6) I join my tears to yours — against the spirit of Fear, toward the spirit of Peace —
Saint Monica, pray for me in the Holy Name of Jesus! 4 Hail Marys…

Returning to pendant, on the first bead pray:
“Saint Monica, Exemplary mother of the great Augustine, you perseveringly pursued your wayward son not with wild threats but with prayerful cries to heaven. Intercede for all mothers in our day so that they may learn to draw their children to God. Teach them how to remain close to their children, even the prodigal sons and daughters who have sadly gone astray.”

On the next pendant bead, pray:
“O great Saint Augustine, take our children under your protection! To our efforts in their behalf, join your intercession for them with God. Exert all your influence and, with the compassion of your loving heart, intercede with the Most Holy Trinity for them. Permit not that our children, sanctified in the waters of baptism, should through mortal sin be banished from the presence of God and suffer eternal punishment.”

On the medal:
“Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Eternal Father, have mercy on us and on our children! Lord, graciously hear us! Amen.”

Novena to St. Monica

Daily Novena Prayer

Dear St. Monica, once the sorrowing mother of a wayward son, please present our novena petitions before God in whose presence you stand. Remember, dear St. Monica, the joy that flooded your heart when Augustine, the son of your prayers and tears, turned his life over to the Lord. Obtain for us, if it be His holy will, the graces we request through your intercessory power, that we may experience the happiness of answered prayer. Amen.

Heavenly Father, Lord of all that Thou hast made, who didst form us in Thy image and call us to know, love, and serve Thee, we place before Thee those who have grown distant from Thee.

Many were baptized into Christ, marked as His own, and made members of His Body; yet through trial, confusion, or weariness of soul, they have drifted far from the life once given them.

Yet Thou hast never ceased to watch over them. Thy providence has not failed, nor has Thy mercy withdrawn. By the witness of creation and the quiet stirrings of grace, call them again to remembrance of Thee.

Awaken what has grown dormant. Heal what has been wounded. Dispel the false lights that have led them astray, and turn their hearts once more toward the truth they received in Christ.

May they recognize Thy voice once more, return to the sacraments Thou hast given for their salvation, and find rest again within Thy Holy Church.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.